Breakfast Sandwiches of Frontenac

Jan 29, 2020

Early in the morning, every day of the week, people are on the move in Frontenac County, driving, often in the dark, to work. On their way, many stop for a breakfast sandwich and a coffee. Depending on their route, people have their own favourites. We went looking for the best sandwich in Frontenac, and we found quite a few.

Starting at 6am, a steady stream of hungry people are greeted with a hearty “Hello, my friend” from the far left corner as they enter Verona Convenience Store, on Main Street across from Local Family Farms. Anil Velji is there, making two kinds of sandwiches, a BLT and what he calls a full breakfast, which has a fried egg as well.

The sandwiches are wrapped and stacked on the counter, but they don’t last long. The key elements to Anil’s sandwiches are a thin layer of mayonnaise, a generous amount of bacon, crispy lettuce and tomato, and just enough pepper. The full breakfast is the one to try.

Those elements, in addition to hot, fresh coffee and a genuine, warm greeting, make Verona Convenience Store one of the premier stops in any sandwich lovers tour of Frontenac County.