ANNOUNCER: Housed on the main floor of Thea’s Landing, a slick condo high-rise, Dock Street Sandwich Co. is just north of the Museum of Glass. Strings of stars adorn the windows, and homemade fudge beckons from a display case. It serves only breakfast and lunch.

JAKE: The owner proudly shared that his daughter makes their fudge from scratch. We ordered three kinds as appetizers. The cream colored lavender fudge was surprising; flavors were layered and oh so subtle. Mint and caramel were certainly good but not mind blowing. All were very rich. My Caffe D’arte cup of plain drip cut through the lingering fudgy sweetness, clearing my palate for the Cowboy. This specialty sandwich is a hot one — dripping tangy sweet barbecue sauce slathered on a pile of sliced roast beef with grilled white onions and melted cheddar cheese. Served on a French roll, the best part was the added salt kick the bacon gave it. Yes, bacon — the other white meat.

JASON: I love those TV ads — like bacon being pork and pork being white makes it healthy somehow. Excellent marketing, pig farmers. Heh. Muffuletta doesn’t appear on menus in the Northwest often. Layered among Italian dry salami, mozzarella, provolone and black forest ham, seriously tasty olive tapenade (typically mashed olives, capers, garlic and herbs) lent the panini a nice moistness. I was glad I had chosen it. I could have eaten the tapenade with a spoon.

JAKE: The apple chicken salad tasted fresh, though I didn’t care for the bleached appearance of the cold chicken slices. That screams pre-made to me, and me no likey pre-made. Orange poppy seed dressing was delicious — not too sweet. And you can never go wrong with blue cheese crumbles, slivers of red onion and pecans.

Hours: 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays; closed Sundays
Cuisine: Creative Deli fare for breakfast and lunch
Scene: Casual and laid back
Drinkies: Coffee, tea, espresso, beer and wine
Prices: $1.00-$8.99
Delivery in downtown Tacoma if order exceeds $20.
(wine $5 - $33)