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How we read reviews →Parkville sandwich bar near Melbourne Uni known for its cult beef-and-kimchi toastie.
Casual, campus-adjacent counter with communal tables that gets busy and noisy with students; reviewers split between calling it a welcoming study spot and a quicker come-and-go set-up.
Kimchi-forward specialty sandwiches (beef and kimchi, pastrami and kimchi) that set the menu apart from a standard sandwich bar; students are welcome to sit in and eat their own food too.
Korean-inflected kimchi fillings are a distinctive twist rather than a claim to a specific national cuisine; one reviewer notes the kimchi is a chopped, 'ground version' rather than traditional whole-leaf style.
The $16 pastrami and kimchi sandwich draws mixed value opinions. a generous portion for some, greasy for others. while coffee quality is described as inconsistent.
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