This fast-casual cafe takes an old-world concept and delivers it in a new way. 4221 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach, 94 18529 Brookhurst St., Fountain Valley, 71 It’s halal chicken bathed in barbecue sauce, honey mustard, and honey, with three cheeses: Swiss, pepper jack, and cheddar. If you like your savory with extra sweet, you’ll love the Menage a Trois ($10). Our favorite (so far) is the Steve Jobs ($10), a meatless wonder with breaded eggplant, pesto, ranch, and provolone-get it on the just-baked, crusty Dutch crunch bread. Just as you become overwhelmed choosing from more than 30 options on the wall menu at this Bay Area transplant, the cheery cashier informs you there are actually 400 sandwiches available-the rest listed in a giant binder in the kitchen for those in the know. The whole thing manages to stay light and fluffy, even when dipped into the accompanying side of maple syrup-a must. Case in point: the Bubble Waffle Sandwich ($6), with bacon, a sunny-side-up egg, and your choice of ham or a sausage patty. The golden waffle puff is the perfect vehicle for sweet-savory sandwiches. Egg waffles, a popular Hong Kong street snack, made their way to Orange County via Cauldron Ice Cream in Santa Ana, where they’re used as ice cream cones. The bubble-bread creations at this nearly 2-year-old shop are obvious gimmicks, but you can’t help but try them anyway.
Bubble Waffle Sandwich at The Sandwich Society in Santa Ana. Here are five spots offering a unique take on the classic ’wich. Today’s “anything goes” attitude toward food yields unexpected fillings in these winsome sandwich creations.
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