Dec 23, 2020
In this episode, Ike picks up
where he left off in Part
1. After a short time in Davis, he came back to The City and
found work in a market at 16th and Mission. He would make
sandwiches for himself on the job, and one day, a customer who
caught a whiff of what Ike was cooking up asked for a very specific
type of sandwich. It was the origins of his now-famous "dirty
sauce."
Fast-forward a few years through
various odd jobs. Ike was at a personal crossroads when he decided
to open a breakfast and ice cream place in the Castro that also
happened to make sandwiches. Ike's Place was born.
Eventually, the sandwiches Ike sold
eclipsed all the other products, and expansion was on the horizon.
Ike now has more than 50 sandwich shops located in several
states.
We end this episode with Ike sharing
his thoughts on San Francisco in the near future.
We recorded this podcast at Ike's Love and Sandwiches
in the Tenderloin in November 2020.
Photography by Michelle Kilfeather