Whether you’ve skipped meal prep or just craving a damn good sandwich, here at En-Route’s HQ we like to make the most of our lunch hour. What I mean by making the most, is jumping onto Deliveroo and ordering from the legendary South Dowling Sandwiches (SDS).

I’m a ‘Daniel’ girl through and through. It’s the winning combination of chicken schnitzel, chilli sauce, herb mayo and the caramelised carrots that gets me every time. 

It’s been a good 3-4 years since Avi Labi (Co-Owner of South Dowling Sandwiches) and his team introduced a new menu item. Some of our office favourites like the ‘Jimmy’ and ‘Hugo’ sandwiches, were dreamt up by the Flight Facility boys while ‘The Biatch’ by Avi’s daughter, Jordana. So when we heard SDS was getting a new limited edition sandwich on their menu, we absolutely took notice.

Enter: Paisano

A sandwich in collaboration between South Dowling Sandwiches and TRUFF (a hot sauce that makes a regular appearance on my dinner table). 

The Sambo: A sandwich loaded with crispy chicken schnitzel, salami, prosciutto, pastrami, provolone, SDS’s famous caramelised carrots, roasted pepper, cucumber, rocket, balsamic vinegar, herbed mayo, and a lashing of TRUFF Hot Sauce, all housed inside two fresh slices of your choice of brown or white Vienna bread. 

When: Launching National Sandwich Day November 3 through to November 10

Price: $18

Get yours: pick up from either South Dowling Darlinghurst, South Dowling Alexandria or order online via Deliveroo. 

To celebrate the launch, we chatted to Avi about how the team came up with the limited-edition sandwich that every Sydneysider needs to try and we even asked him for his caramelised carrots secret! Keep scrolling to find out more.