Bear Steak Sandwiches

starting off 2024 right with some carmy approved steak sandwiches!!

the bread was fluffy and soft, not make the roof of ur mouth bleed type at all. I couldn't believe how tender the steak was, it literally took no effort to bite into! but the star of the show for me was the chimichurri, it adds amazing bite and spice to the sandwich. I could've used something with some acidity in the sandwich just to brighten it up :)

service was quick and friendly, but the prices were sort of high for a sandwich, comes to about $20 after tax for just the sandwich

on our menu:
steak sandwich (8.2/10)

Amazing steak sandwich in the city at BEAR Steak Sandwiches! The meat was SO juicy good. The bun was soft on the inside and lightly crisp on the outside.

The flank steak is sous vide for 2 hours and grill to medium-rare perfection, comes with a housemade chimichurri (a tad spicy!), and sandwich between a pillowy papo seco a aka traditional Portuguese roll from Golden Wheat Bakery down the street.

Had to come here after seeing some of the gram pics. Medium rare beef, lots and lots of beef. This is a small shop for pickup only and it will take approx 10 minutes for your sandwich to be ready. There are only two options on their menu, so you know they've perfected the two items.

Roast beef sandwich - I was looking for a good sandwich shop since clubhouse closed down and I think this is the one! The beef was so juicy, so tender. The bread was fresh and fluffy. The sauce like a chimichuri oil, it was great/perfect pairing. Would recommend and already craving another one.

I was in the Chinatown neighbourhood when I realized that - with a little coordination, I could be one streetcar ride away from the Bear Steak Sandwiches spot - a place I'd bookmarked a few months back since it blew up on social media. How could I pass that up :)

The storefront itself was cute and cosy, with very very limited seating (a little side ledge that could also double as a waiting area). There are only two regular items on the main sandwich menu - steak or roasted pork, and in my haste to secure the steak sandwich - I unfortunately completely forgot to ask about the special whoops.

When all was said and done, I picked up my CAD18 steak sandwich takeout style and eagerly waited for my life to be transformed the entire commute home. Thankfully, Bear Steak Sandwiches did not disappoint.

Was the steak sandwich a little expensive, especially in this economy? 100%. Was it still tasty? Absolutely. The steak was honestly better than steaks I've had in fancier sit-down restaurants - well-textured with none of that veiny/chewy nonsense you sometimes encounter with steak, and still with a good amount of satisfying bite. The chimichurri sauce - as other reviews have mentioned - was packed with spice and flavour. The sandwich was the perfect receptacle for the meat - on its own it probably would have been pretty unmemorable. BUT, as a receptacle for the juicy steak and flavourful chimichurri sauce - the bun helped balance the entire profile out.

I don't know if I'd deliberately go out of my way to get the sandwich again, but if I'm ever in the area, I'd be more than happy to go back and try a few more things off the menu.

We were actually on the way to a different restaurant when I casually mentioned that I was in the mood for a really good sandwich.

And so it was that we veered away from our original plan and made a beeline to Bear Steak Sandwiches. I'd heard a lot of positive things about their food, so I was more than happy to head on over.

I knew going in that I obviously had to get their Original Steak Sandwich ("Flank Steak, Housemade Chimichurri, Papo Seco"). It was ready about 10 minutes later, so we headed back to the car to chow down.

This is one incredible sandwich. The flank steak is super tender and super tasty, while that housemade chimichurri is just bonkers in terms of flavor. (In fact, I bought a whole jar to take home.) The whole thing is tied together beautifully with that soft Portuguese roll.

I can't imagine ever eating a better steak sandwich. This is as good as it gets.

great sandwich, highly suggest it. Refreshing and high quality flank steak.
You should de visit

I don't understand the hype with this place and I can't accept that you are charging 20 dollars for one sandwich you can get a 12 inch for less than that at subway.

I ordered the original steak with flank steak, house made chimichurri, papo seco, the bread was crunchy and the sandwich had heat in it, but I can't fathom paying 20 bucks for this. The steak was okay, bread was crunchy, and chimchurri sauce was nice and sandwich came pretty quick.

I wish they gave more meat or made the sandwich bigger, I can't see people buying this sandwich for 20 bucks it doesn't make sense to me at all.

Sandos are fire there's no denying. If you do, you don't know quality. My only issue is for the price, I shouldn't feel like I can make it at home, which I'm pretty sure I can. Also I don't like the unpredictability of knowing/not knowing if they're open/sold out/etc. I want food when I want it.

This place has a pared down menu, but there don't seem to be many gains from specialisation. They get 2.5 stars.

Steak sandwich was good. The meat was tender with a nice sear. The chimichurri sauce was tasty & pretty strong. While pretty tasty it was small for the price.

Roast Pork sandwich was so so. The pork itself was tasty & juicy but the rapini didn't go with it & the provolone cheese was not melted.

the sandwich is solid. I really liked the choice of bread they use and the sauce they put it. the sauce has a little bit of heat to it as well. the place is small so don't expect to dine in.

I came here on a Wednesday around noon, which is about the time that they open shop. Already, there was a gentleman waiting outside the shop for his order as well as one inside. After placing my order, a group of 3 then two other gentlemen came - needless to say, this place gets very busy, especially with its small square footage. This spot has no dine-in seating, so it is strictly takeout which you can order via walk-in or their online ordering system. Their menu is very small, with their mains being their original steak sandwich and another which is with pork shoulder. Otherwise, they serve fries (which was unavailable today due to their fryer being broken and needing to be replaced) as well as pop (in glass bottles) and today, a limited selection of Craig's cookies!

I ordered their original steak which is the item I had been seeing on instagram, the sole item that lured me here. Their sandwich is kept super simple like their menu, with their medium rare flank steak (cooked to perfection, very juicy and tender), their housemade chimichurri (which was flavorful and had the most subtle kick to it), on a Papo Seco (which I learned today is a Portuguese roll, so soft!) I read some reviews saying that they felt it wasn't salty enough and I beg to differ. All in all, the flavor profile was amazing. My one star deduction is really based on $18 being a bit steep for the size of the sandwich itself. Otherwise, the service was also great and friendly.

I love their cute logo, and it appears they sell merch, t-shirts for $25 which is super cute too.

Parking is all paid street parking, which was easy enough to find today but filled up quickly.