••• I went to Mission City Sandwich Shop on the Mesa the other day and it was hopping. The Boats & Hoes tuna sandwich was excellent—what a treat to have a creative, well-made sandwich! It was larger than it looks in the photo, and the pickle wrapper was a cute touch. My order took 15 minutes even though no one was ahead of me in line, so be prepared to be patient while the restaurant finds its groove. For more on the founders’ story, you can read the Independent‘s profile.
••• Rolld Ice Cream opens at Paseo Nuevo this Saturday, February 22.
••• Takashi Ramen soft-opens February 28; it’s in the Goleta shopping center with Smart & Final and PetSmart. The website has a menu that becomes visible if you enter a delivery address.
••• We Want the Funk has closed, and La Lieff Winery is looking for a new food partner for its Funk Zone tasting room: “My passion is not just to serve great wine,” says Gretchen Lieff, “but to have fun doing it and create a place where people can come together. I want this to be a community space.” In the meantime, you might see the White Caps food truck on the terrace.
••• Zen Yai Thai at 425 State Street (Gutierrez/Haley) has closed, reports Restaurant Guy, and a new Thai restaurant is taking its place.
••• According to the Hayes Commercial Group‘s report for the fourth quarter of 2024, Rusty’s Pizza has leased Giovanni Pizza’s former space at 6583 Pardall Road in Isla Vista.
••• Ramon Velazquez is opening an outpost of Corazón Cocina in the former home of Taqueria Vallarta on E. Main Street in Ventura. —805Foodie
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Seems like a very unwelcoming space as you walk in to Mission City Sandwich Shop. You enter to a big wall wrapped around the sandwich making space. You have to walk towards the back of the room to a small register/ordering area. After looking over the menu on their back wall, we walked down to the register/order area only to be ignored by those working behind “the wall.” Several of them looked towards us but didn’t actually walk over to see what we’d like to order until I actually waved my hand to them. After being ignored and noticing behind us several people waiting for their order, we decided to exit to visit one of the surrounding restaurants. Hoping this sandwich shop can become welcoming, or at least teach their staff to acknowledge those of us who are there to purchase food. Thank you.
that’s what I thought when I saw the photo, what’s up with the wall?
Rolld ice cream appears to be a riff on the Cold Stone concept. Very hard to overcome the labor input and time interval between order and served.
A personal bias, but black gloves just appear garage mechanic, not foodservice to me.
So excited for corazon cocina in Ventura!!!