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The pastrami sandwich is the standard order for regulars at Speak. (Brad Austin I Flatland)

A Peek at Speak Sandwiches

April 20, 2017  |  Brad Austin, Jonathan Bender  |  1 min read

Speak Sandwiches (1000 W. 25th St.) is, what I suspect, the only sandwich shop within a soup company in Kansas City. That said, the pastrami sandwich alone could easily launch a trend. In the video above, we take a peek inside of Speak and chat with co-owner Todd Schulte to get a sense of the spot where you eat in a soup kitchen (his other business located onsite is Uncommon Stock) and have a stellar view of the smokestacks over the Boulevard Brewing Company.

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