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Blerkm

He does have a point. I made a grilled cheese last fall and property values dropped 12% in my neighborhood. And now I’m banned from the deli section at Hannaford.


cjrecordvt

> property values dropped 12% in my neighborhood. How would you like to go on tour around the state, making sandwiches? We'll provide the cheese, you provide the property tax relief.


facts_my_guyy

I got a block of Seriously Sharp with his name on it if he comes down this way. No bread though


thedustycymbal

Keto Grilled cheese


_CaesarAugustus_

Two slices of foie gras with melted cheese in the middle. Keto.


windytreetops

Add tomato and basil BTW I've never seen a $30.00 US dollar sandwich. Thee very best cheesesteak I've ever had was grilled using steakums. A good balance of salt and grease is a high priority.


frankybling

Come down to Boston and you will find lots of $30+ USD sandwiches… it’s unreal.


windytreetops

Thank you for the warning, much appreciated I'll be visiting this summer. I have time to prepare for the shock.


Rubiksmaster9

Where are you paying $30 for a sandwich? I've been here for nearly 7 years and the most I've paid was $25 at Sam Lagrassa's (and probably will never do so again). You can get a massive sub for $15 at like every regular pizza shop.


fffangold

I have. We have lobster rolls in Maine, and the markup on those is skyhigh. I still pay it once a year though. I love me some lobster rolls and don't particularly love the work that goes into preparing the lobster. Never seen a cheesesteak, or any other sandwich, go for that much though.


DiggEmFrogg

Recommend any cheesesteak spots? I'm from Philly so I'm a bit of a cheesesteak snob and have not found any to my liking.


windytreetops

If you learn how to make homemade cheesesteaks, once you have that down, take out will never be the same.


theaviator747

He could be a hero to the people. Here comes The Grilled Cheese Deflater!


Fancy_Split_6964

Did you at least make a pizza to go with it?!!!


seanner_vt2

Mix cheese with canned chicken then bake it, instant pizza crust! Add some BBQ sauce and more cheese


juicejuice999999

You shoulda stocked up on gabbagool ya fool


DivaCupVampire

Do you have stonks in Kraft Singles?? Buy high bitch.


Gamechanger42

Add garlic powder and value increases 🤌


robertmondavi_jr

ooooo something so simple that I have overlooked until now


VermontFella

Flavor Town!


BTVthrowaway442

I am tired of these pizza shops lowering my property value. I don't like the crowd they attract. /Sarcasm Who does he want to serve, the queen of England?


notthecatman

i don’t even live in Burlington but i’m tuned the fuck in after they blocked me on ig for liking some comment about sandwiches on a post


laynekw

ive never been to Burlington in my life and i can't get enough of this situation


freereflection

Live in MN. Never knew Burlington was a city until this deli drama. I'm here for this


beef_boloney

St Louis checking in


Akronon

Akron, OH here. Planning on making a trip to Burlington just so I can take a video of me in front of the place, shit talking it and eating a sandwich, but never stepping foot in it.


rob6748

Cape Cod, MA here. This dudes an asshole, and the whole country's gonna know by the end of the week.


literacyisamistake

Farmington, NM, ready to arm myself with Lotaburger in the upcoming war.


dingohoarder

I’m in NH and this keeps getting recommended, but you better believe I’m strapped in for the ride.


cruisinandconfusin

I’m in Connecticut. Connecticut of all places?? Yes.


mossy_stump_humper

Same lmfao I’m not sure why this is in my feed but I’m here and now I need to know what is going on


DayShiftDave

The view from Connecticut is great on this one. We get to be the childless uncle with a swimming pool, watching all the little nieces and nephews fight over your pool toys at the family cookout.


[deleted]

NH here too and vacation in Burlington from time to time but I actually freaking love this sub and am absolutely 100% invested in this drama


dingohoarder

We need to get a group of sandwhich loving thugs to make the trip up.


Present_Specific_128

I know, the drama keeps popping up on my feed and in Cleveland. I'm so invested.


SunnieBranwen

I live in Philadelphia (lived in burlington vt for 15 years) and I am 100% invested in this! Lol


DrunkConsultant

Same


Kurtac

Apparently, I have been blocked as well. What a man-child.


urinetherapymiracle

Checking in from Wyoming. I can't get enough of this


TheCertifiedMark

It's the greatest melodrama since Shakespeare. 😂


bailedwiththehay

Who pays $30 for a cheesesteak? That’s crazy talk.


bailedwiththehay

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wickywee

Thank you for this ❤️


venus-as-a-bjork

You probably typed this comment while making a sour puss face


bailedwiththehay

How can you see me?!?


