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Neighborhood: Civic Center/Tenderloin
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I love this place.
- Absolutely amazing Tangy Basil Cream Sauce!!!
- Great sourdough bread
- Friendly service
- Good combo deals
My favorite meal: #24 Chicken Cordon Bleu, SunChips and 2 sides of the Tangy Basil Cream Sauce for dipping.
I am so grateful to have sandwiches this good in close proximity to work. I eat here at least once a week, and enjoy the shit out of it every single time.
The bread is incredible and certainly the standout feature of Le Pettit's; sourdough backed on site. But the sandwich toppings are money as well. They pack plenty of meat, cheese and veggies into one of these sandwiches, and it's all high quality stuff. I especially like that the onions are thinly sliced and they always taste very fresh; this adds a lot to a sandwich for me.
Oh, and the sandwiches are huge. I'll usually eat half and save the other half for a few hours later. It's nice that they always include a pickle and a bite-size candy bar.
Another awesome feature here is that they charge as little as possible for avocado. It's usually 25 cents and if the price of avocados goes up significantly they charge 50. Most places would charge at least $1, whereas the cashier at Le Pettit's once told me that they don't try to make much money off of the avocado.
Drinks and side choices are good and reasonably priced. I suppose the only downside might be that sourdough bread is (as far as I can tell) your only choice.
Seriously, if you live/work around here and you even somewhat like sandwiches you have to check this place out. I've already gone through one buy-10-get-1-free card and am well on my way on filling up the second one.
I definitely agree with yelper, Brian H., that both Mortys and Le Petit are prime sandwich makers in the area. I seriously love them both.
But Morty's is very much a more recent find, and my friends next door at GAAP brought me here for lunch one day.
My chicken pesto sandwich was outstanding. It was just the right size, but I kind of wish it was bigger, especially since everyone else is claiming they have huge sandwiches.
Nevertheless, it's an excellent establishment, and you can tell it runs busy with the local law students.
But yes....if you want AMAZING bread, go across the street!
Le Petitt's Kitchen has some really good sourdough bread! Today I had the chicken salad sandwich which was very filling and delicious! They arent shady with the amount of meat they put in your sandwich which makes it such a good deal! The employees here are really nice!
Simple, tasty, and the right price. This is my favorite lunch place when I'm in the area (I work across the street) - I've used up 2 of their frequent buyer cards already. No matter what time I come in, the bread is always warm and crispy on the outside, and the filling is enough to make a light meal with only half a sandwich - and the pickle and the bite-sized candy bar make it feel like a three-course meal! The staff is always friendly, with quick service. They treat regular customers very well. What's not to love?
Decent sammies at very reasonable prices. The sourdough rolls are fresh and tasty. The meats and fixin's aren't overwhelming, but plenty satisfying. Half-sandwich, chips, and small drink only costs you $5.50 with tax and is just the right amount of eats. They have a frequent flyer program, too, which is always nice.
Bonus are the Hershey's Kisses sent along with, sparing you that walk of shame to the candy person back at the office.
I love this place. The owner and other ladies working there are always so nice and make a damn fine sandwich. They have some awesome options for sandwiches, my favorite is the North Beach, turkey and salami on a fresh warm house made sourdough roll. Now that I don't work downtown I miss this place, but still stop by when I'm in the area. They also have a free sandwich card for frequent buyers!
I just had a delicious Chicken Salad Sandwich. Very good service and its nice that they throw in a little bite-sized candy as a treat. My sandwich was made very fast even before I could finish going through the rest of the menu. The sandwich was good and the sourdough bread that is often spoken of was good too. Even though I am not too big of a sourdough bread fan, I enjoyed it. One of the reasons I would definitely come back is because I am so close. Otherwise I probably wouldn't go out of my way for it. Good stuff though, but I am just not quite hooked yet.
"I can't eat beef. I have a degenerative problem with my intestinal lining and beef really gives me gas." But that hasn't stopped me from ordering their roast beef sandwich. The meat is slightly pink and its juices soak right through their freshly-baked sourdough bread.
Bad gas is a small price to pay for a bite of heaven.
(I also like the Basil Cream Chicken, the Tuna, and the Turkey Pastrami.)
Good sandwich place in the TL. Like everyone else says, their bread is good. Sandwich is huge. Lots of selection. People are super nice and the lines move fairly quickly.
I would give this place 4 stars because it is good, not the most awesome experience ever, but I definitely go whenever I feel like a sandwich.
