Ike's Love & Sandwiches — Restaurant in San Diego

Well Ike, I have to tell you. I got love and a sandwich. Let me explain... I was leaving the local grocery store. It was a warm spring midday. The breeze was gently blowing over my bald head, and the sky was blue and empty like my tummy. I dropped my purchase in my "squirrel in a wheel" powered car and looked up and saw your sign. Ike's love and sandwiches. My tummy growled and rumbled. I knew what I had to do to calm it down. I walked to your little corner shop and stepped inside. First, let me say my eyes were met with a cacophony of color. My ears were tickled with the music of another time, and my nose... oh yes... was filled with fragrances of grilled meats from a thousand lands, fresh scent of breads from a mother's loving heart and hands. I knew i had come to the right place to sate the yearning of my grumpy tummy. I step to the counter. I was met by the cheeriest young gentleman. I looked up at the menu. There are so many choices!!! I was overwhelmed. The room began to spin, but young gentleman said: let me help you. I was grounded again. He began to describe choices of sandwiches and bread types, savory meats, and delicate cheeses. Also, fresh veggies and other flavorful toppings were mentioned. I couldn't choose it was all so... delicious and mesmerizing. And young gentleman said: let me suggest my favorite sandwich. Madison Bumgarner. A hot steak sandwich, with Ike's BBQ sauce, a light touch of habanero, pepper jack, American cheese and something called "dirty sauce" ( I didn't ask why?) It was a food award winning sandwich. I said: Yes! Yes, young gentleman, that one please with a side of chips and a soda. We laughed. I paid. A few moments later, my name was called, and my lovingly wrapped sandwich was handed over to me with a kind smile. I sat at a table and gently peeled back the wrap and revealed my warm Madison Bumgarner. It smelled so fresh and flavorful. After a grateful prayer of thanks, I raised the sandwich and took a bite. The flavor was amazing, so many layers of deliciousness... I lifted my eyes and met the eyes of Young Gentleman. He smiled and gently nodded at me and gave a thumbs up. I nodded back, and with a deep sigh of satisfaction, I bit into the soft warm bread of my Madison Bumgarner sandwich. It was amazing... LoL go the sandwiches are great there is something for everyone. And say hello to...

A group of us went here for lunch and had a mediocre experience. First of all, the layout of the shop is ridiculous, as there’s no clear path for a line. It’s an easy fix if they wanted to do so.

My sandwich was delicious, and such was the response from others. Should be considering they’re so darn expensive $15/ea.

Others did not have the same experience. One didn’t get much avocado, which can be a common experience. Mostly of note was a friend who asked for light mustard but got a heavy handed helping. She tried to scrape it off, but she couldn’t eat it. Though she didn’t want to say anything, she was encouraged by a friend to ask for them to make it right. They said she’d have to deal with it or throw away because they don’t remake sandwiches if there’s a mistake. What!!? I feel like I’m taking crazy pills! 😆

Most disgusting was the bathroom, 🤮 which wasn’t just dirty from a single use. It hadn’t been cleaned in a month, judging by the gross ring in the bowl. When this was brought to the manager’s attention, she said sorry, they didn’t have time to clean. I mentioned it looked like it hasn’t been cleaned in a long time, then she said they’d look into it when they had time.

Considering they’re all about love, perhaps they should some of that back into the care of the space & (most importantly) the customers.

We will...

Our family absolutely loves Ike's, just not this location. Very rude staff that needs a bit more training with customer service and time management. There was one long time employee (possibly management position) and 3 or 4 new trainees during lunch hour that had no idea what they were doing. Few people dining in (we were a party of 3), few on their lunch break from work (which I felt the worst for as I'm assuming weren't going to have enough to eat after waiting 40+ minutes for 1 sandwich), and couple of mobile orders. We (my husband, our son & myself) ordered 3 sandwiches total and waited close to 50 minutes to get them. My son ordered a kids turkey w/lettuce & dirty sauce only on Dutch bread. His sandwich came out and had melted cheese and maybe 1 piece of turkey on it. I returned upto the counter and let them know and was told they would fix it. 20 minutes had gone by and still no sandwich (my husband & I waited to start eating until our son had his food as well). So my husband approached the counter and asked about it and was told there were about 8 sandwiches at least before he could get to our sons. Now we're in over an hour and once we were able to eat as a family, my sandwich was completely soggy and cold. We will never return to...