Michelle’s Brown Bag Cafe
City Center Bldg,1819 Main St, Sarasota, FL, 34236
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Address :
City Center Bldg,1819 Main St
Sarasota, FL, 34236 - Phone (941) 365-5858
- Website https://www.michellesbrownbagcafe.com
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Opening Hours
- Mon :7:00 am - 3:00pm
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : Yes
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch
Bike Parking : Yes
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Quiet
Alcohol : No
Outdoor Seating : Yes
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : No
Waiter Service : No
Caters : Yes
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Becky B.
Yummy sandwiches, nice staff! Love the outdoor seating.
(4)Florida Girl At Last 1.
This is the first time I had anything from this establishment. I was on my way to a haircut and wanted something quick to go. I ordered the Bradenturkey ($7.95) . It was a simple sandwich with Boar's Head turkey (anywhere that serves Boar's Head deli meat is a plus!), bacon, cheddar, baby greens, tomato, cucumber, and pesto aioli on a French baguette. It was a good size sandwich. I will be back. Yummmmm
(4)Frank M.
Great place for lunch! The menu is full of interesting and delicious sandwiches, and there are plenty of soups. This is an ideal location for a quick business lunch or lunch meeting. The staff is friendly and the food is always fresh and specially made. Please make sure to check the location, as Michelle's Brown Bag is now located at 1819 Main St. in the Wells Fargo building.
(4)Tim R.
I had lunch at Brown Bag Cafe Friday - a large, delicious Reuben, Coke and chips for $12. The sandwich was well portioned with pastrami and the rye bread was fresh. A huge pickle accompanied the sandwich. The cafe is inside the Wells Fargo Bank building on the right side of the atrium. The whole place is air conditioned. I ate at a table outside the cafe where I got to see a lovely water sculpture at the center of the atrium. I would probably not go back to The Brown Bag Cafe for lunch because $12 is more than I like to pay for lunch. If $12 is within your budget, you should enjoy this place.
(4)Alissa T.
Ingredients are always fresh and service is always great. I've never had a bad meal at Brown Bag!
(5)JEREMY G.
The absolute best sandwich shop downtown Sarasota. Everything is from scratch and local. The special today was an almost Friday melt, which basically was thanksgiving on a sandwich. Turkey, cheese, stuffing, and cranberry glaze. Best sandwich I have ever had. And they had homemade red potato salad that was also a hit. Great stuff!
(5)Scott C.
Very nice cafe. Outside tables too, a rarity here in south Florida. You place your order at the counter and the sandwich chef makes it for you and calls your name. I ordered the Islander, which is a roast beef with tomato, red onion, mayo and goat cheese. I had it on pumpernickel. It was excellent. Clean place, friendly and top notch food.
(5)Marina D.
Met up here with my great friend for a quick lunch. I've had a ham and cheese panini from the Brown Bag Cafe before and it was delicious. Today, both of us had a special, which was a chicken salad with apples on multigrain bread and it was very tasty! We had it with broccoli slaw and a pickle. Staff at the cafe is absolutely fantastic and a joy to talk to! Our sandwiches were ready pretty quickly. Can't wait to go back and try other items on the menu!
(5)Jeanne J.
Happy to say Michelle's Brown Bag is OPEN, just moved to another location on Main St. We stopped by last week based on the information we got from Yelp and the Osprey location was closed, the old phone number works, the new address is: 1819 Main Street. We re looking forward to having lunch there because he reviews have been great.
(5)Sean D.
I'm here so much and I enjoy the islander and the manatee sandwiches! I just wish they would remember my name. Update 10/7/13 - They remembered!!!
(4)Jacqueline D.
That sammie rocked! I love love love the interesting collection of delightfully inspired sandwiches. There are 3 things that make a sandwich awesome: Good Bread. Good Guts. Good Condiments. These cant just be combined to create your old run of the mill white bread-insert meat- add mayo/ mustard. You got to think out of the box and make each part really count. What counts at the Brown Bag cafe? Baby greens, pumpernickel rye, pesto aioli, dill mayo, boars head products, words like homemade and fresh all over the menu- but it's actually true, not just marketing. With a sandwich shop that feels like mom's kitchen why would go to anywhere else? I can think of a million other things to buy for just $5 that are a foot long and easily more satisfying.
(5)Helen L.
This is a great lunch spot if you want something quick and yummy. They have a variety of soups to choose from. I like the sausage lentil soup and the mushroom brie soup. My favorite sandwich is the Islander. I love that they use Boar's Head deli meats.
(5)Mike M.
Food today was kinda average, have been here before and it was 4 stars, but today it was 2.5 stars, the guy up front seem annoyed to take my order. Hopefully s employee, and not the owner
(2)Kristi P.
Eh... I feel guilty writing this as I work close by. In fact, I eat there a lot but only for convenience. Sorry Michelle! Here's the skinny: Sandwiches are creative and I think all are a good mix of flavors and textures. I do feel like they could be either a little cheaper, or a little larger to make up for the cost. Most of my coworkers refuse to go because of the cost. $10 a sandwich is kinda a lot to spend. On the bright-side, it comes with sides! Unfortunately, a tiny cup, maybe an ounce or two, of your choice of whatever they have that day. That too could be slightly larger. I can go down the road to Patricks and get a chicken sandwich, mashed potatoes and a side of veggies for the same cost. Plus I'll only eat half of that leaving me with dinner. Back to the sides... The potato salad had blue cheese in it. This is something I have never seen before and well, it took me a bite or two to realize it wasn't that the eggs were rotten in my salad. Yuck. The pasta salad is just ok. My favorite salad is the cucumber salad. They don't always have it but when they do, yum! I adore the homemade pickles that they serve with each sandwich. That's a nice touch. Their panini's are also pretty good but I feel like they could use more dressing. Every one I had was a tad dry. I have only had one salad and it was the Ahi Tuna salad. It was delectable! I was shocked at how great it was. Lucky for them this was my first experience and made me go back a few more times. Overall I think there is a lot of potential here. I would say to try this out and make your own opinion. I will certainly be back out of convenience, and of course there is a lot more to explore on the menu....
