# So what's your local sandwich? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 8, 2017, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045 "2017-04-08T05:59:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/41 "2017-04-08T17:47:20Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > Yeah, all I could think of were jojos. (For the curious, they’re basically just potato wedges). I read where the Trail Blazers like to have toasted PB&J sandwiches before their games. Given their record, I don’t think we want to claim it as ours. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/42 "2017-04-08T17:50:28Z")
> [@lazybratsche](#): > > Along similar lines as the Coney dog, there’s a sort of soft pita gyro sandwich that’s served by Olga’s and all the Coney Island chains. It usually only has gyro meat, tomato, onion, and usually a trademarked variant of tzatziki sauce. There will also be a version with grilled chicken, or with breaded chicken and cheese. > > What sets these apart from gyro sandwiches elsewhere is the pita bread, which is buttery and much softer than normal pita. > > In New England, there’s the lobster roll, but those are now ubiquitous. There are all the fried-seafood-in-a-bun standards, but the one that I haven’t found elsewhere is the whole belly clam roll. I’d count the lobster roll. Sure, you can find them elsewhere, but it’s defining of New England for me, so much so that I seek it out when in the area. A lobster roll in Chicago doesn’t quite compare. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/43 "2017-04-08T18:18:18Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > Springfield, Illinois - Horseshoe sandwich Yep. ---
**Author:** ![Tara57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@Tara57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tara57)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/44 "2017-04-08T18:21:28Z")
Georgia: tomato sandwich - tomato, mayo, salt and pepper pimento cheese sandwich - shredded cheese, pimento, mayo, many variations such as cayenne, Worcestershire sauce, onion juice - famous at the Augusta National ---
**Author:** ![carlb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carlb/32/5930_2.png) [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/45 "2017-04-08T18:32:48Z")
Not that I’m a local, but for Louisiana (specifically New Orleans) I would have nominated the [Muffuletta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muffuletta), which may be the pinnacle of the sandwich-making arts. I live in Miami now, so the obvious choice is the [Cubano, or Cuban Sandwich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_sandwich), which ranks pretty high up there on my list as well, along with it’s cousin the [Medianoche](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medianoche). Although, I have just learned of the [frita cubana](http://www.miaminewtimes.com/restaurants/the-ten-best-fritas-cubanas-in-miami-8483691). I doubt it will supplant the cubano or the muffulleta in my pantheon of sandwiches, but it does look pretty good. May need to do some research soon. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/46 "2017-04-08T18:33:44Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > …Huh. I’ve never had one served that way around here, either. The only Polish Boys I’ve ever had are the ones served by street-cart hot dog vendors, and those don’t even have fries or slaw available. They’re basically just hot dogs with a larger and slightly higher-quality sausage. > > Maybe it’s an East Side-West Side thing? The only brick-and-mortar places I’ve ever seen advertising a Polish Boy are on the East Side, and I’ve never gone in, but just assumed that it was basically the same thing the street vendors were selling. I live in the west suburbs and a Polish Boy to me is also the vendor cart version, just a nice sausage sandwich. The first look I had of that sloppy version was when Andrew Zimmern visited Cleveland. I wouldn’t even try it, the addition of barbecue sauce to kielbasa does not sound appetizing. I also agree with your pick of the Romanburger, and Mr Hero in general. Their waffle fries are superb, they kick Chick-Fil-A to the curb. Dennis ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/47 "2017-04-08T18:38:58Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Yep. Another “Yep”… When i was a “wee lad” I cooked at Wayne’s Red Coach Inn. So i learned the "special cheese sauce from the masters…I went on to later bastardize the recipe into a No Boloney Breakfast Pony at of course, No Baloney cafe. Hint, the sauce is the key! [Horseshoe Sandwich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_sandwich) St louis, where i currently reside has a unique sandwich, available at most “hole in the wall” chines take put places, [The St Paul sandwich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul_sandwich) which is basically an egg foo young patty on white bread with mayo…mmmmmm I get them fully loaded. tsfr ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/48 "2017-04-08T18:42:26Z")
> [@mixdenny](#): > > I live in the west suburbs and a Polish Boy to me is also the vendor cart version, just a nice sausage sandwich. The first look I had of that sloppy version was when Andrew Zimmern visited Cleveland. I wouldn’t even try it, the addition of barbecue sauce to kielbasa does not sound appetizing. > > I also agree with your pick of the Romanburger, and Mr Hero in general. Their waffle fries are superb, they kick Chick-Fil-A to the curb. > > Dennis Barbecue sauce and kielbasa is surprisingly good. Hell, my Polish father even does it from time to time. (And it’s not all that different than a Texas hot link with barbecue sauce.) I’m not up on the whole French fry thing, though. I’d rather have those separate. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/49 "2017-04-08T18:42:30Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > [Primantis](http://www.primantibros.com/) (Pronounced “Prim-MAN-nees”, not “Pri-MONT-ees”, unless you want to sound like a total noob) > > All of their sandwiches include fries, cole slaw and tomatos – ON the bun. Messy, but oh so good. (And they’re opening up a location ten minutes from my house! JOY!) Making me Pittsburgh. Lived there for almost 6 years. Beef on Weck was a Buffalo staple but I never had one. Bagel, cream cheese, and lox was our family’s style. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/50 "2017-04-08T19:12:22Z")
