Served open-face, a huarache is a meal in itself.
Tender, juicy slices of real steak are served open-faced on French bread.
Its elaborate offerings include Maine lobster, pico de gallo and caviar served open-faced on a brioche.
Served open-face, omakase style, next to a fulcrum of lemon and a lever of grissini, so you can look under the sandwich.
For simpler tastes, a roast turkey sandwich ($8.25) is served open-faced with bacon and melted cheddar on a croissant and chips on the side.
Mr. Pipes proposed a menu addition called the Larry B. Bagel Special: an H & H bagel with cream cheese and scrambled eggs, served open-faced with a third of an ounce of white Alba truffles, which cost $6,000 to $10,000 per pound.
The sandwich portion of the menu is divided into four sections: bruschetta; toasts, which, like the bruschetta, are served open-faced; tramezzini, triangular, crustless white-bread sandwiches, the kind a mother would never serve to her kids; and panini, pressed sandwiches made with small hero rolls.
LA MONTANARA Giulio Adriani, who owns a restaurant in Rome and two Forcella restaurants in New York where fried Neapolitan pizza, called montanara, is served, opens an outpost on the Lower East Side serving only fried pizzas.
Another signature dish is the Egg Salad Sandwich, spiced with red onion and dill, and served open-face on olive bread.
