Today, Hungarian sausage (from Why Not), pan fried, bread, pickle, cheese, mustard. Not healthy, but to JB's point, fancied it.

 

There are several places to get a lunch time Vietnamese roll-sandwich, call a Banh-mi. A proper banh-mi has slices of fresh vegetables and strings of roast meat. One is a restaurant in the lobby of the Maria Luisa Plaza Hotel.

 

Couldn't find any reference to that online but did find Piapi Deli and it might be the same place (with a less complex name) - it's open as it has very recent Tripadvisor reviews and, pertinently, one says "Piapi Deli The food really taste good especially the sanwiches (sic)".

 

I will probably give Piapi Deli a try but I'll take the reviews with a grain of salt. Most all of the reviews were written by someone that just joined tripadvisor and they've only written that one review. 14 five star reviews and 1 average? Call me skeptical.

 

Best to be sceptical in life - and many review site have so many varied opinions from excellent to terrible that it has become impossible to be sure.

 

I just finished my sandwich at Piapi Deli and have to agree with the 5 star reviews. I had a Godmother sandwich, Milano salami, capicola, smoked ham with provelone cheese and it was excellent. Comes with fries. 320p
The restaurant itself is attached to the Dumaguete Hotel and is very nice inside.
I was very impressed.

 

So I tried Piapi Deli today. Firstly, the EJ Blanco road entrance from the Rizal blvd junction is closed for construction and had to double back and go by Harolds Mansion and took Hibbard road to right turn on EJ Blanco. Secondly, I ordered a takeout Reuben sandwich. Sadly, price = performance was disappointing - very light on ingredients and somehow didn't taste or see the sauerkraut. Thirdly, I originally ordered the tuna salad sandwich, but sorry sir, not available today.
I did order the takeout Godmother Italian sandwich for tomorrow, hopefully it will be enjoyable
Note: I had planned on taking friends Thursday, but will pass.

 

Avocados are ripe now and great for sandwiches. Favorites are tuna / avocado and cheese / avocado. Guacamole and chips make a nice snack. Too bad bread here sucks.