Evansville Indiana, The Hilltop Inn. It was rated the ‘Manliest Restaurant in America’. They serve a brain sandwich that is to DIE for. Go in hungry and with an open mind… it tastes like an oversized tenderloin. > **[Doug Tastes Pork Brains at the Hilltop Inn in Evansville, Indiana](https://ksisradio.com/doug-tastes-pork-brains-at-the-hilltop-inn-in-evansville-indian/)** > > Last week, I was on a trip picking up my kids from my in-laws in Alabama. They spent part of their summer there and were ready to come home. I decided to ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/51 "2017-04-08T19:12:53Z")
West Michigan: [The olive burger](https://www.experiencegr.com/blog/post/reader-voted-best-olive-burgers-in-grand-rapids/). A hamburger with “olive sauce,” which is a mixture of chopped green olives, mayo and olive brine (to make the sauce a little runnier and saltier). I love them. I tell my wife it’s the reason why I convinced her to move to west Michigan. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/52 "2017-04-08T19:36:11Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > West Michigan: [The olive burger](https://www.experiencegr.com/blog/post/reader-voted-best-olive-burgers-in-grand-rapids/). A hamburger with “olive sauce,” which is a mixture of chopped green olives, mayo and olive brine (to make the sauce a little runnier and saltier). This gets my vote for the best sounding sandwich I had never heard of before. Dennis ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/53 "2017-04-08T19:38:37Z")
I grew up in Philly, so I’ve gotta go with the Philly cheesesteak. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/54 "2017-04-08T19:41:49Z")
> [@Patx2](#): > > I grew up in Philly, so I’ve gotta go with the Philly cheesesteak. I’m also quite fond of Philly’s roast pork sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/55 "2017-04-08T20:27:48Z")
I went to college in the Philadelphia area, but I figured that everyone already knew that Philadelphia had cheesesteaks. Most people don’t know what one is, but they know they exist. Here’s a hint: A cheesesteak _never_ has lettuce or tomato. Even peppers are pushing it. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/56 "2017-04-08T20:46:58Z")
I don’t know if this is unique to Chicago or not (I’ve never seen them anywhere else), but the **pepper and egg sandwich** is popular in Italian neighborhoods here. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/57 "2017-04-08T20:54:12Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > I don’t know if this is unique to Chicago or not (I’ve never seen them anywhere else), but the **pepper and egg sandwich** is popular in Italian neighborhoods here. Pretty sure that’s a Chicago thing and evolved out of the Italian beef places needing to sell something to their Catholic customers on Friday (now Lenten Fridays.) ETA: Although [this suggests they do exist elsewhere, specifically Boston](http://www.seriouseats.com/2013/10/pepper-and-egg-sandwich-recipe.html), so I’m wrong about that. (Though I must say, the pictured pepper & egg sandwich looks nothing like the ones I [see around here](http://static.flickr.com/46/135148918_d7b0c1564c_o.jpg). I’m thoroughly underwhelmed by them. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/58 "2017-04-08T21:26:33Z")
> [@mixdenny](#): > > This gets my vote for the best sounding sandwich I had never heard of before. > > Dennis My own personal recipe: for every burger you’re making, mix one tablespoon mayo, 1/2 tablespoon olive brine, 4-5 finely chopped green olives. I add a few dashes of coarse black pepper and chili powder too, but that’s entirely to taste. Spoon it on and prepare for a taste of paradise. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/59 "2017-04-09T00:24:43Z")
I grew up in Cleveland and I…have…never…seen…a Polish Boy that looked like that. Granted, I moved away at 17 in 1978, so maybe it’s a “new thing.” I have to say that it doesn’t look or sound sound particularly appetizing. I suppose the emblemic sandwich of Manhattan/Brooklyn would be the delicatessen production of pastrami or corned beef or brisket or tongue on seeded Jewish rye with spicy brown mustard and lots of sour and half-sour pickles on the side. First runner up would be a classic “Italian Hero:” crunchy crusted long roll filled with cappicola, Genoa salami, provolone cheese, oil & vinegar and vegetables of your choice, including some or all of roasted red peppers, tomatoes, onions, lettuce. Yummy variants include using fresh mozz instead of provolone, ham instead of coppy, sopressata instead of salami, adding mortadella, etc. Then there’s the fresh bagel with a spread of cream cheese and some cold-smoked salmon. Red onions and tomatoes optional. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/60 "2017-04-09T00:29:22Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > I grew up in Cleveland and I…have…never…seen…a Polish Boy that looked like that. Granted, I moved away at 17 in 1978, so maybe it’s a “new thing.” I have to say that it doesn’t look or sound sound particularly appetizing. [It goes back to the 40s](http://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/the-polish-boy-a-brief-history/Content?oid=4703188), but it seems you are not to be scolded for not knowing of its existence, as even the local press didn’t cover it, it seems. And it’s good, though, like I said, I prefer my fries off the sandwich. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045.md?page=4)