(3)H H.
After yet another incredible lunch at Michelle's (it IS called Michelle's Brown Bag Cafe), I just had to sit down and write a stellar review. They have moved into their new location at 1819 Main Street and I couldn't be happier. The space is bright, clean, and lovely goodies greet you on the counter under glass. Then, just gander at that menu board! The bread is fresh, the wraps are soft, the paninis are so yummy and there are so many choices. Homemade tater chips? Heaven. There are sodas, waters and many other drinks to choose from in the standing cooler, that you can choose yourself. You place your order at the counter, they give you a number, and then you can sit in the atrium, or outside, and they will bring your order to you when it is prepared. And last but definitely NOT least...the staff. They are always smiling, friendly and willing to make sure you are very happy with your order. It is honestly refreshing to find everything you could ask for in one dining establishment. If you have not tried Michelle's, you must do yourself a big favor and stop in.
(5)Matthew T.
Michelle's brown bag has opened up in the location vacated by Bella Gente. Much of the interior is the same, although the wine and the tables are rearranged, as well as a few things moved around. By way of disclosure I've been here once and they have been open maybe a week or a week and a half at best at that point. This place has a serious work flow problem. They have put a cold case against the back wall with the cash register, where you are supposed to order. A person takes your order, walks around a table, around another counter (the old esspresso bar) and then hands it to the people making the sandwiches. This creates a lot of work with no real benefit to the customers or to the business. I hope they will quickly see this won't fly. Makes me wonder if people ever "test" their set up when opening a new restaurant or not. Also, the people making the food have a hard time keeping tickets organized. ANd if you are going to call out a persons name when the food is ready, get someone who isn't afraid to speak up so he can be heard. Now the food. The place is set up as a typical sandwitch and salad type cafe. They also have breakfast. Kind of interested in seeing who makes their Bagels as a good Bagel place is sorely needed toward the north end of town or in Bradenton. IN any case, I tried a "Islander" sandwich on a Bagette. It was pretty darn good. But the goat cheese is what made it a good sandwich. The bagette was more like a hoagie roll than a bagette, not the end of the world but something to keep in mind. This might sound harsh, and more like something I would give a two start to but I also realize that I was there the first week they were open so I'll cut some slack. I hope they get things worked out. I'm tired of the sandwiches at main street bar and I'm ready for something in this area. The staff needed more training before they opened. For example, the guy who took my order didn't know to ask me what type of bread I wanted and that he had to write it on the ticket. So I would say give them a good two or three weeks and then give them a try. I'm going to be back and see how they do and try a few other things, but I highly recommend they watch some of Gordon Rammsey's kitchen nightmares (the brit ones on BBC america, not the US version) and stop making the simple mistakes that are going to kill them. Also find a job for the guy standing behind the espresso counter, he looked lost.
(3)Signe K.
Went there twice for breakfast. Twice they put onion (requested no onion) on my bagel. The cook(?) Blanca couldr not care less about her finished product. They had no milk or half and half for coffee, only blueberry or poppyseed bagels, yuk. Onion (ironic?) was the bagel I preferred. I kind of think they aren't getting truck deliveries, which means they are near closing. If they aren't closing, they need to fire Blanca and order properly.
(2)Sara S.
DELICIOUS SANDWICHES....I have been here twice now and enjoyed it both times. I had something like a "Bradenturkey" on multigrain and some ham and brie with mango sandwich on multigrain and both were great. Big sandwiches and you get a small side of either pasta salad or coleslaw and maybe another option. There's a tempting plate of brownies on the counter that are irresistible, moist and rich; a few more chocolate chips in the batter would make it a perfect 10. What I also like about the place aside from the food is the decor. Cute red tables/chairs outside, fresh flowers on every table inside, chalkboard menu, vintage coca cola trays, nice artwork and bright environment. Not bad for catering to the lunch crowd downtown vs. tourists on Main. AND a big thumbs up for being the only restaurant I've seen with a recycling bin next to the trash can. I watched some nearsighted diners have trouble reading the chalkboard menu b/c it's on the back wall, so grab a menu on the way in and read while you're in line if your vision isn't great.
(4)Craig A.
Food adequate, otherwise unremarkable.
(3)Mario V.
Great Sandwiches, Great Salads, Awesome soups and very nice people!! Iv been coming to this place since it opened and the quality is always awesome & consistent...
(5)Nikki K.
This is my new favorite lunch place in Downtown Sarasota. The prices are a little bit more than most quick lunch places, the but food is also of higher quality and ingredients you won't find at lot of sandwich shops, like one of my favorite paninis that has smoked salmon, or another favorite panini that has mango chutney on it. The salads, the soups, the sandwiches...whatever it is, I have found delightful, not to mention the personable staff and quick service. Give Michelle's a try if you haven't already.
(5)Lori R.
I really enjoyed the selection of sandwiches. Not just boring ham and cheese but a pleasant change and ham and Brie with chutney. For anyone who loves a good sandwich I think you will enjoy it!
(4)Lydia L.
I LOVE Michelle's Brown Bag Cafe! Friendly Staff, Relaxing Seating. I forgot what the name of the sandwich is, but it's the lobster roll sandwich! It is amazing! MUST TRY!
(5)M K.
Awesome! Food is perfectly made, tastes great, and is a real addition to downtown SRQ. No table service, but operations seem quick and well-executed now. No issues. Clean. Try their paninis!
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