New Yorkers are getting priced out — of eating sandwiches.
A ham and cheese sandwich at Eli Zabar’s E.A.T. on the Upper East Side now costs $31.57 — $29 plus tax — and Gothamites are experiencing intense sticker shock over the cost of what was once a working-class staple.
It sparked outrage among eaters when a Reddit thread with a photo of the sandwich captioned “$29 Ham and Cheese sandwich” drew more than 600 comments and 2,000 upvotes on Monday.
“The first time I bought that sandwich I was like, ‘Are you serious?’ ” an Upper East Side psychologist who lives in the neighborhood told The Post, declining to give her name.
“It’s not the best ham and cheese sandwich, it’s not the worst, but it’s just fine. I absolutely would not have picked up the sandwich had I looked at the price,” she added.
The luxury lunch item is actually two sandwiches made from ham, Gruyère cheese, mustard and four slices of seven-grain “health bread.” But even then, it’s fairly small.
“The idea of a ham and cheese sandwich selling for $29 is ridiculous – even if it serves two portions; no matter how good the ingredients are or where they are from; or how tasty the sandwich is,” Phil Lempert, editor of SupermarketGuru.com, told The Post.
Features reporter Jeanette Settembre gets a taste of the $29 ham and cheese sandwich at Eli Zabar’s E.A.T. on the Upper East Side. With tax, the sandwich totaled $31.57.Stefano Giovannini
The sandwich was lacking ample meat and was overpowered by the “health bread,” which costs $10 per loaf in stores. Stefano Giovannini
The sandwich prices at the Madison Avenue eatery are upwards of $15. Half of the $29 ham and cheese sandwich is $16. Stefano Giovannini
When The Post went to purchase the sandwich on Friday, an employee at the Madison Avenue eatery was so embarrassed by the price, they offered to charge us a mere $22.
They also noted that there was a full…
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