**** SuperNatural Sandwiches has closed
SuperNatural Sandwiches had been a fairly regular stop for me for ages. Since their beginnings at the now defunct San Diego Public Market. So, I was sad and in all honesty rather shocked at the somewhat sudden closure of their remaining shop on Miramar. I understand that all the changes in dining and rising costs have really affected businesses over the last two years. So many places with a long history in San Diego and many favorites that have closed in the last 1,010 days….you remember that day, right?
But I was just as surprised to get a text from "JeffP" while I was on vacation telling me that SuperNatural had reopened; albeit under new ownership! Thanks for letting me know Jeff!
So, one of the first places I went to check out when I returned was……
I arrived just at opening; 11 am and walked in and automatically headed right to the counter…..and whoops….
There is the set-up for a sushi bar in that area now. The area where the beer bar is located is where you place your orders these days. I also noticed that prices had gone up quite a bit (again) since my last visit in June.
My usual, the "Siren", is now $14.95 and adding a side of Garlic Fries is another $5.95. Back in June, two months before they closed it was $13.25 and $4.75 respectively. So a sandwich and fries, with tax was over $22 now!
I placed my order and the young lady working confirmed that the place would start serving sushi soon. Hmmm……not sure about that one.
Anyway, this how my sandwich looked when I got home.
It looked pretty much the same and I'll say that the fries where just as good, slightly crisp, with a creamy interior as it used to be.
I took the sandwich out of the container; the bread looked the same and it was evenly toasted. I actually liked the fact that it had a bit less sauce than it used to.
So I took a bite and…got all bread? What the heck. It seemed like about half the sandwich was all bread. Strange. I'm thinking either they are still getting used to cutting the bread in the correct manner or they are using less ingredients. Anyway, the shrimp didn't seem of the same quality and seemed overcooked and rubbery; it also looked smaller than before, see the photo below. That's the cap from the little container of sauce for the fries.
There is a part of me that wonders if I'm just enhancing my memories of the "old" SuperNatural?
So perhaps some of you can set me straight. Let me know what you think if you visit the "new" SuperNatural? I know "FOY" Junichi mentioned the reopening in the comments of this post, so maybe he'll let me know what he thinks. Or maybe "FOY" Loren whom I know enjoyed this place.
For now, over $22 for a sandwich and fries means it'll take a while before I return.
SuperNatural Sandwiches
7094 Miramar Rd
San Diego, CA 92121
Walk in, order, pay, find a seat inside or outside.
There are menus above and on the wall as well as physical laminated menus. 
The Mister ordered a Soup and 1/2 sandwich plate ($10.75)
He chose a hot half sandwich-grilled Pastrami and Swiss on toasted sourdough (instead of grilled rye). Russian dressing, lettuce and tomato were offered and since this order wasn't traditional, he got it all. This was very good.
There are four homemade soups offered here: Chicken Noodle, Chicken Tortilla, Broccoli Cheddar and Clam Chowder. The chicken ones are priced at $5.50 and $6.40; the vegetarian is $5.25 and $6.15 and the chowder is $6.50 and $7.75 if purchased as an individual cup or bowl. No extra charges for the combo plate. Clam Chowder it is, and it is wonderful. Creamy, rich with clam juice and a lot of clam meat. Tiny diced potatoes and celery. Perfectly seasoned (no need to add salt or pepper), this was really the best we've had out here. 
I ordered a grilled chicken salad ($13.75) with the house made ranch dressing (as you can see, three containers of ranch are given). The fresh vegetables and nicely grilled chicken made for a really great meal. 
I noted in my previous post that there's quite a bit more filling these days and on this visit they went a bit overboard on the chipotle. This was much spicier than I recall, though perhaps my tolerance has waned over the last couple of years? I also noted that they have changed the bread in my last post as well; it's quite yeasty and much lighter than what I used to enjoy. Regardless, the combination of eggs, beans, cheese, salsa performed adequately as my late breakfast on this day. Though perhaps I would have appreciated a bit more beans.
So, I peeled back the bread to reveal watery, runny, flavorless eggs, and though the Spam slices were fairly thick they lacked color. I recall trying to order a 
The tri-tip was pretty tender, though mild in terms of smokiness. It's nicely seasoned with a good amount of black pepper, though I'm going to ask them to go easy on the lemon-garlic mayo. Which, while it adds rich-creaminess and a mild acidity, was too much of a good thing this time around. I really like the use of Gouda on this sandwich, you can actually taste it.
As I walked toward the shop I noticed several gentleman sitting facing the front of the store and then noticed that they have a television facing the parking lot, so folks can watch from outside of the place! Funny thing. Though I'm quite used to the Vietnamese Men "doing coffee" thing…..I don't ever recall seeing them watching Paw Patrol before, which is what was streaming at the time I entered the shop.
The bread seemed to be at that overly dry, almost stale stage as it was quite crumbly and hard. Check out all the cilantro, that wedge of cucumber, and all those pickled veggies! I guess they wanted to make I was getting my daily allowance here! Of course that threw the balance of the banh mi off a bit. The jalapenos weren't overly spicy, the pate nice and funky, the Cha Lua sliced super thin, and the Thịt Nguoi standard issue. 
They closed on August 21st and the signage is already down.
And I've got quite a history with them; from the days at 
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It turns out that online, this relatively new (it opened in April 2020) shop is called Solomon Bagels and Donuts. However on this day, there were no donuts (I overheard that something wasn't working that morning). We weren't looking for donuts anyway.
The menu includes beverages, hot/cold/vegan sandwiches, a variety of toppings as well as donuts and donut holes on most days.
We were here around 10:30 in the morning and a lot was already sold out. Good for this local business!
I chose to try the Ukrainian Everything bagel with cream cheese. A pumpernickel base with typical 'everything' seeds on both sides of the bagel, this was wonderful! A good, chewy, New York style bagel (smaller than you find at the larger chain bagel stores). I enjoy the rye flour base of pumpernickel. 
We also tried the countertop special of a Pastrami (on toasted rye, of course) ($8.99) with sauerkraut. Lettuce, tomato and onion are also standard add ons for sandwiches. The pastrami was of good quality; no pepper crust (which neither of us like). Quite a large sandwich and another excellent, seeded rye, chewy bagel.
