Ike's Love & Sandwiches Opens in Manhattan Beach
Dec 30, 2022 07:17AM ● By Jeanne Fratello
Photo via Ike's Love & Sandwiches
The iconic brand Ike's Love & Sandwiches is now open in Manhattan Beach, in the Kinecta complex at the corner of Sepulveda and Manhattan Beach Blvd.
Ike
Shehadeh, founder of Ike’s Love & Sandwiches, created two special sandwiches just for its newest location. The “Polliwog” is made with chicken
fried steak, Ike's Manhattan Beach BBQ Sauce,
avocado and pepper jack cheese. The “Fun House” is a vegetarian
version of the “Polliwog” with vegan fried chicken, Ike's Manhattan
Beach BBQ Sauce, avocado and pepper jack cheese.
“Manhattan Beach, you have shown me so much love that I want to
give it right back to you," said Shehadeh. "I created two new sandwiches
and an extra special BBQ sauce just for you. You’re going to love these
new sandwiches that you can’t get anywhere else except our new
Manhattan Beach store.”
Michael
Goldberg, who is the CEO of Ike’s Love & Sandwiches, is also one of the original
brothers who introduced Manhattan Beach to Fresh Brothers Pizza.
Reflecting on the full circle of his career, Goldberg said, “The
Manhattan Beach location is particularly important to me personally
because Manhattan Beach is where we opened the original location of
Fresh Brothers. Our newest Ike’s Love & Sandwiches flagship location
in Manhattan Beach expands our growing footprint in
Southern California where fans have lined up for hours on opening day
to be the first to try the new exclusive sandwiches. The love from our
fans fuels our growth at Ike’s, which is why we’re expecting to add more
than 20 locations throughout the West next
year.”
Ike's motto is "Love
first, then sandwiches," and promises to offer options for every kind of eater, including meat-lovers, vegetarian, vegan, halal, and gluten-free customers.
About Ike’s Love & Sandwiches
In 2007, a "rebel with a dream"
opened a small
sandwich shop in San Francisco’s Castro District. Lines around the
block, craveable secret ingredients and inventive flavor combinations
sparked a phenomenon spreading "love and sandwiches" across the country.
The sandwiches' unique flavors include San Francisco’s Roti Roti halal chicken, delicious
pastrami, Max’s Dutch Crunch Bread and 5 different plant-based
proteins.
Ike spends
hours creating the menu for each new location. Each menu comes with exclusive
sandwich offerings created just for that location.
To show his love, Ike includes a sweet surprise with every order, a Raspberry Blow Pop or Caramel Apple Pop.
Ike’s Love & Sandwiches has been voted the best sandwiches in the world (by Ike’s mom).