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		<title>Sandwich Love in Shape, not Fillings</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cafe Angelique (68 Bleecker St, NY, NY) looks tasty enough; there is a big display of sandwiches wrapped in plastic, cute little tables with people happily munching away and a chalkboard with today&#8217;s specials. Everything indicates that sandwiches are one of the main attractions, (in addition to coffee and cakes) so they should be good. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.cafeangelique.com/">Cafe Angelique</a> (68 Bleecker St, NY, NY) looks tasty enough; there is a big display of sandwiches wrapped in plastic, cute little tables with people happily munching away and a chalkboard with today&#8217;s specials. Everything indicates that sandwiches are one of the main attractions, (in addition to coffee and cakes) so they should be good. This is the challenge of discovering great sandwiches: looks are deceiving. The sandwiches at Cafe Angelique are not good, in fact, they&#8217;re bland, mediocre and uninspired. These are the kind of sandwiches that are made, just to lure people into the shop so that they&#8217;ll buy a $4 frozen coffee drink, &#8220;Icegeliquie&#8221; (which is actually very tasty). The sandwiches here are for show only, don&#8217;t bother ordering any. It&#8217;s better to go hungry or have a coffee than spend money on these.</p>
<p>The sandwiches by definition aren&#8217;t that bad, but the construction is awful. The tapenade soaks through, the chicken is mushified by veggies, and the side salads are soggy (who wants side salad? If I wanted a salad I would have ordered one!). The only upside was that the bread was perfectly toasted and crunchy. Instead of the 12 sandwich offerings on the menu, I would have been much happier with 3 or 4 sandwiches that are done properly: no soggy tapenade, no boring side salad and no mushy fillings that seem like they were scooped from a huge vat made the night before.</p>
<p>Spicy Chicken with mixed greens, cucumber and tomato ($7.95): Cut in a heart. How cute. Too bad they don&#8217;t love sandwiches enough to make them delicious AND hearty<br />
<a href="http://www.simplysandwiches.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/chicken-top.jpg" title="Chicken Sandwich"><img src="http://www.simplysandwiches.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/chicken-top.jpg" alt="Chicken Sandwich" /></a></p>
<p>It tasted as mushy and pre-chewed as it looks!<br />
<a href="http://www.simplysandwiches.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/chicken.jpg" title="Chicken Sandwich Side Shot"><img src="http://www.simplysandwiches.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/chicken.jpg" alt="Chicken Sandwich Side Shot" /></a></p>
<p>Ham and Swiss Croissant ($3.95) The best sandwich of test!<br />
<a href="http://www.simplysandwiches.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/croisante.jpg" title="ham and swiss croissant"><img src="http://www.simplysandwiches.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/croisante.jpg" alt="ham and swiss croissant" /></a></p>
<p>It got a bit flattened during toasting, but it&#8217;s was better than being cold:<br />
<a href="http://www.simplysandwiches.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/crushed-croisannt.jpg" title="crushed"><img src="http://www.simplysandwiches.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/crushed-croisannt.jpg" alt="crushed" /></a></p>
<p>Vegan Angelique: avocado, mixed greens, tomato, sprouts and olive tapenade on 7 grain bread ($7.95). Look how the olive tapenade soaks through the bread. Gross!<br />
<a href="http://www.simplysandwiches.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/veggie-top.jpg" title="vegan sandwich"><img src="http://www.simplysandwiches.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/veggie-top.jpg" alt="vegan sandwich" /></a></p>
<p>Too much lettuce is pushing all the wet ingredients into the soggy bread!<br />
<a href="http://www.simplysandwiches.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/veggie-side.jpg" title="Vegan sandwich -s ide shot"><img src="http://www.simplysandwiches.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/veggie-side.jpg" alt="Vegan sandwich -s ide shot" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/3/23319/restaurant/West-Village/Cafe-Angelique-New-York"><img alt="Cafe Angelique on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/23319/minilink.gif" style="border:none;width:130px;height:36px" /></a></p>
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