NOW CLOSED...Formerly: When Calliope Cafe decided to bill itself as "a unique sandwich shop," it must have been referring to its interior decoration as well, a sort of "Trading Spaces" meets Willy Wonka. When it comes to the menu, ready yourself from some interesting ingredient twists.
The chicken salad sandwich, a lunchtime staple, finds rebirth as the pineapple chicken salad sandwich. The grilled salmon club has the novel, yet strangely appropriate, addition of hickory bacon. This raises the issue of pork products in sandwiches; it generally comes pulled or in the form of bacon or ham. Rarely do you see tender slices of pork loin as found in the orange BBQ pork loin sandwich. This is a testament to the quality of ingredients used by owner Tim Bruce: Meats and vegetables are fresh, everything else is made from scratch. Perhaps in this fast-food culture of ours, actually waiting for a hand-made sandwich to be prepared is, at least, kind of unique.
Reviewed By: Larry Majewski
