The fast-casual restaurant is known for its “uber” sandwiches, piled with organic and local veggies, cheeses and meats. These ingredients are stacked between a house-made “bretzel” (the German word for pretzel) or multigrain bread.

He lets his customers know where their food comes from and posts calorie counts. For example, the organic turkey and farmhouse cheddar sandwich has fresh apple crisps, organic field greens and roasted red pepper aioli; comes on an organic bretzel baguette; has 460 calories, and is 71.8% organic. In addition, about 95% of his packaging materials are compostable and biodegradable — what Mr. Pfahler believes is essential for any food business that dares call itself green.

New location 131 S. Dearborn