All Star Sandwich Bar

Inman Square, Cambridge, MA
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How delicious does a sandwich and a beer sound? Great, right? All Star Sandwich Bar takes this simple concept, which for some reason is hard to find in Boston, and fails. The sandwiches are overpriced and they tend to be bland. The Veggie Cuban, at $7 sounds interesting with its grilled veggies and Mango Mojo Mayo dressing, but sadly lacked flavor— we needed to add salt, pepper and condiments to it. The fries are not included with your sandwich and they only offer one huge size at $3.75, which seems strange since they offer 5 different types of fries! The side of Deluxe Macaroni and Cheese is overpriced (although it looks like on their new menu they have brought the price down to $2.00), very small, and has a weird sweetness to it. To be fair, the french fries are fantastic and the Brooklyn Brewery ‘bucket ‘o’ beer’ is tasty. Also, the Deviled eggs for $ 0.99 are pretty good. But, the slogan states, “Home of the Sandwich Hall of Fame” which implies they would serve superior sandwiches —and they simply do not deliver.

We have given the restaurant several chances as it is in our neighborhood, but we have finally given up on it. Each visit has left us feeling ripped off and disappointed! That being said, the one time we enjoyed our meal is when we tried a special Buffalo Tofu sandwich which was pretty decent —why is this not a selection on their permanent menu?

This restaurant has bright and appealing decor, but frankly, it is boring, as far as vegetarian food goes. Maybe the meat sandwiches are incredible? David happened to notice that the acronym is appropriate for the restaurant experience — ASS Bar.