Lunch on Main

I have not been impressed with lunch on main. The first time i went, i did the half sandwich and soup (with drink came to $8). The tomato basil soup was a little too chunky for my taste, but the sandwich is where i had the biggest issue. The bread was rough and tasted stale. There also wasnt much flavor to the sandwich. Thinking it could have been a fluke, i tried lunch on main again a few weeks later, without better results. I tried the buffalo chicken mac and cheese, which was ok. A little spicy, and the chicken is lunch meat chicken, not pieces of chicken breast. I tried a different sandwich and the bread still was rough and tasted stale. Will stick with Fred and Garis for soup and sandwiches.

My god, do you have any idea how much I love a good sandwich? So damn much! Sandwiches may be the most perfect creation in all of the world through all of time. Bread, meats, vegetables: the perfect harmony of all things that are good.

One of my favorite things to do is wander into a random, unknown sandwich shop and buy a sandwich. I was off to a Yelp event and I needed to bring food, and there was Lunch on Main - so off I went.

This place is homey right from the start. It's actually hard to see in, which makes you a little nervous (or maybe it just makes me a little nervous), but it's well lit once you walk through the doors. The shop is one long rectangular room with chairs and tables leading up to the sandwich counter.

Lunch on Main does both sandwiches and gourmet hot dogs. They have all their items written on chalk boards on the wall or you can grab a menu when you get to the front.

I love the choices they have here - tons of different meat and topping combinations. Seriously, their sandwiches feel original and all look delicious. I actually had a hard time choosing and had to ask the staff for their recommendation.

The staff, by the way, consisted of the owner and one worker (at least when I was there). Both were incredibly friendly and were easy to talk to, not just about the space but about Cincinnati too. I had a great conversation while waiting for my sandwich to be made (which, by the way, was a roast beef with spicy sauce. And it was awesome!)

Only two issues with the place: One, the price. My sandwich was about $7, which would have been fine but it came without chips and a soda - those were $2 extra. It just felt a little high to be paying $10 with tax for a sandwich, coke and sun chips. The other is that they're only open until 3pm and sometimes I like a delicious sandwich for dinner! Call me crazy, but I do.

I will be back to try this place again. Those delicious sandwich combos are just too good not to!

As far as sandwich/soups/hot dogs for lunch in central business district goes, this place is the best. Yes, better than the 'Glades, Servatii, Pot Belly, and even Wicked 'Wich. I've never had a bad sandwich, I've never had a bad hot dog, honestly, I've never had a bad meal here. The price is pretty standard for lunch in downtown. In my book, the hot dogs and the Buckeye Brownie are definitely the things to get here. The quality of ingredients isn't what makes this place great, it's the way Adam puts them together is what makes this place great. He is always imaginative with his food and what he puts together is simply great. LOM is definitely one of my favorite gotos for lunch.