On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 21:56:08 GMT, Errol Groff <***@snet.net>
wrote:
Thanks to all who responded. The gollowing from my favorite daughter
in law. Alright, she is my only d-i-l but she is a peach and my son
is darn lucky to have her. He definitle got the best of that bargain!
Errol
Who is on school vacation and would be headed up to Bangor if I didn't
have a doctor appointment on MON, TUE,WED and THUR this week. Shoot,
is sucks to get "mature".
Grom Bev (my Bev, not the one who postes here)
Howdy,
There is a sandwich shop, called The Coffee Pot, not franchised, in
Bangor where they sell Coffee Pot Sandwiches. Did the pic come out?
http://www.agilitynut.com/signs/me.html
picture not included
Its an Italian grinder basically, lots of onions though. But they
have lots of different kinds. I always try to get one when I am home.
When I was growing up, I loved to go in there because the man always
added everything up in his head, sandwiches soda, chips, etc. It
always blew me away, considering how many people were always in there
and how fast he did it!! The lines sometimes are out the door and down
the street. I am not sure if he is there still though. It's a
landmark.
I did a google on it thinking they might have a web site but found
these comments instead.
Now I will be craving one till I go home in April!!
Love & smooches,
Bev
P. B. -- Rochester, MN
4/15/04 -- 12:31:08 PM
Everyone is talking about Coffee Pot sandwiches...YUM YUM...I grew up
at St. Michael's Home in Bangor and went to St. John's School across
the street from the Coffee Pot...Being allergic to onions did not stop
me from eating there...I always ordered my italian without and they
were happy to oblige...No one has mentioned the green peppers and the
salami that they would lay over the top and the cheese...Nothing like
it...A friend of mine still works there...so if you ever get in there
tell Nancy that Penny said hello...I also got a kick out of the owner
who would ring everyone up...not once did he ever get flustered with
the long lines and he always greeted you with a smile...and the way he
can add in his head was great and impressive...Thank you for bringing
back a piece of my past that I remember fondly of
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Joel ( ***@yahoo.com ) -- Sunnyvale, CA
4/14/04 -- 10:42:33 PM
Yikes! I just finished my supper and I'm still craving an Italian
after reading the last several postings.
I've gotta' agree with Carol, if I was heading into BIA tomorrow, I'd
follow-up with a bee-line run to the Coffee Pot for a sandwich (or
two). I grew up on Woodbury's italians, dagwoods and turkey delights
(sometimes made by my very own sistah's working there) and they are
tasty, but during school at UofM I discovered Coffee Pot's sandwiches.
I lived on Essex street in Bangor and would go down to State street
and head up to school on route 2. Every day around lunch, there was a
line out the door and around the building over at the Coffee Pot.
Unfortunately, I have to admit that for the first year I let the line
deter me, but then one day I had a little extra time on my hands and
decided to go for it and see what all the fuss was about. I was
pleasantly surprised at the rate with which the line progressed (later
I learned that the secret was in the Coffee Pot's preparation/ordering
scheme). Within just a few minutes I made it from the back of the
line near my car in the parking lot to the inside and up to the
counter. I ordered my first Coffee Pot sandwich and...WOW! A
revelation. A little piece of heaven on a foot-long roll. Lets just
say the line and I became real familiar-like on many a day after that.
I still cant explain it, but there was magic wrapped up in there
somewhere with those sandwiches. I can almost taste one now (let me
tell ya, in this case almost stinks compared to really being able
to taste one).
My advice to anyone within 20 miles of Bangor today, drive on into
town, grab the Coffee Pot of your choice and ENJOY!!