Lunchbox Sandwich Shop to open in Olympia

By Nikki McCoy on June 19, 2013

Excitement is brewing over the anticipation of one of Olympia's most reputable restaurants opening a sandwich shop in the recently revitalized Wildwood building in the South Capitol neighborhood in Olympia.

According to Swing Wine Bar owner Nicole Butigan, the rumors are true.

"We are still in the early design/equipment layout stages of the sandwich shop," she writes in an email. "It will be called Lunchbox Sandwich Shop and will be a grab-and-go type of place with gourmet sandwiches and a couple of soups and a daily pasta or quinoa salad plus some specialty desserts. There may be a few counter stools inside and a couple of tables outside on nice days, but it is mainly a to-go type of shop. We will also be doing targeted delivery to offices and want to increase our catering presence at Swing. We don't have a specific opening date yet, but our aim is for August or September."

The shop will be located in a small vacancy subleased by Olympia Coffee Roasters and situated next to Spud's Produce Market. Desserts by Tasha Nicole, on the other side of Oly Coffee Roasters, will be closing June 29 due to a co-owner's unexpected health problems, after operating 20 years in the same location.

The Wildwood building is located at 2828 Capitol Blvd. SE, Olympia.