Why 5 stars you ask? Because of the low rating Wan gave. I am trying to up the rating because I don't think its low rating is deserved. I go to those other sandwich places where I pay only 2 and change, but there are times I when I want a really good sandwich instead of something to just get me by and will pay the 6 for Le Petit.
Unless you're a BIG eater... just get a half sandwich. Thats a regular thing now for them. I think the price is about $2.99 for most 1/2's.
The sourdough bread is delicious, fresh, warm, just plan yummy! The basic turkey, or tuna, or chicken salad are all *great* choices. The BLT is delicious but not a whole lot of bacon on there. Lots of people I know rave about the Basil Chicken. They have a huge menu, so you should be able to pick whatever your heart desires.
As an added bonus to the sandwiches, the service is fabulous, you get a yummy pickle and a costco-chocolate mint (fake york's)
Honestly -- The sandwiches are so good I'd go no matter what. But I feel twice as good because at this small-business the owner and employees are super friendly and efficient.
You might want to get it to go... the place has very limited seating.
Le Petitt's is a staple lunch spot for me and my co-workers. The sanwiches are big and delicious, on warm, crusty sourdough bread. Tables are few, so it's mostly a take-out spot.
It has "mom-and-pop sandwich joint" written all over it, in very pleasant, generous ways. You'll always get a carefully-wrapped pickle and a mint with your sandwich, and frequent customers get a free sandwich 1/11th of the time. Right now, for the holidays, each sandwich comes with a little hand-wrapped bag of homemade bonbons. It's adorable.
dang, i don't know what all the fuss is about this place, but it's sooo average! i had some friends raving about it, so i decided to finally give in and try it. it wasn't great the first time, but i thought i had bad luck so i went back again. yea, i definitely could've made the sandwich better myself.
the bread (that is baked there) tasted like....sourdough bread. that i toasted for a minute after buying it from safeway. and absolutely nothing special about what was inside of the sandwiches. as cheap as the price is, i seriously felt cheated. i'm not a professional sandwich chef or anything, but i'm going to make my own sandwich next time.
Another place in the TL close to work. The place is small and there seems to be lines during lunch but they move quickly so it's not that big a deal.
Fourth star belongs completely to their sourdough bread. Every sammich they have is made with their soft, delicious, fresh baked sourdough and it's worth it to fight the crackheads in the surrounding Tenderloin territory just to get a bite of that bread...
Le Petit's defintely gives Morty's across the street a run for its money, and is a serious challenger for the Tenderloin deli crown. They both make rockin' sandwiches and take credit cards. Le Petit's definitely has Morty's in the bread department- fresh, hot, scrumptious sourdough is Petit's forte. Le Petit's is also quicker and just as consistent, and some of their sandwiches are a little cheaper (especially if you use the frequent buyer card). The salads and soups at Morty's are definitely superior though, and Morty's has a nicer dining area and better vegetarian sandwiches. So ultimately it's a tossup for me. You really can't go wrong with either one.
Have to give it five stars because they roast a lot of their own meats! That is such a premium.
I see what Wan is saying. I too was surprised that their veggie didn't have avocado in it but the other veggies in the sandwich looked really good. And Morty's veggie that I had was noooooooot good. The avocado was like an avocado sauce and the whole sandwich was a mess. I feel bad saying it b/c the guy from Morty's is such a good guy. But so are the women of Le Petitt's. Morty's is still prob a better call, for vegans- they have a vegan sloppy joe- that's pretty awesome. But for meat-eaters, I'd have to say Le Petitt's. I'll be going to that side of the street for my veggie and non-veggie sandwiches. Although some guy raved about the reuben at Morty's and I will try that sloppy joe. I guess I'll be bistreetal and split my time b/w the two.
And that card is a nice way to thank their patrons- it's the first cafe I've seen offer that (I've only been here 2 months).
Three points to be made here:
1. The bread is delicious, if you can get there when it's still warm then you got it made in the shade.
2. The menu is disturbing identical to Michael's Sourdough sandwich shop in San Rafael. Now, probably no one realizes this because Le Pettit is hidden in obscurity in the T-Loin and Michael's is behind some Uhaul shop in San Rafael. Both places have the same sandwiches down to the names such as North Beach and drawings on the blackboard. I will get to the bottom of this some day.
3. Finally in response to Wan and his one star, if you are eating a sandwich which costs you $3 in the Tenderloin then whatever health benefits you have secured from your Vegan diet are void. In a city where a quarter gets you 6 minutes in a parking meter Le Petitt's is reasonably priced.
they bake their own bread on the spot...it's kinda like a softer dutch crunch. i've tried both the corned beef and the reuben, and they're both pretty good. it's right down crack alley, so you'll have to excuse the crackheads smoking near the doorway. the only problem i have with this place is the price. the sandwiches are good, but a little pricey for the size of the sandwich.
my friend didn't like their tuna sandwich either.
