Joe Dough

They closed? Really? Good, there shouldn’t be business for serving overpriced, mediocre sandwiches served by rude staff and absurdly slow cooks. Months after I tried this place twice, since I thought the first sandwich was an outlier on how bad it was, I still remember how much I hated it.

Recommends: Stoner’s Delight (w/​Bacon)
Ordered: Stoner’s Delight (w/​Bacon)
Spent: $ 9.80
If you don’t have a passion for the role bread plays in your sandwich, then please head elsewhere. As recommended by seriouseats as a must try, I ruined my post workout juice whatever, for this AMAZING take on the classic grilled cheese. Thick well grilled (challah? brioche?) sweet bread filled with 3 different types of cheese, and o man that bacon. It’s that perfect bite size — not too big where you look idiotic attempting to eat it, but big enough that you know you’re getting your money’s worth. And yes, I did chuckle as I walked by the long lines of brunchers outside Café Orlin suffering for their eggs and salad, while I was munching on this devilish sandwich.
There is no seating at the place, the whole entirety of the shop may be a bit off putting, so thank god they opted to provide delivery.
It is not healthy, your calorie count will suffer, but you will be a much happier person, especially after that post-​sandwich nap you’re going to take right?

The staff is truly horrible. Unfriendly and absolutely nasty. Forget bringing it up with the owner, she doesn’t care. Took two bites of the overpriced sandwich and tossed it and bought myself something else.
Don’t waste your time here, there are better sandwich shops and you don’t have to deal with ungrateful faccia brutta staff when you drop $ 10 on a soggy sandwich.
Trust the reviews here about the quality and service, it’s on point.
Keep walking, turn left on 14^th street and there is a better sandwich shop.

The food here is amazing. Best sandwiches that I’ve ever had in NYC. It was so good, I catered them in for a client meeting in SoHo, and they *loved* it. Praises all around. When they asked me about the place, I said that it was a Jewish-​American-​Cuban fusion food. Maybe less Cuban but I’ve never had sandwiches with challah bread, and I can’t go back to anything else.
Joe’s favorite is the Cuban, though the brisket seems to be the most popular. The specials are great, too, especially if you can come in during the day.

I love this place. I hate this place.
Staff is rarely not surly, the food takes for fucking ever (and they never remember the tomatillo sauce) Oh and they’re always blaring Rihanna/​Miley Cyrus SO loud that my unborn children can hear it… and it makes me feel like a grandma even saying that but: ugh.
But that grilled cheese is delicious dude. Like, perfectly grilled and buttery and YUM. And so has been everything else. So far. Price is not too crazy and there’s always some special going on so yeah, definitely eat there! But maybe call or order online so you (hopefully) won’t be waiting forever.

It’s simple: show up between 4:20&8:20 on Friday and pay $ 4.20 for best grilled cheese you have ever had. Stoner or not!

The almighty brisket is a must. Light buttered and toasted roll surrounds a food helping of fatty brisket topped off with peppercorn mayo, onions and cheddar.
The potato salad is nothing to write home about. But the sandwiches themselves are amazing. Their take on classics is a must try.

I dunno why it has 3*. It’s perfectly a great place with great sandwiches. I’ve tried the brisket and it was fabulous. As a student you get a sandwich + soda for $ 7, which is totally acceptable, otherwise it costs $ 10 which is a bit on the pricey side.
They were very friendly to me, but again — I’ve been there only once and it wasn’t very crowded. I’ll definitely come again. And — they have this punch card that you get a sandwich for each 5 punches… So you get 20% off which is a very good ratio… (Usually they give you every 10 or even 12…).
So why not 5*? Well, the sandwich was definitely 5*. Just because of the price and the size of the place. It’s really tiny and there is not really place to eat there. Just two bar stools that are unusable if the shop is full of customers waiting.

Really small place, two bar stools by the window for seating, the rest is just counter space. Pretty interesting décor, based off the interests of the founder and his partner, who studied ballet. Cashier was pretty friendly, they had chill music playing.
Got the Almighty Brisket sandwich. $ 10 even, which was a nice surprise to not have to deal with change. The actual sandwich itself was just okay. A little overpowering with random bursts of what tasted like horseradish sauce mixed with dijon mustard. The brisket itself was pretty decent, but very fatty. A little too much bread for my taste, which probably made up more than ¾ of the size, but it was toasted well so it was still soft on the inside.
Not going to try the Almighty Brisket again, but I’d probably give the place another shot. I DID come at the end of the night at 10:20pm after all.

A small nook of a place with some tasty sandwiches. Some may venture to say that’s the full story but I beg to differ.
I don’t go there for the ambiance. You can find more ambiance in a walk-​in closet. I walked in and ordered the Conflicted Jew which is a very self explanatory name that contains very creamy chicken liver with slab bacon on challah bread. It reminded me of the character Juan Epstein on Welcome Back Kotter (all the charm minus the annoyance). Pretty damn tasty in my opinion. It’s a nice way to cheat on that bottle of Lipitor.
If you can’t take on more conflict then perhaps you should try the peaceful brisket. Brioche bun, caramelized onions and peppercorn mayo. I personally like it cause it soaks up so much of the beer and whiskey shots that was double parked in my belly. I would love to lay down and pass out after having one but how do you get comfortable in a phone booth?
Sandwiches go for $ 10 after tax. Stop crying about it, I’m talking to you. You could probably get sexual favors in a third world country for the same price and it wouldn’t be as fulfilling (so I’ve been told)
I’ll be back for more. Ambiance is overrated. Delicious is all that matters.

