A small oven toasts the bread until it is crunchy. Luckily, add-ons ranging from avocado ($1.01) to beer-battered zucchini ($1.91) are available, allowing for a certain degree of customization (even “stuffing” sandwiches with onion rings or fried chicken) and customers can choose between four types of bread (dutch crunch, french, sourdough, whole wheat, and gluten-free). The first place to visit when you walk in is the menu board, which aside from over 30 varieties of sandwiches (less than other of Ike’s Places), only offers vintage-looking cream soda ($2.00) and store-brand potato chips ($1.50). Unfortunately, the limited seating means that Ike’s is not comfortable to be in for extended periods of time. The atmosphere is more cheerful than lair-like, and the crowd of customers give it a chaotic but enthusiastic vibe. Perhaps the only thing quirkier than the menu items’ names is the store’s color scheme, which is bright and colorful, a mixture of colors upon a stainless steel counters and tables. The Steve Jobs ($5.95 for half/$8.98 for whole) is in fact, a vegetarian sandwich featuring breaded eggplant, the Aaron Eckhart ($4.94/$7.97) a chicken with BBQ sauce sandwich, and the Menage a Trois ($5.95/$9.99) a not-at-all-sex-related chicken with honey mustard sauce sandwich (sensing a trend here?). These terms might sound taboo or cannibalistic, but they are merely sandwiches sold by Ike’s Lair, a new shop situated next door to the local Panda Express. This store is one of five Ike’s Lair locations in California and has already attracted throngs of customers.
29, Ike’s Lair of Cupertino held its grand opening after weeks of anticipation from local residents.
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