Do me a favor and go to OP's second or third picture of the menu board with the pics of the sandwiches. And then look at the photo of op's sandwich.
And then feel free to come back and ask me again what's wrong with the sandwich.
You bringing up Roma or Jersey Mike's or any other sandwich is just gaslighting at this point. Nobody is saying this sucks compared to insert sandwich chain. We are saying it sucks compared to Pino in Florence and it sure as hell sucks compared to the pictures on their own menu board.
Op even proved that further after posting a picture in this very, thread of the same sandwich in Florence.
After all that, if you still don't see anything wrong? Perhaps an appointment with your optometrist would be a good idea.
Yeah because you have a trash, negative attitude that loves to rain on others' parades. And your low-effort comments about pictures of food without even tasting them. We sure need more contents like yours!
Keep going on with your Jonathan Gold cosplay though! I'm sure this sub values your contribution.
The only one upset is you. Oddly so. Very. Negative attitude for speaking the truth? Johnathan Gold, you keep mentioning him. Should I know him? If anybody sounds like they're obsessed with him it would be the guy that keeps mentioning him in all the comments, no?
You're so full of manufactured rage, you're now using the same lines I used in your responses. You should probably talk to somebody or get on medication if someone's opinion that it's not worth spending $20 on a sandwich that's inferior to the original product and having to stand in line for 3-4 hours is that much of a stretch for you, then you do you. Enjoy the line.
I get that but it's not even the same bread you'd get in Florence. Same reason a simple KitKat tastes different in the EU than it does in the US. They have bakeries in covering every village / city in France. Because they're not allowed to put the BS in their food like we do in our country lol.
Lampredotto is about the bread. But we're in a country that doesn't understand how to bread. You stand in lines for hours for an inferior product to the original.
So. You're standing in line for hours and paying $17-19 (before taxes) for, bread?
I'm not trying to rain on your parade but this isn't our first attempt at bringing over the authentic taste of Florence.
All'antico ring a bell? Now go watch all the reviews and for those who have eaten in Florence and now here in LA, see what they say. I agree and found it lackluster to overseas. We can't even get pizza right from NYC to LA and you think magically we'll figure out sandwiches from another country?
As for Pino, (the owner) do you think he is going to stay here forever? I'm not even trying to be negative Nancy but how things run in this country vs other countries are vastly different - starting with the chemicals we allow manufacturers to put into our FLOUR, nevermind the bread lol.
There's over 30,000 bakeries in France alone for example. Italy has damn near 27,000 and we all know how small that country is. You know how in the movies, someone runs out in the morning, crosses the street and gets some Starbucks? They do it with bread.
This Pino sandwich costs $5-9 (USD conversion) in Florence. If you skimp on the meat and charge me $5, I can probably live with it. But you charge me close to $20 for that nonsense? I'm going to have a problem with it, especially standing in line for hours lol.
I’m saying I have been to both and my wife and I both agreed this was as good. If you haven’t been to both the Florence and LA locations, I am not particularly interested in your speculation.
You're absolutely right and people just like to sound like smartasses on this sub to make themselves feel better. People LOVE to complain here as if they're Jonathan Gold reincarnated.
You talk shit about American food but is begging for more ingredients on your sandwich. LOL. You want a subway footlong size? Or you want some more sauces on this bread?
/r/FoodLosAngeles's favorite past time is to make fun of people standing in restaurant lines to feel superior that they're above the normie hivemind. Oh the irony!
Never heard of this place, is it newer? Spent a ton of time in Florence ~15 years ago and antico was the post hash purchase spot so definitely recognized that when it came lol
A lot of people hating on this pic but if that focaccia is as light as it looks, and those cuts are salty and decadent.. I could see this being incredibly tasty.
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u/donorcycle 1d ago
The bread to meat ratio in that photo is, atrocious lol.