Really long wait. Chili was worth the try. Not sure we’ll be back.

Seriously?
I must have missed something? How is this place still open. 8 dollars for the fattiest, most wrinky dink sandwich I have ever had. I was expecting a giant hero, hoagy style, what I got was a small greasy slider.
I came here after thinking I was going to Griff dogs, and I wish I did. The pictures outside made it look awesome. Awesome enough for me to spend 10 dollars on a brisket and cheese sandwich. I inhaled it in 5 minutes, and was still hungry. It was just a greasy, grizzled mess. Luckily there was a delicious Banh Mi place on the way to my final destination, which hit the spot that this place couldn’t, perfectly.
The Banh Mi was cheaper and tasted better, and the only problem I had after that, was the fullness you get after eating two sandwiches at the same time!

I have been wanting to go here ever since I walked by and noticed a board that said something about stoners and grilled cheese, mind you I’m not a smoker, I just found it comical and intriguing to a younger crowd.
One night I was hungry and it was time to try this place once and for all, I got a chicken avocado sandwich — I love chicken, I love avocado, I was STOKED.
HOWEVER — I feel as though I could have made a better sandwich myself… which is kinda a bummer since the price was definitely a bit on the steeper end for what you get. And the avocado was LACKIN… hardcore. Bummmer… I’ll have to try the stoner sandwich on a Friday at 420 for 420… or whatever.
The staff was very nice though — much appreciated folks.
I hope that if I do return, I’ll have a better experience and be able to update this… till then… good luck!

Awful. I got the club sandwich, which seemed to consist of shredded chicken, an entire head of iceberg lettuce and only the slightest trace of bacon and avocado. For 9 dollars, I want a sandwich that tastes like something. Also there’s a reason club sandwiches are associated with little toothpicks, this thing was impossible to keep together.
Go to a corner deli instead.

Wow.
Not for those suffering from heart disease.
I had the «Almighty Brisket» and the «Conflicted Jew» (with bacon and liver pâté’). It was a struggle to finish them, but they were grand, especially the brisket sandwich.
It’s a hole-​in-​the-​wall spot… totally atmospheric, and totally worth!
:-)

My boyfriend and I stopped in a few weekends ago for a quick late afternoon snack. We shared a brisket sandwich and, due to their somewhat large portion, it held us over until dinner. The sandwich was tasty but I don’t think it was worth its $ 10 price tag. We also ordered a Lime In Da Coconut drink and wish I had ordered water instead.
If their sandwich was better-​priced and their super tiny place better-​ventilated, I would recommend this place. But, alas, I cannot recommend Joe Dough.

Joe Dough is a tiny sandwich shop with a lot of promises. The staff is friendly and the menu is simple yet heavy. We got the «Conflicted Jew» sandwich as our first sandwich. I didn’t know what it meant until I got the sandwich. It uses Challah bread toasted and likely buttered with thick layer of chicken pâté, crispy bacon and sauteed onions.
It is probably quite heavy but thanks God I shared with my husband. However, each sandwich is about $ 10. The owner probably uses really high end ingredients and pays high rent. The flavor is really good but truthfully, paying $ 10 for a medium size sandwich is a bit painful. For the sake of Pâté, I am letting it slide! I will be back to try their Beef Brisket!

I feel like a jackass for paying $ 10 for that sandwich. The sandwich was perfectly fine for $ 6-​$ 7, but for $ 10 I got seriously ripped off. I don’t need big portions in my meals, but that meal left me feeling hungry.
Average sandwich. Way overpriced. Should have listened to some of these reviews.

I had read somewhere about the Conflicted Jew sandwich here, and had since wanted to try it. I finally had the opportunity last night, and was not disappointed. The sandwich consisted of chicken liver, onions and bacon on two thick and fluffy slices of challah bread. The liver was a very creamy texture, not like the kind I’m used to getting when I go to a Jewish deli, but it was very good, and the bacon was nice and crisp. The sandwich itself was huge, and I was pretty full after eating only one half.
The place itself is pretty small, but they do have a few seats at a counter against the window. With the weather getting nicer though, I would recommend taking it to go and walking over to Tompkins Square Park that’s one ave away.
The one downside for me was that it was cash only.

I am so happy that there’s a gourmet sandwich shop so close to where I live. I adore sandwiches. I love meats — cured meats, offal, juicy cuts — between two slices of bread. If I were a man, I probably could earnestly say that I would appreciate a woman who could make a damn fine sandwich.
I tried a Conflicted Jew, a sandwich made out of griddled challah bread slices, creamy chicken liver and the thing that makes every plate of food better: bacon strips. The sandwich is possibly the most glorious thing to enter my mouth. The liver was generously slathered on and was also ridiculously creamy, and contrasted well with the fresh and crisp bacon strips. I love love love the buttery challah bread as well. It might be a wee bit pricey at $ 10 for the size, but the generous amount of sandwich filling makes it totally worth it. I’ve also tried the Cubano, which has ham, bacon and spicy pickles between a panini-​pressed hero. Larger than a Conflicted Jew, every bit as delicious.
Service is extremely friendly and personable; I’m going to keep coming back here to keep these guys in my neighborhood.