SLO LIFE Magazine Apr/May 2019
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GUS’S GROCERY<br />
The most popular sandwich at this quaint, checker-floored<br />
market (aptly named “The #1”) comprises fried chicken strips,<br />
jack cheese, and barbecue sauce, served hot on a French roll and<br />
finished with ranch dressing and the works. Sound good? It is,<br />
and it was all owner Shannon Koester’s idea.<br />
“I make sandwiches the way I want to eat them,” she says,<br />
confessing she eats sandwiches about five days per week.<br />
A man walks into the deli and orders a turkey sandwich on<br />
Hush Harbor baguette. Shannon tells me he’s a regular, so I ask<br />
him what brings him back to Gus’s Grocery (gussgrocery.com)<br />
day after day.<br />
“The patio,” he says immediately. “It’s the best patio in town.”<br />
When his order comes up, I take a gander at his sandwich. In<br />
true Gus’s fashion, it teems with shredded lettuce, sprouts and<br />
veggies. To reach nirvana, I tell him, all it needs are a bag of<br />
chips, a beer, and a sunny afternoon. >><br />
82 | <strong>SLO</strong> <strong>LIFE</strong> MAGAZINE | APR/MAY <strong>2019</strong>
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