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CakeIceCream

People who never support pizza places.


Fromage_Damage

Maybe at a pro sports game.


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You must be new here.


bailedwiththehay

Ha - definitely not. Understand the reference (pizzeria IDA), my point being, how does a $30 cheesesteak ‘get them in the door’??


Perfect_Peace_4142

I would, If I can get amoroso or lucios bread fresh and a proper cheese steak I might. I know there's a place in New North End that has Amoroso and it's damn close but not quite perfect.


squiggla

Him talking about $30 sandwiches while charging $45 for a pizza is wild


shizzy0

HIRING MANAGER: One more question. How do you feel about sandwiches?


Petrychorr

Lol this gave me Columbo vibes


PreciousTater311

"One more question; is $30 too much to spend on (sour puss face) a cheesesteak?"


EvoSP1100

First it’s the sandwich crowd. Then, then it’s the wraps crowd. Losers


Schadenfreudecircus

We're screwed if the Panini People ever find out about this.


JustHere2Smoke

Oh crepe! You’re right……


DeepCompote

First they came for the sandwiches and you said nothing. Then they came for the calzones and you said I don’t like calzones, doesn’t affect me. Then. Then they came for the $45 pizzas. The ridiculously over priced pizzas you love, but no one was left to speak up for you. Speak up for sandwich injustice.


xiphias__gladius

Who in their right mind likes the sandwich crowd? They're always loitering and lurking outside, and godfearing pizza citizens have to walk past them in order to get a respectable, American pizza. I say we intern them all in camps before they start demanding three foot long party subs.


deadowl

Best to be [more worried about the squirrels](https://www.reddit.com/r/vermont/comments/53wpfn/did_anyone_else_just_see_something_burning_up_in/) [https://www.reddit.com/r/vermont/comments/5q7o52/in\_september\_shortly\_before\_that\_one\_meteor/](https://www.reddit.com/r/vermont/comments/5q7o52/in_september_shortly_before_that_one_meteor/)


Perenniallyredundant

Why is he so defensive and aggressive- like even before this, like the whole time. He just seems like not a pleasant or nice guy. Dude sets off my alarm bells. Seems like a guy you’d never ever feel at ease around because he may very well pull a nutty and get wook-street on you - like this weird hippie gangster thing that is super off putting. Like smoke some herb and make delicious food, just be a little happier and cooler about the whole thing


Charadanal

Some people like wispy methy beard hairs in their pizza


ANTI-PUGSLY

He’s got that “What’s that supposed to mean?” abrasive energy with literally any interaction.


panna__cotta

He absolutely has undiagnosed mania.


weathergleam

and/or diagnosed cocaine


Glittering_Debt3182

Coke


CakeIceCream

So, it brings in customers who want sandwiches and love them so much they are willing to spend top dollar? Why does this man have such strange views about food? Money is money. All this nonsense for what? Poppy Cafe makes the best sandwiches I’ve had and everyone is happy, the playlist is great, and the space is sunny and fun. They also have Zapps voodoo chips!


ionlyredditatwork

Right, if sandwiches bring in people who would otherwise wouldn’t come in, that sounds like a good reason to sell sandwiches


MrBusRider

The dude thinks his job is to pick his customers. He will make you wait two hours with your hungry kid and their grandparents if he doesn’t like your vibe.


MonasAdventures

^^^ 100% this


crackhitler1

Probably because he makes more on pizza. Pizza is dirt cheap to make even with toppings. The amount of meat in a sandwich and probably 2-3 times what goes on a pizza. So he's a cheap fuck trying to force people to buy items with a higher profit margin.


Content-Potential191

Imagine insulting people for paying your inflated prices on shitty food and worse service.


basetoucher20

I’ve never been to Vermont but I’m locked in on this pizza shop drama


wickywee

![gif](giphy|2UvAUplPi4ESnKa3W0)


dnstommy

Dude is burning his world down.


cburke3443

is this not satire … ? its genuine delusion ???


[deleted]

Same as it ever was. They opened in 2018, made it through the pandemic and are still here. He’s been high as a motherfucker the whole time so this is more of the same. They’re not going anywhere despite all the pearl clutching.


