Backfill · 2024
#130 of 363Bodega Sandwich Counter
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Personal photo of a bodega deli counter with a flat griddle behind glass, a handwritten menu board on the wall above, fluorescent lighting, and a stack of foil-wrapped sandwiches on the counter.
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The deli counter at the bodega on my corner makes chopped cheese sandwiches on a flat griddle while you wait. The whole transaction takes 4 minutes. I want to eat there every day. A handwritten menu sits on a whiteboard above the register. Prices haven't changed since I moved in, and the guy working the grill remembers my order. Good food doesn't require a concept.