“The first time I bought that sandwich I was like, ‘Are you serious?” one Upper East Sider sniffed.
on the Upper East Side now costs $31.57 — $29 plus tax — and Gothamites are experiencing intense sticker shock over the cost of what was once a working-class staple.“$29 Ham and Cheese sandwich”“The first time I bought that sandwich I was like, ‘Are you serious?” an Upper East Side psychologist who lives in the neighborhood, told The Post, declining to give her name.
The luxury lunch item is actually two sandwiches made from ham, gruyere cheese, mustard and four slices of seven-grain “health loaf.” But even then, it’s fairly small. They also noted that there was a full soup and salad meal deal with a drink for $18 at a Panera nearby.“Some people complain, but a lot of people who live around here, they know the prices and they don’t complain because they like it [the food].”The bread was moist, but lacked flavor, perhaps from sitting in the refrigerator for too long. The ham and gruyere were tasty enough, but there was hardly enough meat and cheese.
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