Friday, February 25, 2011

Which Wich - 259 W 3rd St, Austin, TX 78701

Every time I go to Which Wich, I get the shrimp po'boy.  No, I have never gotten any other sammich at any Which Wich.  Why?  Because I'm not sure anything else would taste better.

While the shrimp tastes very good for a chain restaurant, the bread detracts from the sandwich.  I dunno, it's too... sour, or something.  I love sourdough bread, but I don't think shrimp tastes right with sourdough bread.  Does Which Wich even technically USE sourdough bread??  Their website says white and wheat, so I don't know what to think.  Even for what might be sourdough bread, Which Wich's bread is almost TOO sour.

My comments about their bread not only relate to this particular location, they extend to all locations.  I've eaten at two other locations (Parmer, Triangle).

Despite the bread being so lackluster, I've been to various Which Wich locations ten or so times.  The shrimp tastes good enough that I can almost ignore the inferior bread, I guess.

Apparently I'm the only one experiencing the bread issue, though.

They do have pretty good chocolate shakes, and I like the pea-sized ice from the ice machine.

The best part about Which Wich is the very original ordering process.  Yeah, there's more work involved for the customer, but it means having less interaction with the employees, which some people like.  It also means having the freedom to try to make people laugh or choke on their food by writing funny, stupid, or scandalous names on the bags to be read aloud.  Names like, "Peter Piper's Pickled Porn Princess", "D.B. Cooper", Xhcgetfkonsg", or "F*** You, Michael Dell!" 

Verdict: To eat

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