Now THIS is a place I would almost seek out and crave*. 3 things:
1. Damn good sandwich - way big, get a half if you don't eat that much. You can get a combo meal with it, and have room in your tum for the side that comes with it.
2. Around the block from UC Hastings, their lovely courtyard and their lovely view*. *I went to the art institute. Art/trade school = complete absence of straight and/or non-D&D loving men. Law student boys in khaki shorts and flip flops were the best thing since the discovery of le petitt's sandwiches.
3. Line moves fast, and the atmosphere is low-key and the people are nice.
Gotta do something about the flies in the dining area though, people. ew.
*but that is only because I was always on foot, and when stuck in the Civic Center, your options are quite limited. Please refer to my review of Gyro King for further explanation.
Le Petitt is close to the civic center area where I work, so I probably stop in for a veggie sandwich here about once a week. The sandwiches are huge, and reasonably priced. The fresh-baked sourdough bread is actually worth the trek through the surrounding crack-infested, urine-scented tenderloin neighborhood. But hey, dodging all the panhandlers, drug addicts, and leaping over slumbering homeless and the human excrement (I know it ain't dog droppings...) on the sidewalks will help you burn off all those calories you ingested during lunch.....
This local joint is in the TL ... right by my law school ... so I often ran over to this place to grab a quick bite. Outside of the chicken salad sandwich and the fact that their bread is freshly made ... the place is just a regular sandwich place. They do get bonus points b/c the sandwiches are freshly made to order and their freshly baked bread is worthwhile and makes it stand out from most the joints in the TL. Oh, and the service is always friendly ... so that is always nice. Oh, be sure to collect your sandwich points! I never did and probably could've gotten a free sandwich over the three years I spent hopping in and out of this place. Oh, just one more note ... the place is TINY ... you'll be eating likethisclose to other people, so it may be best if you take your food to go.
The bread is heavenly. I've walked through countless crack deals in order to get my hands on that bread- that's how good it is. And I love the fact you can have both spicy mustard and horseradish. And the punch card is great- buy 10 sandwiches, get one free.
O what the heck, a FIVE it is. Not fancy or sophisticated, but if you are in the TL and need a quick, friendly, independent place to hunker down for a bit with a cup of coffee and/or a sandwich this'll do just fine.
Really quick and nice service and their half and half deals are great. Very tiny inside, but the bread is amazing. I wouldn't make the trip through the Tenderloins to get a Le Petitt sandwich, but for the area, its a great find.
The bread is good, but the sandwiches are very expensive. Also, not much of a selection for vegetarians and even worse selection for vegans. This shop is practically out my back door at work, so I tried it a few times. There are no vegan selections on the menu, so I would ask them to skip the cheese, but add avocado instead. Problem was, they would try to charge me 75 cents for the avocado--even after I left the cheese off. When I pointed out that they had no vegan selections, so they should at least not charge an extra 75 cents for a slice of avocado (this on top of almost $7.00 for a sandwich with just some carrots and a few other vegies), they didn't care, and weren't willing to work with me. Just seems crazy to spend that much for a sandwich when there are several other good choices in the neighborhood--Turk and Larkin Deli, Saigon Sandwiches, and the brand new organic cafe, Pick Me Cafe--where you can get a variety of organic vegies on your choice of fresh bread for $3.00. All of the people I work with who used to go to Le Petitt's Kitchen now think it's worth it to walk the couple of blocks to the other less expensive sandwich shops. So do I.
Update 10/3/06:
In response to Kenny S.' contention that " if you are eating a sandwich which costs you $3 in the Tenderloin then whatever health benefits you have secured from your Vegan diet are void." I'll admit that Saigon Sandwiches tofu sandwich is of questionable nutritional value. However, the vegie ingredients at Pick Me Cafe are organic and more varied than Le Petitt's. They manage to charge $3 for a HEALTHY, ORGANIC, FRESH vegan sandwich--something you definitely cannot get at Le Petitt's. As a vegan, I stand by my one star because of Le Petitt's complete lack of a vegan sandwich and their refusal to offer affordable vegan choices.
Also, Le Petitt's was formerly another branch of Michael's Sourdough. It was sold a few years ago and the name was changed. The menu stayed the same, and many of the same people continued to work there.
