If you work with me then you know that I bring food from home 90% of the time for lunch. Never take free food for granted especially when its homemade. Bring it on haters, you're just jealous.
Someway, somehow people at work found this little placed called Rebecca's. They started to rave about the sub sammiches and how fresh it was. I later found out that it was ran by Koreans. Rebecca? Rebecca Kim, Lee, Park or maybe an adopted Korean army brat? You know I use to be tight with them Koreans rah? I never met a Korean honey named Rebecca in my life.
Anyhow, the co workers convinced me to leave the GI Joe lunch pale at home and give Rebecca's a shot. This Anglo Saxon looking dude at work by the name of "Freezer Burn" goes to this shop at least once a week ever since he has discovered it. Every week I watch him pig beast through the subs as fast as a Somali pirate scouring away from the navy.
On this day, I would accompany him to Rebecca's and see what the hype is all about myself. We turn on quiet streets that you might find some guys playing soccer on during their breaks because that is how dead the street is. We pulled up into an industrial work area which reminds me a lot of those factories fronts found in the city of Industry. What are these places selling? Computer parts, electronics, porn? Who knows. Out of the random mist sits Rebecca's Cafe with little seatings outside. Perfect, I love 'em hole in the wall joints.
When we first walked in, we saw 3-4 Korean ladies feverishly working non stop. Good thing we phoned in our order because soon after we arrived, there was a mini line forming (noon time). I suggest that if you're going to order more than three subs, you might want to call it in. The process is efficient and swift. Our boy who called in the order for us is a little old so he forgot to order for himself, good job n00b Gooch. Even when we added another order to our food, it didn't take too long for them to make.
I had the meatball and sausage sub. Unlike subway, you don't stand at the counter and start selecting/deselecting your toppings. You need to let them know right off the bat what your preference is. I took a shot, if they're that good then I won't tell them anything except the specific sandwich I want; meaning I'm going to get it however they make it by default.
At first glance, the sub doesn't seem like there isn't much to it. Definitely doesn't look like a foot long (no pun intended). However, by the time you're 75% through it, you'll be gasping for air and dying for a nap. Their trick is that they jam pack your sub with all the lovely ingredients. There was no signs of short changing my sandwich in any way. The marina sauce had a perfect taste. I wonder how the sauce would work on some spaghetti. I added a bag of kettle chips and all that came out to no more than $6-7 bucks total.
I now see why there's always someone at work running off to this place every week. Rebecca's Cafe isn't going to be a weekly thing for me but I definitely will repay them some visits from time to time. Get the word out, this place is legit. read more