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RESEARCHED ITEM DRAFT

Hot turkey and provolone sandwich

Hot turkey, melted provolone and vegetables fill this ciabatta sandwich. [4]

Dated U.S. history and Maui serving report; no current nationwide availability assertion.

This photograph documents a reported Maui serving; capture date and exact warehouse remain unknown. Article review and current availability remain open.

REPORTED PRICE$6.99One item · Maui, Hawaii · report published 2026-07-29; sale date unknown

Nutrition: no verified local serving data.

Hot turkey and provolone sandwich on a paper food-court wrapper
Hot turkey and provolone serving reported in Maui, Hawaii; capture date and warehouse unknown. · Photo: Costcuisine / Natalie · Costcuisine review · used with site-specific permission
THE RECORD

identity

A June 2025 tasting identifies basil garlic mayonnaise. It is a different order from the cold turkey-and-Swiss sandwich or the chicken-and-bacon sandwich seen on some other menus. [4]

THE RECORD

history

The hot sandwich was being discussed by March 2012. Edwin Goei’s April tasting described it as a replacement for the carne asada bake; Costco itself named turkey-provolone in its 2013 annual report. Foodbeast reviewed it again in 2014, and Folsom’s 2018 kiosk still listed it. [2] [7] [3] [8] [6]

A June 2025 tasting described a return, followed by a later Maui meal in Natalie’s roundup. The interruption and return dates remain unresolved at individual warehouses. [4] [1]

THE RECORD

nutrition

A nutrient panel matched to the Maui serving has not been verified. The older calorie accounts and unresolved turkey-torta identity are retained in the evidence below. [5] [9]

No serving-specific nutrition verified.

THE RECORD

prices

The table collects the early reports, Folsom menu and later tastings. They cover different places and periods rather than a continuous same-store price history. [2] [8] [6] [4] [1]

THE RECORD

distinctions

Reception: Joselynn welcomed the hot crust and melted cheese, while someone in her household preferred the prior chicken-bacon sandwich. Natalie found her Maui serving filling but too heavy on cheese. Together these are attributed personal reactions, not an aggregate rating. The early report’s word “pesto” and the later “basil garlic mayonnaise” also deserve separate dating rather than an unsupported claim that the recipe never changed. [4] [1] [2]

Goei described a torta roll resembling ciabatta and disliked how greasy his sandwich was. Zamora called it tasty but visually untidy. Their bread descriptions help investigate the older “torta” name, but do not establish that every similarly named sandwich shared one formula. [7] [8] [9]

DATE & PLACE

Local evidence

Price observations

  • $6.99 · One item · Maui, Hawaii · report published 2026-07-29; sale date unknown. Review aggregates visits with unspecified dates; no current Hawaii-wide availability or national return established. [1]
  • $3.99 · One hot turkey and provolone sandwich · United States, evidence varies by place and date · report published 2012-03-19; sale date unknown. Contemporary report, warehouse not given. [2]
  • $6.99 · One hot turkey and provolone sandwich · United States, evidence varies by place and date · report published 2025-06-02; sale date unknown. Publication date; warehouse not given. [4]
  • $3.99 · Turkey and provolone sandwich · Costco Folsom, California · kiosk photographed September 29, 2018; uploaded October 6, 2018; first sale and price-effective date unknown. Historical local price; not a current or national offer. [6]
  • $3.99 · One hot turkey and provolone sandwich; serving weight unknown · United States, including a documented Maui serving · report published 2014-05-09; sale date unknown. Publishedreviewwarehouseunknown; notcurrentprice or continuoussame-storehistory. [8]

Nutrition observations

Read the scoped nutrition table and source limits in Nutrition ↑

Last checked 2026-10-15 UTC. A listing is not a live stock check.

