Eagle7924 t1_iy4m1hn wrote
I totally hear you on being sad about the closure, but it's a pretty big stretch to say that they made decent sandwiches.
Go for the environment and the meeting place. But the coffee/food kinda sucked. An average deli makes significantly better sandwiches.
That being said, if you are looking for the place to go for incredible sandwiches in Cambridge look no further: https://www.yelp.com/biz/p-and-k-delicatessen-somerville
vhalros t1_iy4mqa6 wrote
Wait is that place (P&K) actually good? I always ride by there, but I guess it doesn't look to inviting so I never thought about it much.
Eagle7924 t1_iy4nee6 wrote
That's the secret! It's incredible. Check the reviews. Everything is made/sliced to order.
But, don't tell anyone else about it pls because Eater Boston already got the word out and now if I go during a busy time I have to wait :)
Sheol t1_iy53e3c wrote
Really good subs, but they are only open like 9-6 on weekdays, so pretty much only a work from home lunch for me.
Pale-Conversation184 t1_iy5ifb6 wrote
>Wait is that place (P&K) actually good? I always ride by there, but I guess it doesn't look to inviting so I never thought about it much.
Best italian sub in Somerville. I only lived there in 6 years so im sure i didnt try them ill, but its up there
Reasonable_Move9518 t1_iy62tvd wrote
The PK is great!! But like the opposite of Darwin’s.
Darwin’s is a mid sized, high quality sandwich, with good speciality coffee and a hipster/I-forgot-it’s-not-1998-anymore vibe. At a high price.
PK is a gigantic, mid quality but tasty sandwich, not sure if they have coffee but if they do it’s dirty water, and a construction worker/I-forgot-it’s-not-1978-anymore vibe.
Excellent though and the PK dude deserves the business increase after Darwin’s.
reveazure OP t1_iy66p4f wrote
This is basically my problem: why can’t it still be 1998?
chongo_gedman t1_iy81t9v wrote
they make a good Dagwood sandwich with turkey + roast beef. Meatball sub is solid too.
IamUnamused t1_iy4y1e3 wrote
it's ok at best. If you like to wait 30min for a sloppy sub on day old rolls made in a dirty convenience store that is.
drkr731 t1_iy51eok wrote
Well they made very good vegetarian sandwiches/ breakfast sandwiches. A lot of places like delis have pretty shitty non-meat options so I'm pretty sad to see Darwins go.
reveazure OP t1_iy5295u wrote
I think we may disagree on what constitutes a “good” sandwich. I guess you like American style subs which is fine. Darwin is more cafe sandwiches.
Eagle7924 t1_iy5ixwn wrote
And they were underseasoned and bad....on significantly bad bread. But to each their own - that's the beauty of living here :)
dyslexicbunny t1_iy5jf2b wrote
Man don't tell everyone.
albertogonzalex t1_iy52nt6 wrote
This is the wrong take. Their space and service sucked. The only redeeming quality of Darwin's was the quality of the sandos.
Moomoomoo1 t1_iy5edlw wrote
I mainly didn't like it because people would camp out on their laptops all day and it was always impossible to get a table.
Gildedcarafes t1_iy66ikz wrote
Can confirm! Plus they’re super nice! Hog of a Sammy for $12
f0rtytw0 t1_iy6q8de wrote
Wait, its open? Every time I go by it is closed.
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