Mig's Sandwich Bar opens inside Kensington Market's Supermarket with hot, cheffy sandwiches
Owner Miguel Ello brings his resume from Pinky's, Dam Sandwiches and Sad Songs to a tight menu of oven-braised meatballs, fried schnitzel, and rotating specials.
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Miguel Ello's new sandwich counter, Mig's Sandwich Bar, is tucked inside Kensington Market stalwart Supermarket with a deliberately tight menu focused on hot sandwiches. Ello arrived in Toronto less than a decade ago from Mexico and built a resume that includes stints at Pinky's, Hanmoto, Seoul Shakers, and as a partner at Dam Sandwiches before opening Sad Songs Cantina in Bloordale. When that restaurant closed after a landlord dispute, Ello returned to what he knows best: big-flavoured hot sandwiches.
"I don't like cold sandwiches," says Ello. "I even grill my cold cuts."
The menu leads with a classic meatball sandwich packed with oven-braised meatballs simmered in a sweet and rich San Marzano tomato sauce, smothered in gooey mozzarella and tucked into a Portuguese Mafra bun. There's also the Mig Jagger Schnitzel, a towering stack of pounded chicken breast fried to a golden crisp and topped with mushroom cheese sauce and house-made jalapeño pickles. Ello promises a rotating lineup of specials, including an upcoming New York steak sandwich that lands somewhere between Philadelphia and Mexico City: thinly sliced beef piled onto a bun with roasted poblano peppers, grilled onions, spicy chili vinegar, chipotle mayo and melted provolone.
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Where is Mig's Sandwich Bar?
Mig's Sandwich Bar is located inside Kensington Market stalwart Supermarket.
What kind of sandwiches does Mig's serve?
Mig's serves hot sandwiches with a deliberately tight menu. The menu includes a classic meatball sandwich with oven-braised meatballs in San Marzano tomato sauce and mozzarella on a Portuguese Mafra bun, the Mig Jagger Schnitzel with fried chicken breast, mushroom cheese sauce and house-made jalapeño pickles, and rotating specials such as a New York steak sandwich with roasted poblano peppers, grilled onions, spicy chili vinegar, chipotle mayo and melted provolone.
