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This is my first try of 'witchcraft. I'm a fan of the t.v. show Top Chef on which Tom Colicchio is a judge so I decided to check out one of his restaurants. Looking at the menu these sandwiches seem to be a bit on the pricey side. Average prices are $9 - $10 bucks (vegetarian sandwiches are a little less at about $7 - $8). It's not even a huge hero size sandwich just your regular make it at home yourself size. But despite the price and the size you get for that price it was actually tasty. I had the grilled mozzarella & fontina. I was a bit worried that the tomato-olive preserves would be salty but thankfully that turned out not to be the case. The sandwich was well balanced with the right amount of cheese, a bit of sweetness from the preserves and nice crunchy bread that held up even after ordering for take out and eating about 15 minutes later. The space itself was fine and the staff was friendly enough. Order was taken quickly but it did take a while to get. Will go back again to try another option.

I like 'wichcraft. It's good. I'm even a fan of Colicchio's other restaurants. However, I've ordered from this place 3 times for work luncheons IN WRITING, and they screwed up each and every order. Most importantly, do not screw up the order of the guy who orders the food for a luncheon. It's not nice to make him go hungry. Given Chef Tom's supposed devotion to service, I gave him the benefit of the doubt each and every time. Still, service was the worst I've experienced in all my years in Midtown Manhattan. My only saving grace was that these were not client meetings. Still, I'm a busy guy and don't have time to take a second lunch. It's not that hard to make sure all the items that are on the list are in the bag.

Today I had the soup (lentil) and sandwich (tuna with fennel, lemon, aoili on baguette) combo. They were way too salty for my taste. The only thing I could eat were the 2 breadsticks that came with it. The sandwiches themselves are quite interesting (white anchovies, pork loin etc...) and I don't mind paying $10 bucks but please go easy on the salt.