3/5 Culinary S. 2 years ago on Google • 454 reviews
Intrigued
by
UB
Social’s
catchy,
double
entendre
name
(The
“UB”
stands
for
“Unemployed
Baker”
-
so
clever),
inviting
small
window
frontage
and
enticing
sandwich
board
advertising
we’ve
been
meaning
to
pop
by
for
lunch
for
a
long
while.
Not
long
ago
the
return
of
summer
weather
afforded
us
the
opportunity
to
pop
by
and
order
lunch
to
share
in
a
nearby
parkette.
Here’s
the
good
part
of
the
experience.
The
person
at
the
window
was
super
friendly
and
clearly
enjoyed
chatting
about
the
various
sandwiches
on
offer.
We
were
particularly
intrigued
by
the
10K
Sandwich
(named
for
the
fact
that
it
was
awarded
a
$10,000
prize
at
a
sandwich
contest
in
NYC),
and
the
description
of
the
pear
and
brie
filling
convinced
us
that
it
was
something
we
had
to
have.
For
our
second
sandwich
we
chose
a
turkey
salad
with
cranberries
croissant,
a
pretty
standard
go-to
for
us
so
we
were
curious
to
try
this
version.
We
also
impulsively
ordered
up
a
savoury
tart
that
was
on
display
in
the
window
(thinking
this
was
our
typical
over-indulgence
but
what
the
heck)
as
well
as
a
small
bottled
water
to
share.
The
10K
Sandwich
was
really
delicious,
with
a
very
nice
proportion
of
pear
to
a
high
quality
brie
and
a
tasty
bread
to
keep
it
all
together
as
we
stuffed
our
faces.
We’re
glad
we
ordered
it
for
sure.
And
this
is
where
we
slide
into
the
not-so-good
aspect
of
the
experience.
The
turkey
salad
croissant
was
OK,
but
certainly
nothing
we’d
order
again.
There
was
far
too
much
mayonnaise
and
what
turkey
was
there
was
so
finely
chopped
that
it
was
hardly
discernible
as
poultry.
The
cranberry
sauce
was
unremarkable
and
because
of
the
high
proportion
of
mayo
it
didn’t
add
that
delicious
tart-sweetness
that
makes
the
turkey/cranberry
combination
an
über
pairing.
And
both
sandwiches
were
small
-
like,
really
small.
Normally
we’re
thoroughly
satisfied
with
a
sandwich
each
for
lunch,
but
in
this
case
we
were
looking
forward
to
the
savoury
tart
to
fill
the
hunger
gap.
Unfortunately
the
tart
was
similarly
small,
and
again
just
OK.
And
this
brings
us
to
our
biggest
challenge
with
our
lunch.
For
what
we
ordered
and
the
overall
quality,
we
found
the
tab
to
be
far
too
high.
$40.00
(inclusive
of
HST
and
tip)
for
two
small
sandwiches,
a
single
small
savoury
tart
and
a
small
bottle
of
water
(all
of
which
left
us
still
hungry)
was
just
too
dear
for
our
taste,
especially
with
so
many
other
enticing
options
nearby.
That
being
said,
they’re
always
busy
so
they
clearly
have
their
fans
and
we’re
definitely
going
to
drop
back
to
try
their
baked
goods
and
coffee.
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