Ike's Love and Sandwiches

Ike's Love & Sandwiches, a 12-year-old chain launched in San Francisco's Castro District in 2007 that now boasts more than 70 locations in California and Arizona, plus one in Reno, opened at the Fashion Show Mall on July 2019. Ike's is known for its signature Dirty Secret Sauce, a garlicky aioli baked into the bread, and another sauce called the Godfather, a mild creamy horseradish and Dijon mayo. Cleverly named sandwiches, such as Name of the Girl I'm Dating and Hella Fat Bastard, cost $9.50 to $12. 

 

Ike's "high-roller menu" includes three very expensive sandwiches. The big boy is the Howard Hughes: a total of two pounds of American wagyu roast beef from Idaho-based Snake River Farms, brisket, prime rib, and duck bacon, all topped with a truffle sauce; it's advertised to feed two, but we're sure three people could fill up on it. The Queen of Hollywood's Royal Cheesesteak is a smaller version of the Hughes and adds mushrooms, while the Bugsy Siegel subtracts some of the expensive meats in favor of salami, ham, and turkey. Both sell for $69.