Timmy's Brown Bag

Best sandwich shop! I live about an hour away and still visit about once a month.This place is amazing. It's a little hard to find if you don't use GPS. If you feel like you're lost, you're probably headed in the right direction. Timmy's is take-out only, but they do have a few outside tables on their patio. No public restrooms, but there are public restrooms in the adjacent public parking lot. I stumbled upon this place several months ago and every sandwich seemed a little odd. Almost every sandwich on the menu has you questioning "Why?!". As in- "why would you put that ingredient with the others" or "why would you put that on a sandwich?" Let me tell you, it's for good reason. The place is owned by a Le Cordon Bleu trained chef and he puts his expertise into every sandwich. If you look at the ingredients and think you wouldn't like something, trust me... just order it and be prepared for an explosion of flavor in your mouth!I usually get the SPAM/Kimchi sandwich or the Banh Mi. The Banh Mi is a little more traditional than a lot of the other menu items and is very good (even though I really prefer a traditional Banh Mi on a French roll). The SPAM/Kimchi is one of those sandwiches where the Le Cordon Bleu knowledge comes out! It comes on grilled brioche and is PACKED with ingredients. It has: SPAM, kimchi, grilled pineapple, chunky chili sauce peanut butter, pad Thai slaw, kewpie mayo, and Szechuan pepper peanuts. Probably weighs a pound. Even if you don't like kimchi (or SPAM), you should try it. I don't like kimchi and still get this sandwich most of the time. The peanuts on it give it a nice crunch that you wouldn't really expect. So many flavors in every bite that just hit you in all the right ways.I'd like to try all the sandwiches eventually, but sometimes it's hard to get out of my comfort zone when I know the ones I've ordered were amazing. I just need to remember that they're ALL probably amazing. Great place to stop for lunch! Try it if you haven't already!

I was recommended this establishment while getting my nails done nearby and it did not disappoint. After camping in the woods and eating beans for five days we were hungry for something different and Timmy's Brown Bag is exactly that!The menu is meant to drive a sane person loopy because of the fonts and I love it. I say this as someone who uses comic sans at work for funsies. But the fonts also kind of lean into all of the fun ingredients at play in these creations. Just the experience of reading the menu had me racking my brain to try and imagine the flavor profile of the offerings and I'd say you'll never guess. You just have to go for it. In my head the falafel was playing it safe. The falafel sandwich was so delicious and the flavors explode together to bring so much tang to something that a lot of places make boring with just hummus. Not here, those heirloom tomatoes are the bomb! Husband got the deviled egg salad sandwich and had the same reaction. The sandwiches have that zip that I am always looking for. No need for my pocket hot sauce here. We cannot wait to come back and step outside the comfort zone to order something more daring.

Tiny hole in the wall spot in Placerville. Found them on Yelp and gave them a try. Walk up window to order. The only seating was patio furniture in the hall entrance to the small strip mall. Menu was hard to read and cashiers was new to the job so I took a gamble and went with the Bahn mi and a cheese burger with tots. Both were great. Bahn mi had lots of flavor and texture. The cheese burger had a cheese skirt. If I in the area again I will probably stop by. If it's busy I'm not sure where you would sit to eat?!

Food is fun and really yummy! Lots of unique options! We had the chicken satay and pulled pork/mac and cheese. Both delicious!

This place has huge sandwiches packed with amazing flavors and different kinds of sandwiches. It's sooo great and tasty. Worth the price and super friendly service.

They take a little long to make the sandwiches, but the wait is definitely worth it! Each sandwich was about $15, but was HEFTY. Definitely a big boi! My partner and I ordered 1 Spam and Kimchi and 1 Honey Walnut Prawns, but were each only able to finish half a sandwich each. Both sandwiches were delicious, but we both agreed that the spam and kimchi one was better! I would say that's some pretty high praise considering my partner is Korean and she was VERY skeptical about the sandwich combination at first. I'm glad we stopped by and tried this place while in Placerville! I would definitely stop by again next time I'm in town or on my way to Lake Tahoe!

Incompetent or dishonestWent yesterday to try it. I placed my order and waited over 40 minutes at the shop, but never received my food. An employee finally noticed that I had still not been served. No one at the shop seemed concerned for their lack of basic performance, the staff just said I could wait longer and they would make my order or I could be refunded. By then the rest of my group (who had gone to eat someplace else and were already done) were there to pick me up so I asked for a refund. An employee did something at the register and said I had gotten my money back-- but I checked my credit card today and I don't know whether it was continued incompetence or dishonesty but no refund was given. After they made a mistake they appeared to be more interested in getting a customer to go away than in fixing it.

The most creative, outrageous, delicious sandwiches we've ever had. Super friendly service to boot.

This place has limited hours, the menu is hard to read, the ingredients don't make sense, and yet.... It's soooooo good! I dare you to try and not eat the whole darn thing!!! It's the mad genius of sandwiches!

I finally tried this place. and just WOW. i came across their shop after it went viral, and for a few months, they i would never be there early enough before they close, closed for a holiday, or sell out.I ordered the spam and kimchi, and the honey walnut shrimp. One would think this would not work well in a sandwich!! Boy I was wrong. All the staff i interacted with were great. I was clearly a first timer and they were patient and suuuper helpful. I'll definitely come back