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Sammich
Sammich food cart in Woodstock, Portland, Oregon, 2024
Restaurant information
Established	2013 (2013)
Owner(s)	Melissa "Mel" McMillan
Street address	2137 East Burnside Street
City	Portland
County	Multnomah
State	Oregon
Country	United States
Coordinates	45°31′24″N 122°38′38″W / 45.5232°N 122.6439°W / 45.5232; -122.6439

Sammich is a small chain of restaurants in the U.S. state of Oregon. The business was established in Ashland and has also operated in Lebanon and Portland. The Ashland location is sometimes referred to as Sammich Ashland, and in Portland, the business is sometimes called Sammich PDX and Sammich Portland). Previously, there was a location in Seattle from April 2023 to August 2024. The business has garnered a positive reception and has been featured on the Food Network.

Description

The restaurant chain Sammich operates in Oregon, and previously Seattle, Washington. The 900-square-foot brick and mortar restaurant on East Burnside Street, in the northeast Portland part of the Kerns neighborhood, has a seating capacity of approximately 28 people.

Sandwich varieties include Italian beef, pastrami, and the Timbo, a Chicago-style cheesesteak. Sammich also serves burgers.

History

Sammich was established in Ashland, Oregon in 2013. Chef and owner Melissa "Mel" McMillan opened the brick and mortar restaurant Sammich PDX on December 1, 2017, having previously launched Pastrami Zombie from a food truck in Portland starting in June 2016. When the Burnside Street restaurant opened in late 2017, McMillan also planned to open an outpost at 50th and Division in southeast Portland.

In 2023, Sammich began operating at The Heist, a food cart pod in southeast Portland's Woodstock neighborhood.

In addition to Ashland and Portland, Sammich has operated in Lebanon, Oregon, and Seattle. The Seattle location operated from a food truck at Project 9 Brewing starting in April 2023, before closing in August 2024.

Alexa Numkena-Anderson is also a chef. Sammich appeared on the Food Network series Triple D Nation: Stuffed Stuff.

Reception

In 2022, Matthew Trueherz of Portland Monthly said Sammich had the city's "finest" Italian beef sandwich. Alex Frane and Janey Wong included Sammich in Eater Portland's 2024 list of the nineteen best sandwich shops in the city. The website's Susanne Robertson included the Ashland location in a list of the city's seventeen "essential" restaurants.

See also

• List of restaurant chains in the United States

References

1. ^ Robertson, Susanne (2019-06-05). "The 17 Essential Restaurants in Ashland, Oregon". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
2. ^ Bamman, Mattie John (2017-12-01). "Sandwich Queen Melissa McMillan Turns on the Lights at Sammich PDX". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
3. "Best Thing I Ate This Week: Italian Beef from Sammich & Treats from the 'Gastro Obscura' Vending Machine". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
4. ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2023-07-07). "Sammich Opens a New Food Cart in Woodstock Friday". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-03-18. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
5. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2023-07-07). "Sammich Opens a New Food Cart in Woodstock Friday". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-03-18. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
6. ^ Cheadle, Harry (2023-04-28). "The Much-Hyped Sammich Sandwich Truck Is Opening Next Week". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
7. "Sammich in Ashland celebrates 8 years open". KOBI-TV NBC5.
8. ^ Hilton, Thom (2022-04-01). "Sammich's Mel McMillan and Alexa Numkena-Anderson on Their Favorite Portland Restaurants". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
9. Russell, Michael (2022-06-07). "Sammich food truck Pastrami Zombie is moving to Lebanon". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
10. Cheadle, Harry (2024-08-27). "Sammich Food Truck Abruptly Pulls Out of Seattle After Just a Year in Business". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
11. "Sammich". Food Network. Archived from the original on 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
12. "Are You Watching 'The Bear' on Hulu? Here's What Portland Chefs Think of the Show". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
13. Frane, Alex (2015-10-22). "The 19 Best Sandwich Shops to Try in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-09-07. Retrieved 2024-10-20.

External links

• Official website

• 2013 establishments in Oregon
• Ashland, Oregon
• Food carts in Portland, Oregon
• Lebanon, Oregon
• Regional restaurant chains in the United States
• Restaurants established in 2013
• Restaurants in Kerns, Portland, Oregon
• Restaurants in Northeast Portland, Oregon
• Restaurants in Seattle
• Restaurants in Woodstock, Portland, Oregon
• Sandwich restaurants in the United States