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About this blog: I am a perpetually hungry twenty-something journalist, born and raised in Menlo Park and currently working at the Palo Alto Weekly as education and youth staff writer. I graduated from USC with a major in Spanish and a minor in jo...
(More)About this blog: I am a perpetually hungry twenty-something journalist, born and raised in Menlo Park and currently working at the Palo Alto Weekly as education and youth staff writer. I graduated from USC with a major in Spanish and a minor in journalism. Though my first love is journalism, food is a close second. I am constantly on the lookout for new restaurants to try, building an ever-expanding "to eat" list. As a journalist, I'm always trolling news sources and social media websites with an eye for local food news, from restaurant openings and closings to emerging food trends. When I was a teenager growing up in Menlo Park, I always drove up to the city on weekends with the singular purpose of finding a better meal than I could at home. But in the past year or so, the Peninsula's food culture has been totally transformed, with many new restaurants opening and a continuous stream of San Francisco restaurants coming south to open Peninsula outposts. Don't navigate this food boom hungry and alone! Feed me your tips on new chefs and eats and together we'll share them with the broader community.
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Simply Sandwiches shutters in Palo Alto
Uploaded: Mar 12, 2019
Simply Sandwiches, the affordable, pocket-sized sandwich shop off California Avenue in Palo Alto, has closed.
A brief sign appeared in the windows of the 2435 Ash St. stating the business is "no longer in service." The owner could not be reached for comment.
Customers wait in line outside of Simply Sandwiches in 2012. Photo by Veronica Weber.
Sand Hill Property Company owns the building Simply Sandwiches was located in at the corner of California and Ash Street, where the Hotel California is. Matt Larson, director of public affairs for Sand Hill, said the Simply Sandwiches owner informed the company "earlier in February that they intended to leave. The shop closed its doors at the end of last month." The owner had been on a month-to-month lease, Larson said.
The longtime, original owners of the 250-square-foot sandwich shop, Rob and Jeannie Wimmel,
sold the business and retired in 2014. They bought the shop from friends in 1985, when each of the menu's five sandwiches cost $2.25. The current menu offered sandwiches in the $5.99 to $7.99 range.
Rob and Jeannie Wimmell talk with Len Chaban on Feb. 21, 2012. Chaban had been a Simply Sandwiches customer since 1985. Photo by Veronica Weber.
Simply Sandwiches is the third business to close at that building, following
Palo Alto Baking Co. in December and
Cigar House last spring.
A dry cleaner and dog grooming company remain in the building.
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