Portland’s Sandwich Company

I really miss their bagel with turkey and cream cheese. Also they do not stock the plaid by my work as much anymore at (50^th and division). Theres always only one sandwich now and it’s never the bagel. I use to eat one of these everyday because they were easy on my stomach (ulcers) but I don’t know what’s going on now or why they don’t have them anymore. Seriously please bring these back an stock the plaid better.

Never heard of it, have ya? PSC makes sandwiches for gas stations, mini marts, vending, and offices. There’s usually a company or two like this in every city, they compete with national brands of the same ilk like «Deli Express.»
I’ve written about ‘gas station sandwiches’ on an occasion or two. That’s my phrase for them, it’s not a trade label.
I generally stay away from the «salad varieties» (tuna, egg), but the meat and cheese ones seem harmless. Pretty much my favorite is Deli Express’ muffaletta. They take a little poetic license with the original recipe, but I like it just the same.
Today I was perusing the cooler at my favorite Chinatown mini mart, and spotted Portland Sandwich Company’s version of a «Reuben.’ $ 3.49.
I took it back to the office and dissected it. The label lists 64 separate ingredients that make up the corned beef, swiss, bread, and thousand island dressing (which I scrapped off). Two of the more interesting ones were «saurekraut» (sic), and «raisin juice.» Hmmmm.
Anyway, it wasn’t so bad. The bread wasn’t soggy from the kraut, which I anticipated, and the meat was passable, much more so than the press/​chopped/​form ham or turkey one usually gets.
The food carts of Portland are great, but remember there are other small businesses in the food arena too. If you get a chance, support the Portland Sandwich Company.