Earl of Sandwich will soon be on the move again to yet another temporary home in Downtown Disney so construction can finally start on the new Porto’s Bakery at the outdoor shopping mall next to Disneyland.
Earl of Sandwich will move to a new temporary location this winter, next to the Star Wars Trading Post in Downtown Disney, according to Disneyland officials.
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Winter stretches through mid-March – meaning the Earl of Sandwich pop-up location could open at any time.
An opening date for the Earl of Sandwich temporary location will be announced soon, according to Disneyland officials.
Yep – confirmed. This will be the temporary spot for Earl of Sandwich. https://t.co/4X0FQWCPP0
— Scott Gustin (@ScottGustin) January 1, 2024
Photos posted on social media show a series of connected trailers with attached walk-in refrigerators between the Star Wars Trading Post and the former ESPN Zone in Downtown Disney’s west end.
The new pop-up location will serve a curated menu with a limited selection of Earl of Sandwich favorites. The current quick service restaurant serves a menu of hot sandwiches, salads, breakfast dishes and baked goods.
It’s possible the current east end location in the former La Brea Bakery and the new west end location near the Star Wars Trading Post may both be open simultaneously for a limited time.
There is still no word when the current Earl of Sandwich restaurant will close or when the former La Brea Bakery building will be demolished to clear the way for construction of a new Porto’s Bakery at the location.
Porto’s is set to begin construction in Downtown Disney on the La Brea Bakery location pending completion of the bakery’s design plans.
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Earl of Sandwich opened its current pop-up shop in February after La Brea Bakery abruptly closed in January after more than two decades of operation as one of the original businesses in Downtown Disney. An Earl of Sandwich Tavern full-service restaurant with a full bar opened next door to the temporary take-out sandwich shop.
Disneyland worked with the Orlando, Florida-based sandwich franchise on the pop-up location at Downtown Disney as a short-term solution to temporarily satisfy fans of the beloved sandwich shop.
The original Earl of Sandwich restaurant was torn down in February 2022 along with AMC Theatre, Starbucks West and Sugarboo and Co. as part of the renovation of the west end of Downtown Disney.
A new Porto’s Bakery & Eatery will eventually be built on the footprint of the La Brea Bakery location near the esplanade between Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.
Disney officials announced during the D23 Expo in 2022 that the Cuban sweets and treats foodie-phenom was headed to Downtown Disney as part of the outdoor shopping center’s latest renovation.
The Southern California institution – which already has a Buena Park location near Knott’s Berry Farm – rocketed to foodie phenom status in 2016 when it nabbed the top spot on Yelp’s Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S.
Construction is expected to start soon on a new permanent Earl of Sandwich location near the new Downtown Disney performance lawn, according to MiceChat.
