Open Face Sandwich Eatery

Open Face, 4-2008 Tip Jar, 4-2008

Location

651 South Ave, Rochester, NY 14620 [nearby bus stops]

Hours

Monday - Saturday: 11:00AM to 7:00PM

Phone

585 232 3050

Website

http://OpenFaceSandwichEatery.com

Located in the South Wedge across the street from Lux Lounge and adjacent to Godiva's and Solera, Open Face Sandwich Eatery serves bold flavors and healthy alternatives for lunch and evening dining. OpenFace is the only place in Rochester to get Moxie, Manhattan Special Espresso Coffee Soda, and Sioux City Sarsaparilla. They also serve and sell a variety of teas, including white tea, as loose leaves in fabric sleeves. Coffee and tea refill at no extra cost.

Even more eclectic are a variety of vegetarian and carne sandwiches. OpenFace offers discounts to local scooterheads. Furnished in bright and modern brushed steel under a tin ceiling, OpenFace is a delicacy like few others.

OpenFace celebrated their 3rd year of business at the end of April 2007.

reviewed in City newspaper

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2006-03-20 18:51:36   I was there today. Pretty nice place. $8 for soup+1/2 sandwich. Manhattan Coffee Soda was also pretty cool. Recommend! —GirtsFolkmanis

2006-03-21 14:42:41   They are also involved in NISC, which meets there during the summer. —FarMcKon

2006-06-06 05:40:07   This is my FAVORITE lunch spot in all of Rochester. I cannot get enough of the ginger carrots or the goat cheese sandwich. —ChrisYoung

2006-08-25 12:01:22   Retro done refreshingly and with intention. Design is evident throughout, down to a display for loose-leaf tea. Our meal was well handled - found the owners to be interesting, neat people. Would love for them to succeed (as 'unique' places typically don't). —ChristineLeo

2006-08-25 16:04:49   A nice variety of tasty sandwiches. Fair prices. Cool atmosphere. —AdamDewitz

2006-08-31 13:53:47   This is a nice change from standard sandwich shops. The ginger carrots are awesome and they have a great variety of unusual beverages. Try the brie and pear sandwich. —EllenKelsey

2006-12-27 22:29:02   Great place to have lunch! —SusanAlvarez

2006-12-27 23:16:54   A bit pricey for a sandwich joint, but the incredible food makes it worthwhile. —MaryAnneSchnarkles

2007-03-17 15:47:32   Went today for the first time, you can really drive by it a few times if you don't know where it was. Even the owners of Cheesy Eddies which is about a block away were not sure where it was. Anyway, the food is really unique and very good for a sandwich shop. It is cool that you can get two halves of two different kinds of sandwiches for about $8. Yes it will cost you 2x Subway but well worth it if you like good tasting fresh food. —PeteWaack

2007-04-30 03:29:32   Can be a bit pricey for sandwiches, but the food is fresh and beautifully prepared. The staff are really nice. They're also dog friendly! —MariahBetz

2007-05-19 13:29:11   I love this place!!! They used to have a goat cheese, 'natural' peanut butter, and fresh rosemary sammy on a baguette- to die for!! Thi inspired maybe? The cookie 'splits', moxi, and black bean sammies are also well worth running home to tell mom about!!
Keep up the good work guys!! —JennaCarson

2007-05-19 22:08:11   According to their website, the rosemary garlic peanut butter with goat cheese and french fried garlic baguette sandwich has returned. I had the soft brie with apricot preserve and sliced pear. It was awesome! —AdamDewitz

2007-05-24 10:23:50   Pricey but good, I had the Peppered Turkey /w Horseradish mustard and it had a big kick to it. I got the ginger carrots as my side because of the reviews it got (I'm not much of a cooked carrots fan) and I actually liked it. While my meal was probably worth the price, my wife had a type of flat bread style sandwhich and seemed a bit small for the price. Expect to pay $10 for a combo (sandwich, side & drink) and more if you add on to this. I would go here again. Seating inside is very small but on nice days there is much more seating outside. Wednesday is scooter day and there is a decent size crowd that sits outside on that day. —TravisOwens

2007-06-19 17:46:00   I was really impressed with this shop. The people working there were friendly, and helped walk me through their menu. They answered my questions patiently, and I ordered the toasted olive sandwich, which I probably wouldn't have selected on my own. It tasted great, and I loved the ginger carrots side dish. The design of the dining space looks great too. Oh, and there's a really good selection of beverages. The only negative is that just passing by the place, the fact that it's a sandwich shop doesn't really pop out at you. I'd walked past this storefront a dozen times thinking it was a trendy consignment shop or something. —CedrickStanton

2007-06-24 12:21:43   The sandwiches here are quite tasty; it's a refreshing change of pace from other sandwich places I've been too (sorry Dibella's, for me I think you've
met your match). Their chickpea sandwich was delicious, along with their
ginger carrots; as well as their pear, brie and apricot sammie. Totally dig
their Moxie memorabilia. —CatherineConnolly

2007-07-14 08:23:54   Good food. About 8 dollars for a sandwich, many unique ingredients and combinations used. Recommended. —CharlieBeltram

2007-10-07 20:22:22   Jared, Drew & The Open Face Crew are great!! Very nice people and amazing food. I have been more than a dozen times and not once was I dissapointed!! Thanks Guys!! —MichaelWells

2007-10-18 14:09:36   I eat here at least twice a week. Granted, I work right across the street, but still. It's that good. I've tried every single sandwich on the menu. My favorites are the genoa salami, goat cheese, and the beer battered beef on an onion roll (it's a special). —MarcVera

2007-10-18 16:08:18   I have never been but these guys used to live next door to me years ago. I can't vouch for their food but knowing them, I would expect they put out a good product and treat their customers well. —BadFish

2007-11-08 13:21:36   I've only been twice but both times were great. Probably the best sandwiches I've ever had. I love the tea selection too. —GeorgeBluth

2007-11-08 14:30:51   Some of the best sandwiches in Rochester and a really great place. I would recommend to the owners that they create better signage so people can notice the place, but once you do you will def be back! —SteveVogt

2007-11-16 14:55:05   Had the cheese sandwich. The fried onions were a nice touch, but next time I'll get either carrots or a salad side. The bagel or baugette chips (I could not tell which) seemed a bit redundant with a sandwich.

All in all, was quite impressed. —MrPhil

2008-01-11 06:26:30   we've used them twice for work lunches.... the first time everyone raved but i thought my selection was ho hum.... the 2nd time i loved my stuff... and we treated ourselves to the cookie splits...mmmmmmm..... —JcPop

2008-01-11 14:48:21   i am madly in love with open face. the food is delicious and the staff is wicked fun. —StephChows

2008-04-28 23:44:15   Open face never disappoints! Fabulous interiors and colors, glorious food. Will kill for their cookies and coffee. —SmitaRao

2008-04-29 01:12:23   this is definitely one of the best local places to go for lunch. the food is good, the prices arent bad, and the atmosphere is, dare i say it, adorably hip. just one warning - unless you know what youre getting yourself into, be careful when trying moxie. it's a wee bit different than most colas. —TonyFolenta

2008-04-29 20:25:40   I'm not impressed with the service. Sandwich takes a long time to materialize. —ThomasPawlik

2008-08-24 00:47:19   Amazing!!! Everone is so great and so friendly, not to mention anything you order on the menu is made fresh. It's all delicious. They have an abundance of vegetarian choices too! —SuMak