Super Pan *** - It's nice to have non-burger hype for once. Super Pan is a hole-in-the-wall Latin sandwich shop connected to Pura Vida in the Virginia-Highlands south of Ponce, and it's no surprise why it's connected to Pura Vida: it's the brain child of Pura Vida's chef Hector Santiago. When I'm given specific food recommendations from friends, I'm usually quick to take them up on the tip. So I did. I had a huge appetite when I went for lunch today. Since every sandwich looked awesome, I often go to my Plan B: order two sandwiches. My friend Conor recommended the Medio Dia ("crispy skin adobo roasted berkshire pork, niman ranch ham, chayote pickles, swiss, habanero mustard, and clove salt on a pineapple "submarino" roll") and I also got the BBQ Rib Bolillo (a "mayan adobo "bbq" beef rib, carrots, onions and cilantro, orange chipotle bbq sauce on a bolillo roll"). Both sandwiches were delicious and explode with flavor. And it's not a loud blur of taste either. You can actually taste every ingredient put into the sandwich. And yes, the portions are generous. I've made this a three-star rating for now; it's not yet in the sandwich class of Star Provisions or Alon's. But I'll be making return trips. There's a reason why this place is drawing attention.
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