Sunday Sandwiches - Siesel's Old Fashioned Meats

Siesel's is a fairly regular stop for me these days. Admittedly, I used to drop by every so often for ham hocks (I really like theirs - it's a key ingredient for my Portuguese Bean Soup) or some bit of higher quality red meat (usually not for Asian dishes), heck I've even bought stuff from what I call the "frozen protein zoo". But, ever since the Pandemic began I've been shopping there more often. I've found several specialty grocery items I used to get from the now closed Bristol Farms at Siesel's and on recent visits some of the produce looked quite good as well!

On a recent visit, I was a bit hungry and passed the Deli Counter. I then recalled Cathy's post from over a decade ago and realized that even though I've been to most of the sandwich places in the area, I had never given a sandwich from Siesel's a shot.

   I perused the menu where prices range from $7.99 to $10.99 for sandwiches. Siesel's sells Dietz and Watson products and that's what they use for their sandwiches as well. The gentleman behind the counter saw me checking out the menu, came over and apologized. Apparently, they had just raised prices of all sandwiches by a dollar that week

I had noticed the "specialty sandwich" was named after the Fire Company right across the street; Station 25. The folks working there are so nice, you always see them greeting people, giving dogs treats, oogling babies, and they are an integral part of the Bay Park community. So, I decided to order the Station 25 ($10.99). I also got a small bag of chips as well. I then went and got the grocery items I needed before circling back to the counter to pick up my sandwich which was ready.

It felt quite hefty.

It was a large sandwich on a nicely toasted "French" Roll.

   So, as you can see, there was a lot going on here! From the three meats, Hot Ham (Capicola), Turkey, and Bacon. The "Buffalo" Cheddar was actually a good match in this protein laden sandwich as it added a bit of spice. Loved the sprouts and avocado. The triple threat of sauces, chipotle mayo, mustard, and D&Ws oil-vinegar "hoagie sauce" was a bit too much. I'd probably go without the mustard next time.

This ended up being two meals for me. Gone are the days when I could polish off a large sandwich like this in one sitting. 

This was a decent sandwich and with pricing these days worth the price.

I had to do some shopping a few days later, so I decided to try another sandwich. I went with the Cuban ($9.99).

  I definitely didn't expect anything like what I've had at other places, heck, this is served on the "French" Roll! Sadly, it seems that they forgot to toast the roll. This bread overloaded sandwich also had way too much of the mustard-mayo based sauce. 

Unlike the Station25, this didn't seem like a good value.

This past weekend, I stopped by and decided to grab yet another sandwich. This time I went with the "Rudy" ($9.99). Man, this was another hefty sandwich.

I'm not a big fan of "deli chicken", because it usually doesn't have flavor and is dry. This version sports D&Ws "Buffalo Chicken" which actually has some flavor and was moist and tender. I loved the flavor of the sourdough, but it didn't hold up well on the short trip home. There's pepperjack cheese and peperocini which added some nice "zip". Avocado, lettuce, tomato, and mayo rounds out the sandwich. This was pretty good. I'll probably get this again without the mayo and eat it on the premises.

Overall, I prefer the sandwiches here to the typical supermarket stuff. The prices, at least for these days aren't bad, and some of the sandwiches are quite generous in size. It's good to have yet another option in the area. And convenient for when I need to do some shopping at Siesel's. Not sure why I didn't do this earlier.....

Siesel's Old Fashioned Meats
4131 Ashton St.
San Diego, CA 92110
Hours:
Mon - Sat 9am - 7pm
Sunday 9am - 6pm

 

Comments

[kat]

nice you now have another place for sandwich choices

[Cathy]

So much here is good. We always get the pimento cheese dip (it has horseradish) and the El Indio chips whenever we shop. Pickles are free with the sandwich; you just have to ask (unless they changed that, too).

[Kirk]

I'm quite happy about that Kat!

Yes, I've been doing more and more shopping at Siesel's Cathy!

[Som Tommy]

Looks good never thought of getting sandwiches at Seisels

[Soo]

Good looking sandwiches except for the Cuban.

[Kirk]

I was pleasantly surprised ST!

It was pretty good Soo!