Lamb, peaches and arugula share some space in this Atlas sandwich. Photo: Asher Price/Axios
👋 Asher here.
I'm always in the mood for something "slow-roasted" — it suggests time, effort and tenderness.
Also, yumminess, since roasting caramelizes sugars.
Driving the news: I recently headed to Greek sandwich trailer Atlas Sandwich Company in West Campus.
I grabbed the Aphrodite ($14.95), described as a "slow-roasted lamb," with whipped ricotta, Calabrian chiles, hot honey, arugula and Fredericksburg peaches.
Three-word review: It's indeed lovely.
I wouldn't go so far as to say I was transported to a Greek island — after all, the West Campus jackhammers were doing their thing — but I did suddenly remember that particularly nerdy period in high school when I wore an old T-shirt with the first line of "The Odyssey" in ancient Greek. Man was I a dork.
Yes, and: Atlas also makes the Athena, which sports grilled eggplant and roasted peppers — really the delicious veggie equivalent of slow-roasted lamb.
What they're saying: Chef-owner Joey Polychronis, whose grandfather (a Greek immigrant) and father ran restaurants in Salt Lake City, opened Atlas in March after tiring of his technology sales job, he tells Axios.
"I'm really trying to put the focus on sharing the food our family eats and cooks," he says.
