City To Finally Have Place To Buy Sandwiches

I really love when new businesses come to Philadelphia and someone does a story on it. A new chain restaurant (or whatever) coming to Philadelphia is probably a bit of a story, but reporting on it makes everything sound kind of like an advertisement.

Case in point: KYW 1060’s report on Potbelly Sandwich Works.

Choosing a place for lunch is about to become more difficult in Philadelphia, with the imminent appearance of another national sandwich shop chain.

“Potbelly Sandwich Works” is coming, next week to University City and next month to 12th and Walnut Streets.

It’s a sandwich chain with more than 150 stores in nine states, started in Chicago three decades ago as an antique shop that began selling toasted sandwiches.

That heritage, says spokeswoman Lindsey Mirmelstein, is evident today:

“You walk in and you feel you’re back in the ’70s or back sort of in an old, comfortable place. We have all antiques in our stores, no plastic. Everything is wood. We also have live, local music.”

Isn’t live music by definition local? Also, yes, it is always tough to decide what restaurant to go to. I can’t believe it’s now gotten harder. Dammit, Potbelly, you’ve just screwed up my lunch!

Chicago Sandwich Chain Bringing Stores to Philadelphia [KYW 1060]