Michael's Italian Beef & Sausage

Postby SauceSupreme on Mon, 30 Mar 2009 - 1:09pm
With the sudden rise in popularity of the sandwich shop, I think it's worthwhile to go somewhere really old school.

I opted for the Chicago style combo, which takes their sliced beef as well as house-made Italian sausage and put it together on the same Italian bread with peppers and onions. I didn't order it "wet", but the bottom bun was stilled soaked through with the jus from the beef, sausage and sauteed peppers and onions.

Chicago style combo

I also tried the chili dog, another messy but delicious melange of jalapenos and chili on a hot dog. Combine it all with the perfectly salty shoestring fries, and I'm good.

chili dog

Michael's is on the inner-eastside right at the triangle where Burnside, 11th and Sandy all combine into a stoplight charlie-foxtrot. They've got an ample parking lot which is nice. The menu isn't on the wall or anything, it's on a sheet of paper on the counter. I'm a big fan of the vibe there; you get the feeling its all regulars or regulars shepherding new visitors in.