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Joe's Butcher Shop donates $1 from 'Evan Hansen' sandwich to Our Lady of Mount Carmel health center
Summary
The owner of Joe's Butcher Shop and Fish Market said the store donates $1 from each 'Evan Hansen' sandwich to the Merciful Health Center at Our Lady of Mount Carmel and that sandwich sales have climbed from about 400 to more than 1,000 per week.
The owner of Joe's Butcher Shop and Fish Market said in a short on-camera interview that the store donates $1 from each "Evan Hansen" sandwich to the Merciful Health Center at Our Lady of Mount Carmel to honor a former employee who died by suicide.
The owner (name not provided), owner of Joe's Butcher Shop and Fish Market, said the sandwich is named for Evan Hansen, a friend of the owner's son and a former employee. "Evan Evan was 1 of my son's good friends and employee here at Joe's. Evan became depressed, did his own research and realized that it was CTE. And in doing so, he came to the conclusion that his way out was to take his life," the owner said. The owner added that the sandwich replicates a favorite Evan ordered at the shop.
Why it matters: the owner said the community has strongly supported the sandwich; sales grew from about 400 sandwiches per week a year ago to "over a thousand now." The owner described careful sourcing for the shop's proteins and the sandwich preparation: "This is our hormone and antibiotic free chuck that we braise in IPA . . . 24 hours," he said.
The owner gave a brief origin story for the business, saying he and his wife left the corporate telecom and data world to start a butcher shop and fish market after considering, then rejecting, a restaurant. "So for 2 years, we starved. Now 20 years later, we've really, you know, become embraced by the community," he said.
The owner said $1 from every "Evan Hansen" sandwich is directed to the Merciful Health Center at Our Lady of Mount Carmel; in the interview he also referred to the recipient as the "Merciful Lehi Center," creating an inconsistent name in the audio. The transcript identifies the recipient alternately as "merciful health center at Our Lady of Mount Carmel" and "Merciful Lehi Center." The article uses the fuller phrasing given in the interview and notes the alternate reference for transparency.
No formal vote or official action was discussed during the exchange, which was a brief interview segment. The owner framed the sandwich and the donation as part of the shop's ongoing community support and described product sourcing and preparation as reasons the item has become popular.
The interview included unambiguous sales figures and the donation amount but did not specify the total funds raised to date, the exact date the sandwich was introduced, or a fiscal year for the sales figures.
