Oregon gets…a PB&J?! I’ve never even so much as read an article nor even overheard a PB&J being mentioned as some sort of local delicacy, nor do I recall even seeing one on a menu.
Not a Salmon burger, or a Dungeness Crab and Tillamook cheese sandwich? Or anything from Bunk’s? Ridiculous.
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Enjoy every sandwich.
If you’ve never had chicken with white BBQ sauce from Alabama, you’re really missing out.
See my post.
The problem is that they are inconsistent on the criteria when it comes to state-wide sandwiches as opposed to niche sandwiches. Louisiana is a good example. The Po-Boy is one of the best sandwiches ever invented and regularly wins awards as such. It is available in various forms state-wide and the oyster, shrimp and even alligator varieties are sublime. However, they picked the Muffaletta as the Louisiana choice. A good Muffaletta is a great thing but there are only about 10 places total that can make a decent one in the entire state because they require ingredients that you will only have if you specialize in that particular sandwich. You also can’t eat them regularly because they are too rich. They were invented by the usually unacknowledged New Orleans immigrant southern Italian population but they do not represent the entire state in any way.
To add fuel to the fire, here’s the list of sandwiches included in the documentary Sandwiches That You Will Like:
Tripe — George’s, Italian Market (Philadelphia)
The Elvis — Peanut Butter & Co., New York City
Beef on weck — Schwabl’s, West Seneca, New York
Roast beef — Kelly’s Revere Beach, Revere, Massachusetts
Italian beef — Mr. Beef, Chicago
Loose meat — Taylor’s Maid-Rite, Marshalltown, Iowa
Cheesesteak — Dalessandro’s, Roxborough; Geno’s and Pat’s, South Philadelphia
Pig ears and snouts — C & K Barbecue, St. Louis, Missouri
Brain — Ferguson’s, St. Louis
St. Paul — Kim Van, St. Louis
Banh mì — Huong Lan, San Jose, California; Lucy Sheets, outside My Ngoc, Pittsburgh
Primanti — Primanti Brothers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Chipped ham — Isaly’s, West View, Pennsylvania
Hot Brown — Brown Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky
Lobster roll — Red’s Eats, Wiscasset, Maine
Po’ boy — Domilise’s, New Orleans, Louisiana
Muffuletta — Central Grocery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Barbecue — Thelma’s, Houston, Texas
Falafel — Sepal, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Pastrami — Katz’s Deli, New York City
Best Po-Boys in NOLA. Erin Rose bar, Conti & Bourbon.
I was in Philadelphia the past few days and a pork was at the very top of my list. I got my wish granted at DiNics.
The Nebraska one should be the Runza. They’re actually pretty good.
I haven’t been in the city since lockdown began, but we’re seeing a concert on Saturday. I think I hear DiNic’s calling…
Alaska: halibut sandwich at The White Spot Cafe in Anchorage. Deep-fried fresh halibut and a pile of freshly made fries. This place has been in existence since I was a kid. Back then (1959) it was located in an alleyway where woman built a roof and walls between two existing buildings, put in a grill, and turned out the best burgers and fries you ever ate, catering mostly to cabbies and drunks and the occasional kid who knew about it.
Mmmm, oh I love an Isaly’s chipped ham with provolone cheese!
Of course, the link in the OP is now dead. And also of course, I never thought, at the time, to check and comment on what Ohio’s sandwich was.
I’m not sure whether it’s in the spirit of the thing to name something served only by one chain, but I’d have to go with the Romanburger, from Mr. Hero. It’s like the bastard love-child of an Italian sub and a hamburger.
I think it was the Cleveland Polish boy, as I referenced it before, and I’m pretty sure I was going off the list.
ETA: yes, Polish boy and here’s a link to an archived page:
Now that you mention it, I think you and I did talk about Polish boys once before (I think we concluded that there was an East Side/West Side distinction?), but it apparently wasn’t in this thread. Maybe this list came up in multiple threads?
In any event, what West Siders call a “Polish boy” isn’t particularly distinctive: It’s basically just a high-quality oversized hot dog. Good, but not “What is this wondrous thing?”.
The Reading Terminal Market is truly a gem for Philadelphia. My travel companions and I had a marvelous time there and I really wish we had something similar here in Chicago.
We did talk about it, and I don’t know enough about Cleveland geography to note if it was an East Side-West Side thing, but the main Polish boy places I saw seemed to be in predominantly African-American neighborhoods.