Comments on: Remembering the Raleigh Sandwich Shop

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:33:25 +0000

Any new updates on the Raleigh Sandwich Shop building?

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:53:36 +0000

Who owns the sandwhich shop now? Does anyone know? I have a business partner interested in restoring the property….please let me know.

By: Al

Al — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:22:03 +0000

I ate many hot dogs from the Sandwich Shop in the 60′s. My brother and I spent most Saturday’s in downtown Raleigh, and we always ate lunch there.

By: Leigh

Leigh — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:26:33 +0000

What a gem in the rough. I hope it gets restored.

By: Robert E Leebowitz

Robert E Leebowitz — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:29:44 +0000

I believe Mr. Capetanos often wore a gun while behind the counter and when WRAL began following sanitation grades at restaurants, they reported Raleigh Sandwich getting a C grade because someone poured a bucket of mop water over a strainer full of lettuce in the sink.

By: John

John — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:55:40 +0000

When talking with Shalom (of Isaac’s Menswear) for the article I did last month, he told me what kind of place Wilmington Street in the 80s–often rough and seedy. He said that frequently there were riff raff of various sorts that would wander in to the Sandwich Shop, and Mrs. Capetanos would chase them out in to the street while swinging a baseball bat at them. Evidently she didn’t put up with one ounce of trouble in the shop.

By: Raleigh Boy

Raleigh Boy — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:31:33 +0000

Thanks for that info REL! I thought those stools didn’t look like the ones I remember: I think the originals were the bolted-to-floor type. And I think I remember the original lunch counter as one of those U-shaped types. But man, that’s been so long ago! I gotta get in there and check it out.
I do remember George’s in Cameron Village>> used to go in there a lot. But here’s one for ya: Do you remember George’s in its first location back in the early ’70s, before Cam Vill? It was on the ground floor of the Odd Fellows Building @ the corner of Hargett + Salisbury!

By: Robert E Leebowitz

Robert E Leebowitz — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:00:35 +0000

Those stools, the “photo booth” sign and the bar/counter in the space aren’t original, they’re fixtures for the renovation. From what I hear, it will continue to be a sandwich shop but with better beers (than the 40′s they served before closing) and a better sanitation grade. Dixie Grill might be a good comparison – I hope. And as for missing the casual lunch counters: how about George’s Luncheonette at Cameron Village and the luncheonette in the Cameron Village Post Office. You could get a PB&J and a can of soup and a sweet tea for something like $3.50. And Steelcity36: sandwiches are timeless! Learn how to spell!

By: steelcity36

steelcity36 — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:56:40 +0000

Sandwichs are so 1978! Wraps are the future.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:49:13 +0000

Great post. Has there already been a post on the Roast Grill? If not, that should be next. Who knows how long that place will be around?