The Sentinel

»testing this out

not a bad place. (by dannyta1, created October 20, 2010)

I loved the Sentinel too. The pork sandwich w/havarti, fig and frisee was superb. I wasn't as keen on the bread. It became too mushy for me. I ended up eating it separately from the sandwich about half way through my meal. Next time I'll try the corned beef. REPLY (7 Replies) (by free sample addict aka Tracy L, created October 2, 2009)

»I heart the Sentinel

Now that I'm working in downtown I'm making a dedicated effort to discover the best casual lunch places in the area. However, my quest may end up being cut short as I'm tempted to just eat at the Sentinel every day until my summer internship ends.

The Sentinel is pretty much the perfect sandwich shop. The offerings are fantastic, the menu has enough variety to please anyone, and they get the...+READ Now that I'm working in downtown I'm making a dedicated effort to discover the best casual lunch places in the area. However, my quest may end up being cut short as I'm tempted to just eat at the Sentinel every day until my summer internship ends.

The Sentinel is pretty much the perfect sandwich shop. The offerings are fantastic, the menu has enough variety to please anyone, and they get the food out fast enough to meet the needs of their busy working clientele.

If you need a place to eat, the Crocker Galleria is right across the street and has a beautiful food court on the third floor.

Tried four sandwiches last week:

Corned beef - just phenomenal. Do they cure this in house? Melt in your mouth meat, great flavor, not too salty. Loved the Russian Dressing. Would order this again and again.

Roast beef - exactly what I've been looking for in a roast beef sandwich. Meat was nice and rare - pink and red - and incredibly juicy and tender. Loved the horseradish cream cheese - it was great to have the burn of the horseradish and the comforting flavor and texture of cream cheese all in one bite.

Yellowtail -- much lighter than the beef sandwiches, though still quite satisfying. Generous portion of very fresh fish that was well seared. Avocado was perfect and the fennel added a nice crispness to the sandwich.

Turkey meatball - good, though probably my least favorite of the set. The meatball was nice and juicy, but I didn't love the overall flavors in the sandwich.

Bread on all of these is just fantastic. Really soft and light though it stll stands up to the sandwiches. I love Acme, but it's nice to have something different. Do they bake it in-house? If not, who is their source?

Will have to try the pork next week, and take the Muni out to Kitchennette sometime soon.-COLLAPSE / REPLY (7 Replies) (by Morton the Mousse, created June 21, 2009)

»Sentinel - First look

Dennis Leary, will you be my new platonic boyfriend?

Read the post on Eater http://sf.eater.com/archives/2008/05/27/morning_debuts_dennis_leary_op.php?o=3 and headed up there for lunch. As advertised, one lunch item - today it's smoked salmon sandwich and corn soup. The soup was light and embraced its corn-ness. The sandwich was $7 and not huge which is fine by me. Nova salmon with cucumber (or...+READ Dennis Leary, will you be my new platonic boyfriend?

Read the post on Eater http://sf.eater.com/archives/2008/05/27/morning_debuts_dennis_leary_op.php?o=3 and headed up there for lunch. As advertised, one lunch item - today it's smoked salmon sandwich and corn soup. The soup was light and embraced its corn-ness. The sandwich was $7 and not huge which is fine by me. Nova salmon with cucumber (or something else?) on a nice crumbly roll, but way too much mayo - wait, that's not mayo, it's horseradish creme. Still, too much. He's whipping up some chocolate mousse for later which is perfect. Who doesn't need a mid-afternoon dessert run?

My fear is it will become crowded in short order although it's an easy-to-miss location, much like the coffee/pizza joint previously there. He's greeting and talking to everyone and asking what they would pay for lunch - nothing like feeling out the crowd by asking.-COLLAPSE / REPLY (49 Replies) (by 5 and Dime Eater, created May 27, 2008)

»Lamb and Feta Meatball Sandwich... Fantastic

(by Jonah Schwartz, created February 2, 2010)