Brooklyn Hero Shop — Restaurant in New York

Yup. Sam Anderson is spot on. Best. Nashville. Fried. Chicken. Sandwich. In brooklyn. Hey, you gotta have a wee bit of confidence to name your place Brooklyn Hero Shop. It’s either a huge hit or a massive failure worthy of icarus. Call this a hit. Big hit. While I agree on the other posters assessment of the fried chicken sandwich, that’s not my favorite go to. That spot is reserved for an excellent shaved porchetta, broccoli rabe sandwich with hot peppers and melted provolone (and I wasn’t even born in south Philly). Run, don’t walk to get sandwiches here. Next up for us? Pressed Cubano and a righteous Buffalo chicken. The decisions. The decisions. Maybe it’s the bread (as in any great sandwich). And maybe it’s the porchetta (who doesn’t love expertly prepared pork product?). I can’t tell, they are neck and neck. One note, though, the standard sandwich has a pesto on the hero, something that I’m not as much a fan of. It tastes good, but it’s just not where I’d go. But it is still insanely good. Awesome place. Go now.

Had to write an addendum. Just bit into the Cubano. Perfectly done, very authentic. These are some very serious sandwich dudes putting out some great stuff. It’s really hard to have a repertoire that spans Cubano to porchetta/broccoli rabe to Nashville fried and do it all so well. Bravo.

Ordered again now in November. Two sandwiches. Both perfect. Turkey and avocado on a roll. Awesome mix including chopped bacon which adds the perfect salty balance. Chicken cutlet Italian hero. The Calabrian pepper aioli makes the sandwich...

I came here with a friend after roaming around the neighborhood while we waited for our table at Evelina. We walked in and immediately were drawn to the great selection of pantry items they had (sucker for colorful labels as well). I’m not a big cook so it kind of inspired me to want to try some recipes just to incorporate some of the items we saw. After looking around for a bit we walked out and decided we definitely wanted to come by another time to check out the sandwiches, well that some time turned into a few hours later when we got hungry again and wrangled our other friend to come to the shop with us.

While looking at the menu the guy behind the counter was super nice and asked what we were in the mood for, while we looked over the wide selection of sandwiches he gave me a taste of the buttermilk fried chicken in the Korean sauce they had and WOW it was soooo tasty and juicy. I ended up getting the Korean fried chicken sandwich with coleslaw and pickled onions. My friends both got the friend whiting sandwich and they absolutely loved it.

Call us creatures of habits but we ended up going back again the next day to try another sandwich because we were craving it so much! 1 whiting sandwich, 1 shrimp po boy and I got the chicken cutlet with Calabrian chili aioli and wow, someone needs to bottle that chili aioli and sell it!

So happy to have such a nice neighborhood spot (just discovered it but I see they’ve been open since 2021) with such amazing customer service and great sandwiches.

Can’t wait to go back...

I live in the neighborhood, and being Italian myself, was always thoroughly charmed by the vibe of this place. I don’t have the money to eat here regularly, as it’s quite expensive and there are way too many options — but I’ve eaten enough to report that the sandwiches are not that great, and I feel discouraged from trying any more of them out. (The reviews here seem to rave about the Nashville Fried Chicken? Ugh. Fried chicken has this city in a chokehold and I just don’t get it). In terms of the Italian offerings, I have found the ingredients to be flavorless and mushy — the eggplant parm had no crisp or seasoning, the sauce & cheese was bland, and if it weren’t for the hot peppers on the overly-drenched Italian beef I’d have wondered if I lost my sense of taste to COVID. The cold cuts and veg seem like your basic corner deli selections. Meatballs felt microwaved. The bread is likewise super soft and boring. Nothing is served with any polish or care. I never even got around to the sausage & pepper hero which should be the jewel in the crown of any Italian shop. If you like this place then keep going and support them. If you have favorite sandwich suggestions I’ll give it another shot. But everything that is served should be 100%, yeah? I think they would benefit greatly from reducing the menu by at least half to the essentials, and focusing on higher quality ingredients, seasonings and...