Hands down, Mustard Cafe in Orange makes the best sandwiches I’ve ever had. I’ve never been one to turn a sandwich down, since to me they are the quintessential meal to ever have been created. Bread, veggies, sauce, and meat; how much better can things get? It is because of places like Mustard Cafe that I started writing reviews. Businesses that make exceptional food deserve to be recognized and praised from the top of the highest roofs in Orange County. But there is one slight flaw with Mustard Cafe… The price. Granted Mustard Café makes premium sandwiches, and I expect to pay slightly more for them but spending $13 for a sandwich, bag of chips and a 20oz Diet Coke for lunch is usually outside of most people’s minds of reasonable. I hadn’t been to Mustard Cafe for a quite some time and after walking by it a couple times last Sunday while at the International Street Fair I decided to revisit one of my all time favorite sandwich shops.
On the ducat for my eating pleasure was the absolutely greatest sandwich created by man, the Reuben! I have traveled far and wide to locate the most salivating versions of my most coveted sandwiches and Mustard Cafe is tops on my list. The Mustard Cafe Reuben ($8.75) isn’t just a sandwich, it is listed as one of their Mustard Signatures, and this is because they are aware of how amazing it is. As explained on their menu as,”corned beef, on the griddle with fresh sauerkraut, swiss cheese and our house Reuben sauce, served on toasted rye”.
Everything meshes together like a perfect song from my favorite music group Jimmy Eat World. The griddle cooked corned beef’s edges get a slight crunch to them, along with a slight toast to the edges of cheese. The bread is toasted on the inside and left bare on the outside, with just the right crunch to the crust. Oh and the Reuben sauce is delectable. I can’t find enough adjectives to explain how much I love this sandwich, that’s why I include pictures! Along with my sandwich I got a bag of Hawaiian Kettle Style BBQ chips ($1.45), which are sweet with just a slight spice to them, and a 20oz, drink ($1.85). This brought my total bill to $12.05 before tax. I guess I just wish they could make a meal like this for under $10.
In addition to the Reuben, Mustard Cafe has a wide assortment of other sandwiches for those that aren’t fond of corned beef, everything from build a sandwich, paninis, and an assortment of 20 signature creations. They are open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They even have some killer looking desserts!
Mustard Cafe is a fast casual restaurant, which means you order your sandwich at the register and they bring it out to you when it’s ready. They have 5 locations throughout Orange County, one in San Jose, and are opening in San Diego soon.
Mustard Cafe is a 5 star establishment, but I’m going to knock them down ½ a star due to the price, it’s hard not to compare them to other sandwich shops when taking into consideration, food quality, taste, price, etc.
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Mustard Cafe
714-288-1404
190 S Glassell Street, Suite B
Orange, CA 92866
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