Pumpernickel’s

Ok – I have not been here for years — but was back this week to meet with friends.
You can get all kinds of sandwiches, plus some hot entrees and a good selection of salads, most made to order.
I have to say that my fav thing here continues to be the Schnitzel sandwich (your choice of white or whole wheat hoagie) — comes with roasted peppers, onions, lettuce, tomato etc. Always a very generous piece of schnitzel and made fresh to order. Still one of the best sandwiches in the tower.
There are only a few tables in this spot as it borders the food court, so is best for take out or eating in the main part of the food court

A good spot for lunch in the Financial district. They use fresh ingredients and you can get healthy selections.
Salads are excellent and offer great value. You can choose S, M and L and pick from multiple salad selections — Bean, pasta, couscous, lentil, Beat, etc. They stuff the container with your choices so you get your moneys worth. You can also add fresh chicken breast (I love the BBQ one), smoked salmon or various kebabs.
I really enjoy their sandwiches. You can get real Chicken or Turkey breast — not the processed kind. Choose from about 6 – 7 kinds of bread as well. Although I never tried it, lot’s of people get the Schnitzel sandwich which is massive. It’s not a healthy choice but it looks really good.
They also serve comfort food which changes daily. Beef, potatoes, veggies and gravy, Sheppard’s Pie etc. Never tried these options but they all looks good, and appear to be freshly made.
Pumpernickels is pricier relative to other food court options but I find the food is generally fresher and much healthier — so I don’t mind paying a little more.
Service can be hit or miss though. The salads section moves quickly but the sandwich counter is always slow and in chaos. I have stood there waiting many times (and over the period of 2 – 3 years) while the staff pretends not to see me (including the manager). After a detailed staff discussion, someone eventually comes over. I’m taking away a star for this (and maybe I should take away two).
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Good stuff. They have a decent breakfast and the wraps with a small salad is a good deal. I like places that let me build my own… It always turns out the way I like it.

Had the Schnitzel… drools! Lots of fried meat.

I had lunch at this food court location today. The location is a good one — it has it’s own tables so you can avoid the hunt for a table at the TD Centre food court (it can be a challenge).
Today I ordered a «made to order» tuna sandwich. Pretty simple. I order them «made to order» so that it will actually be made in front of me fresh and I can have some say as to what goes in it. The woman who took my order proceeded to make the sandwich at the back counter without bothering to ask what I wanted on it. I had to yell across to her to add cuccumbers — she wasn’t all that impressed with my request, but proceeded to unwrap the sandwich to add them.
When I got to my seat all ready to dig in, I discovered that she had COATED the bread in some terrible mayo-​like thousand island-​ish dressing. Really? Is this a standard addition to tuna sandwiches? Maybe in the pre-​made sandwich, but at least ask me since I’m standing 5 feet away… Disappointing.