Mission Sandwich: What’s Vegetarian Editorial Review

Mission Sandwich gives vegetarian and vegan sandwiches their own sections on the menu, so you never have to decode a meat list. The Williamsburg shop bakes San Francisco-style Dutch Crunch bread and sells every sandwich in a small or a large size.

The menu splits into three parts. The meat section runs long, with the Bacon Cannon, Mr Cain, Raging Bull, and a Korean BBQ sandwich called Steve Byrne that uses Pat LaFrieda ribeye. Then come a Vegetarian section and a Vegan section, each under its own heading. Nobody has to ask which sandwiches lose the meat.

The vegetarian list leans on tofu, eggplant, and vegan chicken tenders. The Vegetarian Tim Howley stacks Peruvian spiced tofu with melted pepperjack, spicy Peruvian green sauce, guacamole, lettuce, tomato, and cilantro. The Vegetarian Raging Bull swaps the salami for roasted eggplant and keeps the fresh mozzarella, aged provolone, banana peppers, garden greens, and oregano. The Vegetarian Four Horsemen pairs vegan chicken tenders with BBQ sauce, sharp provolone, and ranch. Vegetarian versions of the Gobbler, Peking Turkey, and Taylor Swiss use the same tenders, and the Vegetarian Havana Spice Club uses the spiced tofu again with Swiss, Dijon, and pickles. That makes seven vegetarian sandwiches.

The vegan list has three. The Vegan Peking puts vegan chicken tenders in hoisin sesame dressing with sriracha, pickled carrot, scallion, cucumber, bean sprouts, and Veganaise. The Vegan Annie Oakley adds roasted eggplant, marinated artichoke heart, garden greens, tomato, and basil. The Vegan Barbacoa pairs the tenders with a Hot Ones barbecue sauce, chipotle Vegenaise, and pickled jalapeno salsa. The Vegan Peking mirrors the meat Peking Turkey, so a mixed group can order the same flavors in either form.

Read the kitchen notes before you rely on the vegan sandwiches. The menu warns that the bread is baked in a kitchen that processes nuts, and the shop also cooks chicken cutlets, bacon, roast beef, and other meats. Mission Sandwich says nothing about separate fryers, grills, or prep surfaces, so this profile leaves those notes blank. If cross-contact matters to you, ask at the counter.

The menu lists in-store prices. Vegetarian and vegan sandwiches run $13.95 to $15.95 for a small and $23.50 to $25.50 for a large. The DoorDash ordering page lists higher amounts for the same sandwiches, so expect a bump if you order delivery.

Plan around the hours. The shop’s site lists 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 7 p.m. on Sunday. DoorDash showed online ordering from 11:30 a.m. to 9:40 p.m. on the day we checked. The two sources differ by a half hour, so call (347) 529-5328 if you are cutting it close.

Order a large Vegetarian Tim Howley if you want a filling lunch, then add a Vegan Annie Oakley to split.