Panderia - Pan Del Cielo

 

340 Prospect Ave
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 233-0170

I love the sandwiches here.  I get El Cielo, which is pork, pastrami and beef on a toasted flatbread for $6.  One sandwich is so big, it would last all day if I could control myself.  The only problem is it takes about 5 minutes to get a sandwich.  Great, easy to access location.  Very friendly people.  I usually try to get a sandwich here early in the morning when my chances of getting called away are slimer.  I did get called out once, and they just kept my sanwich in the bread warmer for me.  Lots of great bakery treats here also.  This place is more expensive than Los Cubanitos, but the portions are bigger.

Oh all the places I eat at in Hartford, this is my favorite place to come when I am off-duty. I bring my daughters here for sandwiches quite frequently.

Papa's Pizza

54 Union Place
Hartford
860-727-9930

Sunday to Thursday 6 AM-4 PM
Friday and Saturday Open ALL Night

Papa's Pizza is an all-purpose open most hours place for breakfast, sandwiches or pizza slices.  I buy breakfast there frequently.  It takes about five minutes for my order of bacon, potatoes and rye toast.

I used to eat here all the time when I worked nights.

Pan Del Sinai

Pan Del Sinai
Willimantic, CT
(860) 423-9931

On a transfer to Willimantic, stopped in here and had a pernil (pork) sandwich.  Nice big sandwich, only $5.

Kien Asian Market

Kien Asian Market

1801 Park Street

Hartford, CT  06106
(860) 236-7952

Until recently I had never had the Vietnamese sandwich known as a Banh Mi.  The Banh Mi has cold cuts, pickled carrots, crispy cucumber, bean sprouts and cilantro, along with some unknown spices on a bagguette type sandwich. The first one I had was at the A. Dong Market.  It was delicious.  I had never had something with so many different flavors that all seemed to work together.  Recently I heard from a person from Vietnam say that the best sandwiches were from another Asian Market -- this one on Park Street.  I went there today.  A Vietnamese lady made it for me in just two minutes.  I got the Pork Banh Mi.  $3.75.  Here is a picture of it:

It was great!  Fresher and even better tasting than the ones I had been getting at A Dong, which are made in mass quantity at the beginning of the day.  They have a small food counter at the back of the store.  The woman told me to come back again and try her soup.  I am planning on it.  There is a little counter in the back that seats four.

Newington Meat and Marketplace

Newington Meat and Marketplace
847 Main Street
Newington, CT 06111
(860) 666-3431

This place is just up the street from Subway, yet for years when posted in Newington, I ate at Subway. Shame on me. At Newington Meat, for $4.50 you can get a great deli sandwich with fresh sliced meat and fresh bread. They also serve grinders such as Chicken Cutlet, meatloaf, Italian sausage and corned beef. You can get hot soup, local sodas and chips. They also have more formal entrees they can pop in a microwave and heat up for you.