Be’wiched Deli

800 Washington Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN
612-767-4330
http://www.bewicheddeli.com/

Category: Bakery, Café

Rating (Scale 1-10, with 10 being the highest):
Food: 7
Service: N/A (counter service)
Ambience: 7

Recommendation: Good. Be’wiched is a gourmet sandwich shop with a comfortable unpretentious space located in the warehouse district.

We ended up at Be’wiched recently because we weren’t able to get into the newly opened Black Sheep Pizza nearby and wanted to grab a quick meal before taking in a show at the Guthrie. Be’wiched was started by Matthew Bickford and Mike Ryan, who have worked at some of the top Twin Cities restaurants such as Solera, La Belle Vie, D’Amico and Sons to name a few. Their gourmet sandwich shop focuses on fresh ingredients and local and natural foods. Be’wiched is a lot like French Meadow bakery, serving Sandwiches, Soups, and fresh baked desserts. The menu also has teas, coffees, wine, and beer. The space is cozy and great for lounging around. The biggest downfall is that the place reeks of a strong deli meat smell and we found that our clothes smelled of it for hours after we left the place (yuck!). It’s never a good sign when a friend comments that we all smell of food…and we had to sit next to her at the show. Talk about feeling conscious.

The Soup of the day was a Roasted Sweet Onion with Blue cheese and Pistachios. We ordered it assuming it was a clear soup, similar to a French Onion but it turned out to be a creamy and thick soup. It was delicious and had a unique curry flavor (it reminded Natasha of a Curried Carrot soup that her employer’s cafeteria serves). While curry in soup might sound a bit odd, it was actually really nice. The odd thing was that we couldn’t detect any sweet onions, blue cheese, or pistachios in the soup! The Pulled Pork sandwich was served on an Onion bun with a side of Coleslaw and Potato Salad. The meat was tender and flavorful even though it wasn’t lathered with sauce. The bun wasn’t soft and the coleslaw was pretty much non-existent. A friend ordered the Vegetable Burger and we were amazed at how good it was. The patty was made of beets, mushrooms, and grains and was incredibly flavorful. The Spinach salad with diced smoked apple, brie, and toasted pecans was also nice. It had the right amount of dressing and the ingredients complemented each other very well.

$. Most items under $10. Street parking on Washington Ave.