Jan's Health Bar

I have been going to Jan's in HB following from place to place on Mainstreet for more than 30 years. I used to see Jan carrying in the boxes of fresh fruit and veg. I arrived home after living in london for 10 years and ordered my usual soy turkey sandwich with veg and avo. The Turkey slice used to be 8 ounces and now maybe 1.5 to 2 ounce, couldn't even cover the bread. I couldn't even taste it and they missed the sunflower seeds and bacon bits. I raised this and didn't care or show concern.

I told them that the turkey was so small I couldn't taste it and they said oh well this is what we serve. Jan as a child going to get a sandwich after surfing and chatting to you I am surprised you let the quality and portion ruined your good name that you worked so hard for.

I am sorry to say that because there are so many options I will have second thoughts about where I get my vegetarian sandwiches from. So disappointed and I was your biggest fan.

Reply: I am in shock with your response to my post. I can assure you that the portion size when Jan was managing the place was a 1/2 inch or more covering the bread and at least a half avocado.. I know what I ate throughout the years and had several conversations with her about how great her sandwiches were.

I am disappointed by the reply because it is night and day; furthermore from 1979 - through the years It was excellent and I could actually taste the soy turkey. I will go back to Costa Mesa, Laguna and Huntington beach to compare. I will take pictures and give a follow up review. I want the customer to get what they pay for and because you turned this into a chain, COG's seems more important to turn a bigger profit and yesterday I didn't see value for money.

Thank you.

I’ve eaten at Jan’s for years, but the quality and value has gone down. Here’s why:
1. A ten dollar smoothie that was mostly ice and had very little flavor.
2. A twenty dollar sandwich that had a very thin layer of turkey and a sweet, seedless wheat bread that seems as if it was purchased at the Dollar Tree.
Not so good, for a 72 dollar bill( with the new mandatory style pre-tipping system that has been adopted everywhere) for three people. For a sandwich I could make better at home AND a ground ice drink.
I’ll also add one more:
3. Workers who have no idea about the Jans of 40 years ago and seem to know know nothing about its history in HB.

They make a great tuna fish sandwich with all the good stuff on it. I used to go there years ago and was hoping it was still there cuz it had good food add avocado is really good

Literally NEVER read the order instructions for the salad dressing. Why allow someone to select dressing options if you are going to ignore them?? Incredibly frustrating!!

Thanks for the reply Jan's. I had just gotten my lunch and was in a meeting, hence the frustration.

I should add - the food is great - 5 stars as I noted... and that just makes the small not-excellent things that much more obvious.

Great atmosphere. The food was both healthy and delicious.