Brown Bag Deli Review

Did you forget to pack your lunch? Brown Bag Deli's got you covered. Come and grab your very own lunch bag in this quick eatery, but get there early because there's always a line!

Brown Bag Deli is about sandwich choices. You get to choose your bread, meat, cheese, toppings... you name it, you probably choose it. The place in itself is an experience. You get to check mark your choices on items printed on a brown bag. And yes, just like you did when you were little, you also get to write down your name on the bag so no one else gets it. The idea is that if you're on the run, you can just stuff your sandwich in the bag and go!

Well, that seems like a lot of paper waste right? Who knows? But the food is pretty health nut stuff. They serve wheat bread, baked chips, reduce fat cheese, and such. So, you'd figure in one way or another they might be into recycling too. I did notice their cups are biopolymer containers. Biopolymers are made from plant materials which means it's renewable. They also break down and are good for composting. But enough of this green crapola! It's up to Brown Bag Deli to "choose" whether to recycle or not.

I've been preconditioned to make healthy food decisions for a while now. So I chose:

• Bread: Wheat
• Meat: Egg Salad
• Cheese: Monterey Jack
• Topping: Mayo, Deli Mustard, Lettuce, Tomato.
• Side: Fresh Fruit Cup

OK, so not really healthy stuff with the mayo and the mustard, but healthier than what could have been. But what about the sandwich? I was pleased, very pleased. Everything tasted really fresh and the sandwich portion was pretty big. Very messy to eat, though, or maybe it's just me who's the messy one.

If you choose to go for the combo rather than getting things individually, you'll save about $.50 when you order a drink. I spent a total of about $10.

Brown Bag Deli gets a GULP under my rating system of BURP=delish!, GULP=pretty good, and BARF=yuk. Oh, yeah! Did I mention lots of hotties in here? Doors open at 11 a.m.

Brown Bag Deli
2036 Westheimer
Houston, TX 77098
(713) 807-9191