Le Sandwich

Growing up in a very Colombian family it was unheard to eat a sandwich as a real meal, in fact sandwiches were reserved for a lazy evening when we didn't want to cook and were not really hungry. We, Colombians, love to eat big meals, especially breakfast and lunch and having an unfortunate looking meat "sandwiched" between some white bread just doesn't cut it, and don't get me started with the famous peanut butter and jelly...

Reason why, even with all the years I have lived in the States, I still can't manage to see my main meal be a sad looking sandwich. If I am making one, I over-think everything from what bread, the cheese, veggies well seasoned, herbs and the meat, only to be scavenging the fridge a couple of hours later.

I was extremely happy to find Vert Kitchen a small, super cute eatery located on west Washington park area.

Vert is the french word for green, a simple and straight-forward way to encase all the believes of the kitchen and chef owner Noah Stephens. Clean, organic, local ingredients beautifully prepared and enjoyed either in or to go. If you decide to stay make sure to enjoy the backyard, filled with potted red-flowered plants, wood windows and plenty of sun.

We ordered a couple of items. The Chicken-curry  sandwich was outstanding, served on a whole wheat bread with avocado, sliced green apples, mixed greens and the chicken was mixed with currants, onions and herbs. Each bite had a fun and different taste and the sweetness from the apples and currants were enlightening and refreshing.
The slow cooked pulled pork barbeque sandwich had a perfectly match of textures, crunchy french baguette with melt in your mouth pork and fresh greens.

The side dishes were just as amazing we had the Quinoa salad and the Roasted tomato soup and couldn't get enough.

Definitely a great place to keep going back to!

By Paula thomas