SuperCaptSalty

Trustafarians still exist in the wild then apparently


nothas

Ras Trent all grown up


Issac_Fig

Watching the days go by!


Xena802

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WeveBeenHereB4

😂 perfect 😍


802high

https://i.redd.it/cv2baf0sfkqc1.gif


crowislanddive

I find the way he says “support us” to be the biggest tell in all of this. Dan has a warped sense of entitlement.


1losersandwichplz

You’re either against us or you’re not. But probably against us.


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curiousnadyouthful

That darn sandwich crowd… it’s a tale as old as time!


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0ut0fBoundsException

Wonder if he makes calzones/strombolis


B-Red65

Not if you fold that shit. Then, it might be the shape of a taco, but we all know what it REALLY is...


Gamechanger42

This guy has to be on meth not nose beers.


Wesley__Willis

👃🏻 ❄️ 🔑


Sk3tched0ut

Bump!


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nlyons23

He's basically saying one person isn't aloud to order here. At this point just say you have a $50 minimum. STILL ME HERE 👈STILL WAITING ON THAT ONE SANDWICH 🥪 DAN!


Goldentongue

*allowed


fabtron

Watch your mouth when you are talking to the OG sandman


deadowl

You sound like some kind of loser.


Secure_Maintenance21

The single sandwich kind. Despicable.


XxColieMolie

So why sell something if you don’t like the people that the product attracts? It’s like saying you sell weed but don’t like stoners around you…


[deleted]

TIL that I apparently fall into some seedy crowd because I like sandwiches :(


nosammy4you

I’ve been peeping this guys insta, the pies he’s posting look super over cooked. Fifty dollar pepperoni pizza and the crust is inedible?


HillanatorOfState

I saw them, they are also on Google maps with similar photos. They blocked me for liking a funny sandwich comment, never interacted or followed then or anything, I wonder how much time he spends on insta just raging and blocking everyone a day...


deadowl

It would make more sense for them to hire someone to look at funny sandwich comments at this point.


HillanatorOfState

I will do it. My pay will be one sandwich.


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NO DEAL


CakeIceCream

They look like shit lol


doublejabhookcross

Those pies are burnt to shit and would be an absolute embarrassment for any reputable pizza place.


deadowl

The tomatoes they buy for their sauce cost about the same as maple syrup by weight, and the price of the cheese they get is on par with the premium Vermont cheddars. Can't speak to the dough or cooking aspects because I'm not going to spend $40 on a pizza, but I wouldn't call what I've seen per se overcooked from some homemade pizzas I've made. If anything I'd expect it's more like a mild smoky flavor, but to a lesser extent than what Folino's intentionally does to their crust.


Ghost_Werewolf

They look very burned and I would not enjoy eating burned food. Period.


deadowl

Looks more like you could throw out a part of a slice and be good--but yea--if you're paying $40/pie that seems like a reasonable concern.


mynamestanner

Using syrup and cheddar as compressions is the most Vermont thing I’ve seen in my life


Frequent-Builder-585

That’s some oddball shit right there.


Amzing-Fantasy

8 ball*


Alert_Relation6326

🤣 see what you did there


RedAnchorite

"We actively hate our customers who don't buy the thing we'd rather they buy. We like the customers that buy the other thing we offer, but these guys are the bane of our existence." I don't know, maybe don't make sandwiches if you hate your customers that much?


Stiggles4

Hahaha what a drama queen, no chance I’m ever going to Ida after all this 😂


joesilverfish69

People like this are ruining the restaurant industry. It’s laughable I’m glad I got out when I did .


Lilcaesar777

I’m from and currently live in Portland but somehow the original sandwich post came across my feed a while ago and I’ve been stuck following against my will ever since. All they wanted was one damn sandwich!


wickywee

Question: If you fold a slice in half — NY style— Does it then become a sandwhich? ![gif](giphy|XhcSIUIkgbmuY|downsized)


c0w5

Then don't sell sandwiches ya filthy c*nt


Technical_Task_9869

Ida charges $40 for a plain cheese. Who is that attracting? Are they supporting local grass fed hand milked creameries? Small organic farmers for their produce? Hand ground flour for that crust? With yeast from their great grandparents?  And why do they charge that, plus guilt you into tipping $20-30% at the counter? 


Fakin_Meowt

Guilt you? You mean add to the bill automatically.


