“People always said they would buy my food,” said Cahill. “Sometimes I think people are buying sandwiches just to get chips,” joked Cahill. Popular sandwiches, known as “The Headliners,” include Purple Haze, a vegan sandwich with roasted eggplant, roasted red bell pepper, cucumber, Kalamata olives and an almond romesco sauce, or California Love with turkey, bacon, swiss cheese, smashed avocado, lettuce, tomato, red onion and GEWL’s signature dressing.Īll sandwiches come with house-made potato chips Cahill calls “groupies.”

Cahill makes her White Rabbit jalapeño ranch in house and sells 8-ounce bottles for $12.Īs for the soundtrack, each sandwich on GEWL’s menu takes its name from a song or musician.

GEWL serves fresh deli sandwiches made by sourcing the best ingredients, like Boar’s Head meats and bread from Los Angeles-based Rockenwagner Bakery. “Sandwiches have always been something of a comfort for me, coming from the Midwest,” said GEWL founder, Laura Cahill. But what about a soundtrack? Good Eats With Laura - GEWL, for short - in Costa Mesa has all three. At a good deli, you can usually count on a few things.

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