Update 11/26/06:
The newly opened Morty's Deli, which is located across the street from Le Petitt's Kitchen, offers damn good vegan sandwiches, salads, & even vegan soups! Granted, they don't have freshly baked bread, but I don't much care since they offer so many choices for vegans and vegetarians that don't involve lots of cheese and mayo.
Update 03/11/07:
To Mark C. above who took offense to my one-star review--the point is not that Le Petitt's charges $7 for a sandwich, the point IS that they refuse to offer a vegan option without charging MORE than a meat sandwich. If they remove the cheese and mayo from a sandwich, they refuse to add a slice of avocado or other vegetables without charging for them. Yet, they DO NOT EVEN OFFER A VEGAN SANDWICH. That is just not acceptable. So, the one-star rating is for the utter lack of vegan options--something which would be very simple and cheap for them to offer. This is not a BBQ joint or some other exclusively meat-oriented establishment, this is a deli. EVERY other deli in the area offers a vegan sandwich. It's just not that hard to do. Vegans, don't bother with this place--cross the street and go to Morty's and get a Shroomin' sandwich and vegan soup.
Sandwiches here rock! Service is always fast, and the woman who runs the place is very pleasant. The best part is that they take debit cards, so when cash-strapped law students such as myself need some hot meat (really, the hot sammiches are quite good...and who *doesn't* like hot meat?), we can still get our sammich on. The line can be long during the lunch rush, but it moves quickly. I only wish they'd start offering french bread as well as sourdough!
I go here pretty regularly just because its near school. Its pretty damn good, and the bread is AWESOME, but there isnt a whole lot of meat. If Le Petite and Morty's (across the street with PILES of fresh deli meat) teamed up (le petite rolls with Morty's filling) they'de have the perfect sandwich. Instead, they are both fairly average. Alas
A pretty good sandwich. They make their own fresh sourdough daily and and offer many sandwich selections. (This is where I go to satisfy my braunschweiger cravings over hot sourdough!!!) These ladies are friendly and really work the place. You will definately come back.
My friend Mike just introduced me to this place last week and much to my delight they make a kick ass sandwich. Specifically the Basil Cream Chicken sandwich was very yummy! I look forward to my next visit to try something else on their delicious sourdough.
I love the sandwiches here and it is all about the bread. The bread is thick and soft and crunchy all at the same time. As a bonus you get a peppermint patty with your sandwich! The sandwiches are large, and if you are just looking for a regular-sized lunch, consider just getting a half sandwich, it is plenty filling.
Le Petitt's is a hidden gem. I had no idea it existed until a co-worker mentioned it by name. This place in unique for the neighborhood. It's atmosphere is totally different than Morty's, more importantly - it is totally different than the neighborhood right outside its doors. More go to Morty's to chat and eat. Le Petitt's, though it has tables, is more for pick up and run. It has an impressive selection of sandwiches to go. Combos include a fountain drink and selection from a good selection of chips. Canned soda, bottled water, and limited small sides are available. This place is clean, the service is consistently excellent. More important, the breads and meats are fresh. A pickle and candy are also included with the combos. I find that a half sandwich combo is just right for lunch.
If the bread that makes up your sandwich is as important as the filling, this is the place for you. The bread is a gorgeous sourdough (Joe G. took my warm and crusty phrasing!) and very fresh, and there's a wide selection of meat options. The result is rather large, so they will do halves if you ask nicely. All the counter people are really nice. There's usually a line these days since there's no cafeteria at Hastings, but it's worth the wait.
Their lunch special rocks. My personal favorite is a hot pastrami sandwich on their oh-so-good sourdough bread, a side salad, and a drink. Mmmm...a great place to grab lunch since the Hastings Law Cafe (now known as the Hastings Stand) really gets old. Just watch out for pooping people on your walk down Golden Gate Ave.
Maybe I've gone a different place than everyone else here. The place I went to was overpriced, and the bread wasn't particulary that fresh or tasty. If you're really in the mood for a good sandwich, go across the street to Morty's.
i like the chicken salad sandwich in fact i love it so much I've never tried much of anything else. their bread is awesome.
I love their warm, freshly made bread!! I usually get their tuna ($6) with swiss.. its really good.. their tuna isn't all mayo like in some other places, and it has alittle bit of a tang/heat to it, i don't know what it is, but it's good!! The ladies that work there are really nice and they give you a free peppermint with your order and a card which is good for 10 stamps and a free sandwich.. My boyfriend likes getting the chicken basil cream sandwich... Sometimes we also go for the special which is a half a sandwich of your choice and a choice of soup or salad.
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