As I continue to slowly get through the large list of review drafts I wrote when I was in Portugal,…read moreat this point, a bit over 3 months ago, in no particular order... this was one of two places that ended up on my list of places I had to try a famous bifana sandwich when I was in Lisbon, the other being As Bifanas do Afonso, a review draft I also need to finish. So, the *vibe* of this place, I'd call... packed and frenetic. Inside, it's cramped, load and chaotic, which I personally liked less (outside seemed calmer, other than the fact that it kept raining off and on.) It wasn't immediately clear how to get a seat (answer: you can just take one if you see one that's free). It was unclear initially, too, how you were supposed to order (a waiter will see you eventually, maybe, but you can also just give your order to the bar). Was also unclear initially how I was supposed to pay when I was done (see above.) But at least there *were* seats and an inside, unlike at As Bifanas the day before, where it was also raining...
For all of that, though, I'd 100% come back here again if I were in Lisbon, assuming the quality hadn't gone down or the prices way up, of course. As of now about 3 months ago, it was a great sandwich (I thought a little better than the other bifana I had the day earlier, though they were both great.) Great bread, great meat, great cheese, and also great condiments, which, like at As Bifanas, were self-serve, so you could put a whole bunch on if you wanted, which you do. I also had a bowl of an extremely good vegetable soup with it, and paired it with another local drink I finally got the chance to try here, a weird combo that works surprisingly well, beer mixed with vermouth. All for 7.50 euros. Just wish I'd been hungrier!
I still wouldn't wait in line for an hour, though. Very things I would do that for. Good thing I only had to wait like 5 minutes. :p