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Sources & photo rights

A verified nutrient panel tied to the Maui serving is still missing. The often-repeated 730-calorie figure in a March 2012 article came from MyFitnessPal, according to the article itself. It has not been adopted as official historical nutrition or carried forward into the newer sandwich. Portion weight and recipe continuity need their own evidence. [5]

The recovered sheet revised December 21, 2011 has a differently named “Toasted Turkey Torta Sandwich” row, item 635841, at 11.8 oz and 730 calories. Its matching calorie figure does not prove it is the same recipe as the 2012 turkey-provolone sandwich, much less the later Maui serving. The sheet also lacks a country or warehouse. This remains a possible historical association, not a confirmed identity or imported nutrient panel. [9]

The contemporary reports and Costco’s annual report supply the early history; later diners supply the newer servings. Folsom’s kiosk was photographed September 29, 2018 and uploaded October 6. The Maui roundup’s July 2026 date is not a visit day. The reported Maui serving photograph is used with site-specific written permission; precise retirement dates remain unresolved. [2] [3] [6] [4] [1]

  1. 1. Costco Food Court Review Open original source

    Costcuisine / Natalie · Published 2026-07-29 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Review publication date is known; exact visit dates and warehouse ID are unknown. This local report does not establish current nationwide availability. Aggregates visits; exact visit days and warehouse ID are unknown. No Hawaii exclusivity. The two named serving photos are used with site-specific written permission; other review photos are not covered by this grant.

    Supporting sections

    Calzone and hot turkey/provolone sections of the Maui review

    Named item section

  2. 2. Hot Turkey and Provolone Sandwich Open original source

    Costco Insider · Published 2012-03-19 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. No exact warehouse or first-ever launch date. Suggested replacement of carne asada is author belief, excluded.

    Supporting section

    Named item section

  3. 3. Costco 2013 Annual Report Open original source

    Costco · Publication date unknown · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Year-specific company statement, not per-store menu or recipe evidence.

    Supporting section

    PDF page 6, shareholder letter paragraph about food court

  4. 4. The Turkey Provolone Sandwich is Back: firsthand review Open original source

    Good Eats 101 / Joselynn · Published 2025-06-02 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Warehouse and tasting date unspecified; author return statement not corporate rollout schedule.

    Supporting section

    Named item section

  5. 5. Turkey and Provolone Sandwich Calories and Nutritional Facts Open original source

    Costco Insider · Published 2012-03-25 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Rejected as authenticated nutrition source; do not import macro values or borrow for 2026.

    Supporting section

    Named item section

  6. 6. Costco Food Court Self-Serve Kiosk Open original source

    Devin Walker (tommyd.) / Flickr · Published 2018-10-06 · Checked 2026-10-10 UTC. CapturedSeptember29/uploadedOctober6. All21buttons inventoried; tiny calorie lines not exhaustively transcribed. Special-order pizza is an ordering option, not another food family.

    Supporting section

    Entire September29,2018 kiosk image,21visible buttons in three categories

  7. 7. Costco Food Court Ditches Carne Asada Bakes; Introduces New Item Open original source

    Edwin Goei / OC Weekly · Published 2012-04-06 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. Exactwarehouseunstated. Replacementstatement notnationalcensus. Torta/ciabattadescription doesnotprove2011sheetrow29recipeequivalence.

    Supporting section

    Original dated body and separately dated comments where specified

  8. 8. An Intimate Look at the Costco Food Court Open original source

    Dominique Zamora / Foodbeast · Published 2014-05-09 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. Warehouseunspecified; retrospectiveabouttwoyears isapproximate, notexactwithdrawal. Healthhyperboleexcluded. Allrightsreservedphotosnotreused.

    Supporting section

    Original dated body and separately dated comments where specified

  9. 9. Food Court Department 88 Nutritional Data, revised December 21, 2011 Open original source

    Publisher unverified; third-party mirror linked by Maya’s Happy Place · Published 2011-12-21 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. Not retailer-hosted or independently authenticated as issued by Costco. No country, warehouse, prices or sale dates. Exact later recipe equivalence unproven. Printed revision is document history, not product launch. Allergen cells are historical evidence only.

    Supporting section

    One-page table, all 29 rows; heading and printed revision; source chain and SHA256 in research full-table inventory