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Saj & Co, Vancouver




Downtown sandwich options in Vancouver have consistently been dire, but I keep trying. One of the newest additions is Saj & Co, which opened up inside of Urban Deli on Davie, and features an assortment of freshly prepared Lebanese sandwiches. From vegetarian to meat options, I needed to know what this meant, as the woman from Urban described it more like a crepe.

From what I understand, this is more about making fresh Lebanese flat bread and adding a few ingredients for a quick bite to go than about making the large Saj breads its namesake offers.

Made in store, each Saj bread is made fresh to order. This was a few months back, but if I recall correctly, he said they were gluten free, which would explain why I didn't really like the texture very much on top of ordering a vegetarian option. I would have preferred a larger piece of fresh, chewy flat bread with nothing in it than this concoction, but curiosity got the best of me.

I am also not sure this constitutes a sandwich, as it's a wrap, at best. However, they keep promoting it as a sandwich, and well, I just want to put it on record that I wholly disagree with that advertisement.

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