Simply Sandwiches, Crows Nest

If you've ever walked along Willoughby Road in Crows Nest during lunch hour on any given work day, you would have noticed the long queue outside Simply Sandwiches:

Sign Outside Store

Simply Sandwiches Store

This unassuming store offers a wide selection of sandwiches, wraps and rolls to satisfy any hungry customer:

Inside Store

Ingredients for the Viet Roll

Having experienced food poisoning from another viet roll store (which shall never be named), I like to play it safe and always stick to my standard order:

Viet Roll with Chicken Schnitzel ($6.50)

The roll is filled with pate, whipped mayo, sliced chicken schnitzel that is then doused in special soy sauce, followed by a healthy dose of salad (red onion, cucumber, carrots, lettuce, coriander) and chilli (optional).

Compared to other food options from the local area, the viet roll is a bargain (even after the price rise last year from $6) and fulfills many hungry stomachs, as evidenced by the constant long queues outside the store. If you visit during lunch hour on weekdays, be prepared for a 5-10 min wait - but the wait will be worth it. The staff operate like an efficient, well-oiled machine and churn out these babies, along with a variety of sandwiches and wraps, and food turnover is quick.

I've even converted my work colleague who now also gets the same viet roll on a weekly basis. I seem to have been dubbed his guinea pig for local food - he waits for me to check out new places and orders the exact same food item as me (e.g. the cashew nut noodle with crispy pork from The Tall Lemongrass).