It has been ten years since Joe Sattler, owner of Moishe’s Pippic in San Francisco served me my last sandwich there. After twenty six years, he closed down and retired. Moishe’s Pippic was no more. What a guy! What a place! I wrote about it here at the time.
My mom enjoyed eating at Moishe’s Pippic and we went there whenever she came to town. She even had a nice roast beef sandwich from there on her last birthday, a year before they went out of business.
So why am I writing about them now? Well, this was such a special place, it deserves to be remembered. Joe Sattler always warmly welcomed me when I went it. So did Abel Preciado, the only other person who worked there. Often when I visit San Francisco, I have run into one or both of them. Abel went to work at a nearby restaurant and so many were delighted to see him there. Joe ended his retirement and went to work at a chocolate shop in the same neighborhood.
Was it Joe or was it Abel that made Moishe's so special? I think it guys beyond these two really nice guys. It was the menu and the neighborhood and the customers and the mix of all wanting to give each other a nice day. I will always carry find memories with me and hope that more and more places start offering this brand of kindness.
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