The Surprising Sandwich Stop: Wild Bean Roasting Company-Sandy

Maybe it’s because I’m so picky, or maybe it’s because I hate knowing I could make it better myself :P but I love build your own food, ESPECIALLY sandwiches. A bad sandwich isn’t even worth eating but there’s no risk of misordering at Wild Bean Roasting Company. Choose your bread, meat, cheese, veggies and condiments- it’s the perfect recipe.

My inspired sandwich was marble rye, cheddar, all the veggies, turkey, and mustard. The produce was fresh and ripe. The bread was soft and flavorful. They loaded it with just enough turkey to make a nice fat sandwich. There isn’t anything extra special about the choices they offer, the key is the freshness of all the ingredients.

Wild Bean is a coffee roasting company. I was really excited when they opened in Aug, but I haven’t been very satisfied with the espresso drinks they offer. On the upside even though the drinks are weak, you do get all the complex flavors and aromas only lingering in freshly roasted beans. I think with my next sandwich I’ll order a regular coffee.

If you remember back in the day this place was called Solid Grounds. They closed a few years ago but it looks like Wild Bean inherited all of their furnishings. The shop is nice and big with decent sized tables and a big stage for live music. The designs are funky and fun and with all the tables you can really spread out and bring a few friends. Come for live music, movies, open mike, comedy night or whatever they think up next! They have free wifi but I only found 2 outlets L. This location has really rotated the business through the years, it’s not in the most visible spot. If you like the sandwiches and the vibe support your local business. Lets keep it around as a rare alternative to subway and starbucks.

Smoked Sirloin Sandwich!!!: Tin Roof Grill- Sandy

It’s tough to find local independent restaurants out here in strip mall land. Around every corner is a wide array of cookie cutter favorites like TGIF, Chili's, Olive Garden not to mention more fast food than I’ve seen anywhere else… Luckily there is a delicious gem of a place called Tin Roof Grill smack dab in the middle of sandy suburbia.

I made my first visit with my dad a few weeks ago and it sure didn’t disappoint. The menu was mouthwatering: tapas, pizza, pasta, and sandwiches. I ordered the special for the day: Smoked sirloin sandwich. It came with a horseradish sauce for the sandwich and patatas bravas (fries) with garlic aioli. Yum. They cooked the sirloin to order – medium rare please!- and it was so flavorful and tender. The sandwich veggies were fresh and crisp and the horseradish added the perfect kick. My dad ordered pad thai that he really liked. He said it even had a spicy bite to it.

The cherry on top is that Tin Roof Grill carries EPIC BEERS!!! They were out of Copper Cone Pale Ale but who isn’t?? We shared a Spiral Jetty IPA from their classic series. It was just hoppy enough to balance with the aggressive flavors in my lunch. My palate was really killed so I can’t give the beer a proper review, lets just say like all Epic Beers it was delicious. At $8.50 for 22oz be sure to share this with a friend! Remember they can’t serve “heavy alcohol” until after 12 noon. That means no $2.99 mimosas with brunch unless you sleep in so sleep in!

Put this place on your must eats! Check out their facebook page for their daily specials. Finally the downtowners can be the ones to make the drive for some delicious grub. Take that SLC.