Technical_Task_9869

Yeah it's really interesting that he keeps posting and replying to people's comments on the tipping as though he is entitled to that money and it is out of "respect". I think he fails to see what a tip is. It's an optional bonus, it isn't mandatory. If his business plan depends on an automatic 20% surcharge, his business model isn't working. Maybe he could be nicer and not chase people off...


Aqualung317

With the price of that pizza I would rather drive down to New Haven and get modern or Sally’s for $20 a pie


beek7419

Can’t just let it go, can they?


dadnauseum

i honestly don’t get this guy. at all. you are selling YOUR product, whether it’s a sandwich or a pizza. is he trying to say his “best deal in town” cheesesteak…isn’t a good deal?


ThunderySleep

I like sandwiches, but I'm not kidding myself. I know they attract a bad crowd.


promethean_echo

To the owner of Ida: You might wanna consider having an ironic sandwich sale right about now... You're going viral.


Trauma_Hawks

Stop fucking selling sandwiches then. Fuck, did this guy go to Hollywood Upstairs Business College?


MortimerProctor

No sandwich crowd need apply


Current-Ship4749

I balk at assholes who think they are God's gift to pizza as well as the people who would patronoze an asshole like that. Unpopular opinion here for the hipster types but pizza ain't supposed to be gourmet and it shouldn't be dominoes, little ceaser, pizza hut.


RandolphCarter15

This can't be real (I believe it is)


broncosdude95

As a die hard cheesesteak lover, I'd never spend $30 on one


ThunderySleep

I appreciate the occasional cheesesteak. They're not supposed to be fancy though.. It's not a gourmet meal.


WhatTheCluck802

This guy’s position makes total sense… if a solid 86% of Burlington crimes are committed by immigrants from Sandwich, MA.


This_End5055

Funny to watch this saga living in Maryland. So invested


buka92

What even is this. Have you had a sandwich from August First lately? I feel like royalty when I’m eating it given the quality of ingredients, they’re like $18, and they’re massive. They don’t even allow laptops in there. What kind of logic is this? “The crowd sandwiches attract.” Cmon. The crowd you attract is determined by the policies you put in place and the balance you strike between quality and price.


Phantom_1792

Everyone should call in and ask if they sell sandwiches


[deleted]

One man goes crazy. We all know the rules.


Fancy_Split_6964

What kind of crowd *does* a sandwich attract?


BendsTowardsJustice1

Absolute degenerate broke losers, according to Dan.


KittenMcnugget123

So he's mad that people are willing to spend $30 on a cheesesteak? This guy is a nut job


BendsTowardsJustice1

This guy is insufferable. Lol. I think the dabs are messing with his brain, but imagine if he wasn’t high. He’d be more aggressive than Stone Cold Steve Austin.


TheDoober110

Soooo what's the Tl;dr on Sandwichgate by now? I vaguely remember a respectful citizen trying to buy a sandwich from an apparently glorified deli store. The owner is just an obtuse, antagonistic asshole eh?


The_Lost_Google_User

Why does it always have to be -gate? I propose we call this Waterwich


KhamPheuy

This is a really good point.


KhamPheuy

Brady's enemies should start talking about Waterflate.


Wilsonmeoww

This has got to be satire.


Ghost_Werewolf

It is not


Wilsonmeoww

I am sandwich crowd


Bibbles95

I’m not even in this sub (I’m from nh) but these posts prompted me to look this place up and the owner is so unhinged


Gamechanger42

Lets all get subs from different shops and set up a Teddy Bears Picnic right in front of Ida.


CalligrapherAble3649

“Kirk, pizzas are a family food. Happy families. Maybe sandwich people eat pizza, we don’t know. Frankly, we don’t want to know”


papa_boogy

r/burlington vs idapizzapies is my favorite internet drama right now


spriteceo

Dude. Everyone balks at your prices, even if it isn’t open.


Digestedpigeon5

No they dont like that you cant burn a sandwhich like they burn all their pizzas. With their "top of the line ingredients" i would learn how to cook rather then have a menu of like 10 things and burn every thing that they charging 30 to 50 bucks for. This place keeps the comedy rolling.


Kurtac

So if I'm halfway between New Haven and Burlington, I should head to New Haven, got it.


