SANTA CRUZ >> Sandwich chain Ike’s Love and Sandwiches is opening a location in Santa Cruz in early May. The restaurant will be at 1318 Ocean St., between T-Mobile and The Habit. Owner/founder Ike Shehadeh opened his first location in 2007, in San Francisco. Today there are more than 40 locations, mostly in California and also in Arizona and Nevada. The menu features hundreds of sandwiches. A couple things Ike’s is known for are its Dutch crunch bread and its “Dirty Secret Sauce,” which is spread on every sandwich and baked into the bread. Visit loveandsandwiches.com.

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