The “salame e provolone” sandwich at Il Fornaio’s takeout lunch counter downtown is pretty bad. I was enticed by the menu description: salami, provolone, and mustard. A simple sandwich, maybe on good bread (some of the rustic-looking loaves on display looked OK; I’ve only had their mediocre baguettes). But the salami and provolone are more or less flavorless, piled thick: one layer of salami, one of provolone, another of salami, another of provolone; and the layers stick in your mouth in a really unpleasant way. The sandwich is pre-made (at corporate headquarters?) and served on sliced white bread straight from the fridge, and the mustard is yellow, French’s style.
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