Order Up: Which Wich? in Anderson

It’s easy to think that nothing new can be done under the sun where cuisine is concerned. Unless you are using liquid nitrogen or coming up with a soup that will cure the common cold, new things are hard to come by in the culinary world.

But new concepts and ways to do things aren’t. That’s why you might see a place that does something traditional in a nontraditional way. Take the folks at Which Wich?, a new sandwich shop that recently opened on North Main Street in Anderson. It is a place making its name by creating a bunch of sandwiches; however, rather than telling you what you want on your sandwich, they are willing to give you more choices than you ever had before.

Which Wich? is on North Main Street just past the intersection of Whitehall Road when coming from downtown. The sandwich shop is in a shopping center next to a tax place. It’s small, but has enough space to accommodate about a dozen tables and plenty of walk-ins.

When entering a Which Wich?, it’s important to know that it does things a little differently. On the right, there are a series of slots numbered one through 10 that contain bags that corresponds to the kind of meat you want on your sandwich. These meats are, in order, turkey, ham and pork, beef, chicken, seafood, vegetarian, Italian, R&D (for special sandwiches), classics and breakfast. You also can find a Kidswich there and a couple of things called Bowlwich and Lettucewich (both of which are registered trademarks).

Now, within those 10 varieties, you can get a regular turkey sandwich, sure, but there also is the Thank You Turkey with stuffing and cranberry and the Turkey Reuben with sauerkraut and Thousand Island dressing. Under beef, get the roast beef sandwich or enjoy a cheesesteak, corned beef or French dip. The seafood category offers tuna salad, crab salad and a “Surf and Turf” while the Italian is filled with Muffuletta, meatball sandwich and a chicken parm.

Each category has four to five different sandwich styles or you can create your own with the array of condiments, cheeses, sauces, veggies and even oils and spices.

So, using the markers provided at the ordering station, you pull out the bag that goes with the meat you desire, mark what you want on the bag and then hand it to the employees. You even can choose what bread you want (white or wheat), what size you want (7-inch, 10-inch or 14-inch) and whether or not you want it hot or cold.

Basically, Which Wich? has taken the concept of having something just the way you want it and made it easy on the customer to order and the employee to get that order.

Not a bad way to get a sandwich.