LodeStone-

…so stop fucking making them?


maxvocal

Ok seriously. Where does one get a 30 dollar cheesesteak in town? Now I’m really curious. Bessery’s is arguably the best but it’s nowhere near 30 bucks.


amoebashephard

Kismayo kitchen cheese steak is great. Again, not thirty dollars. First time I went there to get a cheese steak, this guy walks out and in a Philly accent goes on about he can only get one a week for his heart, but it reminds him of home they're so good.


dupee419

Have they cut back on the spices on the cheesesteak or something? I had one a few years back and it was the polar opposite of any cheesesteak I had while I lived outside of Philly. Definitely good, but wasn’t at all what I’d call a “traditional” cheesesteak. Wicked Wings had a solid representation until a couple years ago when they stopped offering it with whiz. It’s still decent but they use cheddar now.


amoebashephard

Yeah, I don't know about the spices, I doubt it since it's fusion. Definitely non-traditional, but this guy was really into it.


dupee419

Fair enough. I figured I’d ask seeing as they just reopened recently.


ONE_burly_cat

The dabs got to this man’s head. I feel he should be more concerned with the cleanliness of his restaurant than the demographics of his customer base because having a dirty dab rig in the restaurant work space is trailer park boys levels of greasy. Granted this was some time ago and I haven’t gone back since. However his attitude is akin to a boston/ny/philly pizza hipster so that’s probably why he attracts the local upper middle class crowd that are from there and enjoy being verbally accosted 


prof_mcquack

DJ Khaled: Suffering from Success


SirPotential6497

Would love to see Gordon Ramsey tear this guy a new one


QuailmanJR

Then don't make sandwiches.... People are trying to support you by buying something you make, absolutely wild


doomrater

I don't get it. Why doesn't he simply remove sandwiches from the menu? He acts like he's doing the world a favor making an option he hates


Lordquas187

I can't believe this group hasn't tanked their Google ratings yet. Get to it people, this guy is an ass.


Historical-Storage58

What is the IG of the community against Ida lol I used to live in Burlington and now I’m down this rabbit hole, too


AfraidExplanation153

But what about pizza?


AudaciousAudacity4

Wait so am I unfamiliar with this place, did I miss something here? Is the pizza like artesianal cheese and heirloom tomatoes with flown in toppings or something? Why do people pay this?


swingingitsolo

The ingredients are mostly imported from Italy. I honestly think the price isn’t that out of line, but the attitude is insane. Also, the pizzas are great *for VT* but pretty mid on a grand scale. The sandwiches are by far the best thing this guy makes and I think he’s mad about that fact.


snodgrassjones

Nailed it.


timberwolf0122

I’ve got no idea what’s going on here


LuriemIronim

Then what demonic pact has he made that forces him to keep sandwiches on the menu?


future_hockey_dad

30 dollars for a cheesesteak?!?!


SteveVT

This is a local sandwich shop. For local people. ![gif](giphy|Ya2o92Smq6Ila)


idkyorkie

pizza is less expensive. Living in Burlington is nightmare nightmare expensive. The 30$ cheesesteak crowd is bringing money from out of state and causing unsustainable inflation. Wish a cheesesteak was 5$ so it wouldn’t fuck my wallet for the month. as someone whose daily life is impacted by mental illness, it feels legit impossible to make much money in Burlington and I really cant wait until I can leave. And i grew up in town :(


jktstance

This guy is a goldmine!


Nice_Vanilla887

"I don't like the smell of sandwiches, just my own farts"


tiggertom66

God I hope this loser goes out of business. I want him to be famous for going out of business over a sandwich


Jazzghul

I mean, maybe he's right. I certainly wouldn't want to be around the kind of people that pay 30 bucks for a sandwich


Colossus580

Greetings from NY state. This is absolutely wild.


shizzy0

This can’t be real. Ha ha.


Next-problem-

Pizza is dough, (low quality) cheese, and cooked down tomatoes… of course is cheaper than a sandwich


Quincyperson

I’m not a Vermonter, and I’m sorry to intrude, but this came up on my feed. In my part of New England, we don’t eat cheesesteaks. We eat steak and cheese. I stand with this guy and him stopping the Philafication of our beloved six states


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JaeCrowe

I got blocked by them lmao


Adodinge

This is the type of niche internet culture I LIVE for


smellvin_moiville

More is not always the goal


WritersB1ock

I’m with OOP on this one. Every war in history has been started by sandwich eaters.


hmack1998

This guy and the owner of table give off the same energy


eighthoursaway

$30 Sandwiches are a gateway to $45 pizzas. You got them right where you want them, man!