A few months ago, folks in the neighborhood were thrilled when Small Fry at 3212 Georgia started serving Sundevich sandwiches along with their usual barbecue. The same folks own both spots, as well as the awesome Union Drinkery next door plus A&D in Shaw.
And after trying a lot of the sandwiches there, I’ve come to a conclusion — I don’t think they’re that great. By my count I’ve probably had 10 different sandwiches in order to give them a chance with a full sample size and most have been… fine. Not great, not bad, but just kind of bland.
The ingredients are decent quality, the bread is ok and they’re made as they’re described, but just fall flat for me. Nothing extraordinary. And I like Small Fry pretty well; they have solid BBQ, good mac and cheese and a great fried chicken sandwiches. (Just avoid the smoked vegetables.)
So I don’t quite get it — am I missing something about Sundevich? I’ve never been, so was I jaded by the universally positive reviews for the original Shaw location and expecting something awesome — or is the original location just better?
Image from the Sundevich Twitter.
