The Food: Half of an AK's Grinder sandwich, small bag of chips and a large Coca-Cola.
Total: $5.25 (including tax) for the 1/2 sandwich combo.
Place: Sidestreet Deli, 605 E. Grand River Ave.
Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Friday; noon-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Delivery: Can you say free? Call 332-6811 for delivery.
Xtras: No extras, but you can't go wrong with a sandwich/chips/pop deal. Sidestreet also offers a 1/2 sandwich and soup deal for the same price - sans drink.
Our thoughts: Half of a sandwich sounds small, but it's about the size of a 6-inch sub sandwich. The AK's Grinder comes packed with salami, provolone cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion and Italian dressing. It's a yummy lunch or dinner, with more flavor than most of East Lansing's other corporate, er - popular sub and sandwich shops.
We thought "grinder" meant grilled sandwich, but AK's version definitely skipped the oven. Probably would have been a tastier deal if warm, especially as the weather gets chillier. If you're willing to spend a couple bucks more, order the enormous reuben or pastrami classic. This deal went a smidgen over our $5 budget, but it's worth it since the grinder is filling. Grab good ol' Abe, beg your buddy for a quar-tah and order your meal in a bona fide New Juh-zey accent. We don't know why, it just seems right.
Sarah Frank
