Lawsuit triggers name switch to Henry’s Sandwich Station
A new, high-profile sandwich shop in Fort Lauderdale made a late sub — as in “substitution” — rather than go through the legal grinder of federal court amid a complaint of trademark infringement.
This month, the Proper Sandwich Shop changed its name to Henry’s Sandwich Station. The switch came after months of advance marketing and publicity of the Proper Sandwich name and in reassignment to one of 170 schools that had space, up from 8,409 the previous year, a 38 percent increase,
And applications to Broward’s Nova schools, four highly rated schools that have no boundaries, increased to 10,419, up from 9,587.
Broward plans nine new programs next year, designed to keep students at their neighborhood schools, which reduces travel time just weeks before the eatery’s scheduled Feb. 14 opening in the artsy Fat Village district. Henry’s Sandwich Station is being launched by JEY Hospitality Group, the same outfit behind ROK:BRGR, PizzaCraft and TacoCraft.
In December, the owners of Proper Sausages, a wellregarded Miami Shores sandwich shop and meat purveyor, filed suit against JEY Hospitality in Miami federal court. The complaint claimed that the name Proper Sandwich was “confusingly
and develops a sense of community, said Ruth Johnson, innovative programs specialist for the school district.
“When parents think of school choice, they think of a magnet program,” Johnson said. “They might not be aware of great things happening in their own schools.”
Miami-Dade school application numbers are not yet available, spokeswoman Jacquelyn Calzadilla said. More than half of MiamiDade students participate in school choice programs, similar” and sought to block JEY from using it. The suit also sought damages and the destruction of all items with the Proper Sandwich name and logo.
After initially denying the change was related to a legal issue in an interview last week, JEY Hospitality cofounder Marc Falsetto said the following day that he could not discuss the pending lawsuit. He said he had been contemplating a name switch for some time and that the name Henry’s Sandwich Station was a nod to rail
which include homeland security, entertainment law, single-gender education and atypical grade configurations, such as schools with grades 4 to 8 and 6 to 12.
For more information, go to http://browardschools.com/schoolchoice for Broward schools, http:// yourchoicemiami.org/magnet-schools/ in MiamiDade and https:// www.palmbeachschools.org/choiceprograms/ for Palm Beach County schools. baron Henry Flagler and the new Brightline commuter trains running nearby.
Proper Sausages coowner Frederick Kaufmann said Monday that he was aware that JEY Hospitality had made the name switch and declined additional comment. Kaufmann’s attorney, Joseph Anderson, also declined comment, saying the case was “at a sensitive stage.” That is typically an indication that a formal signed settlement is pending and the case will soon be resolved.
Henry’s Sandwich Station, at 545 NW First Ave., will feature regional specialty sandwiches and fresh baked goods, and will be open 8 a.m.-9 p.m. daily (10 a.m-5 p.m. Sundays). Charcuterie will be from Olympia Provisions of Portland, Ore., Falsetto says, the first South Florida restaurant to feature the highly regarded product. Coffee will be from Portland’s Stumptown Coffee Roasters. Bread will come from Miami’s Zak the Baker and Fort Lauderdale’s Gran Forno.
A Philadelphia-inspired roasted pork sandwich will feature heritage pork shoulder, sharp provolone, broccoli rabe, long hot peppers and shaved pecorino. A South Florida Cubano will feature heritage pork shoulder, Olympia Previsions sweetheart ham, sweet and spicy McClure’s pickles, baby Swiss, Dijonnaise on a pressed baguette. Other sandwiches include a BLT with Nueske’s bacon and truffle mayonnaise, Montreal-style smoked meat on Zak the Baker rye and slowroasted prime rib with horseradish cream sauce.
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