Alumni Sandwich & Liquor Bar

Im obsessed with Alumni and if I lived closer Id definitely eat here more often! Their sandwiches are so delicious. I know theyre just sandwiches but they really do a good job making some amazing sandwiches. I LOVE their hot chicken sandwich. One of the best fried chicken sandwiches Ive ever had. Its quite a decent amount of spice but I always get full spice. I recommend you get half spice if youre not good with spicy! The brioche bun its served with is soft and buttery. The chicken itself is fried fresh, juicy, huge and crisp. The coleslaw is lovely as it cools it down as well. I tried the meatball sub, which was feature of the month and that was also delicious. Not as good as the hot chicken but still quite good. The meatballs were really tender and i loved all the toppings with the sauce, cheese, and spinach. The turkey and brie is probably my least favourite of the sandwiches Ive tried. Don’t get me wrong, its still a great sandwich, but in comparison its not as good. It gets quite watery. I recommend you get the parm fries or the tomato bisque as a side, theyre lovely as well!

Went to Alumni for the first time to have a quick lunch at around 2:30pm on a Monday. It was packed with no signs of slowing down while we sat there…… so that definitely tells you something. I had the Hot Chicken and my date had the Tuna Salad. We also shared Mac Salad, Potato Salad, Coleslaw, and Pickles as sides. It was all top notch but the Hot Chicken sandwich and Pickles stood above the rest for me. Some people may find the Hot Chicken too spicy but it was just right for me and those tasty little pickles are what dreams are made of lol. I have a feeling that you wouldn’t go wrong with any choice on the menu. I’ll be back….. probably numerous times. The hype is real!

“””First off, the space that used to be a Subway is completely unrecognizable now- very cool and not remotely stuffy, cute banquettes and tables and a lot of seats at the bar so solo diners aren’t uncomfortable. Very, very good reno. I got the spicy chicken sandwich and it was fantastic! Buttery &nbsp”

Stopped by on a whim while on 17th. Saw that this place had 5 stars on Yelp and that the spicy chicken sandwich was good. I don’t handle spice well so I got the quarter spice…. it was sooo good. Worth it!! Whatever sauce is on there is good and the slaw / pickle ratio was great. Chicken was crispy and bread was good.

I finally tried this restaurant! I had the hot chicken sandwich and it’s definitely the best fried chicken sandwich in Calgary. My husband ordered the Dagwood and was very impressed with the sandwich. It reminded him of his childhood favorite growing up in Montreal. There was plenty of meat in that sandwich. Very reasonably priced and the sides were really good. We decided to be pigs and ordered the cold slaw, mac salad, Parmesan fries and chips. At least the mac salad and the chips were good the day after since we couldn’t eat everything. Lesson learned a sandwich and 1 side per person is plenty. I cannot wait to try another sandwich!