The Goodwich was the best lunch I almost never had. I craved its carefully crafted sandwiches on a daily basis, but its original Downtown location in a small, streetside kiosk was less than convenient. Now, it’s all grown up, operating out of a cozy space on Soho Lofts’ ground floor, and I’m considering a Weekly satellite office Downtown so I can eat lunch at Goodwich on a daily basis.
Behold, breakfast at the Goodwich.
And breakfast, too; the expanded menu includes egg sandwiches like the Classic ($6), with ham, bacon or sausage plus American cheese, or the Fun Guy ($8), with mushrooms and green chile aioli, plus beautifully baked eggs served with perfect toast and various hash-style components. 3 Lil Birds ($10) offers turkey, duck, chicken and root veggies with salsa verde, and the Hot Potato ($7) drenches crispy herbed spuds with New Mexico red chile sauce.
The lunch and dinner menu also goes beyond sandwiches, with fresh, flavorful salads and fun sides. But you’re here for what the Goodwich does better than anybody. Favorites from the sandwich shack are back, including the corned beef Reuben-ish ($10), the smoked cream cheese-augmented patty melt ($8) and the rotating Pig o’ the Week selection. New revelations include the BLTG ($8.50), house-made bacon, tomato, greens, aioli and cheddar-bacon grits; the Sea Smoke ($9.50), with a griddled “patty” of smoked fish, onion jam and creamy remoulade; and the Iowa pork tribute Hawkeye ($8.50).
Going veggie at the Goodwich can also be rewarding, especially since sandwich selections rotate based on quality seasonal ingredients. The falafel on the falafel sandwich ($8) is made with peas and layered with a smoothed-out version of hummus, cucumbers and kale slaw. Later this summer, we’ll all be ordering tomato sandwiches with house-made aioli, smoked sea salt and nothing else, save for the thick slabs of rye the Goodwich magically transforms into toasty brilliance.
Sandwiches seem like the easiest lunch, but great ones are harder to get than we’d like. With the Goodwich’s new home, Las Vegas now has a sandwich central.
The Goodwich 900 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-910-8681. Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday, 8 a.m.-10 p.m.
