# 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:** 11\ **Page:** 8
**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 13, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/141 "2017-04-13T15:14:53Z")
> [@janis\_and\_c0](#): > > re: Ohio > > Depends on where in Ohio you live… > > In South West Ohio its Chili 5-way AKA Cincinnati chili > Central Ohio its the buckeye Those aren’t sandwiches, though. (Although Cincinnati chili dog would count.) ---
**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 13, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/142 "2017-04-13T15:17:04Z")
> [@timid1](#): > > They are out of business for a while, but in Cambridge MA we had an Elsies that served a Turkey Deluxe. Turkey with bacon, lettuce, tomatoe, and either Thousand Islands or Russian Dressing, I always get the two confused, served on a nice soft Bulkie roll. Boy do I miss those. Oh, man, I loved Elsie’s. I only spend a couple months in Cambridge during the summer, but even just their regular hot dog (which I think was a buck at the time, c 1994) was fantastic. With only slight exaggeration, I felt like half my lunches while I was there were Elsies hot dogs. And only a buck! ---
**Author:** ![motu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/motu/32/259_2.png) [@motu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/motu)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2017, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/143 "2017-04-13T16:12:46Z")
Minneapolis has the [Jucy Lucy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jucy_Lucy) In Chicago, at the Maxwell Street Market (and elsewhere in the city) you can get “Mexican” hot dogs, dogs wrapped in bacon. This may have migrated from Mexico to California to Chicago. Pulyk, don’t know if you are aware of the LTH forum but they have an article/discussion of the [Jim Shoe](http://www.lthforum.com/2013/06/in-search-of-the-jim-shoe/) ---
**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 13, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/144 "2017-04-13T17:00:08Z")
> [@motu](#): > > Minneapolis has the [Jucy Lucy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jucy_Lucy) > > In Chicago, at the Maxwell Street Market (and elsewhere in the city) you can get “Mexican” hot dogs, dogs wrapped in bacon. This may have migrated from Mexico to California to Chicago. > > Pulyk, don’t know if you are aware of the LTH forum but they have an article/discussion of the [Jim Shoe](http://www.lthforum.com/2013/06/in-search-of-the-jim-shoe/) Yep, I know them very well. In fact, if you go to my post where I mention the Jim Shoe, you’ll see that it’s the same link as yours to LTH forum. 🙂 I’m Binko on there. I don’t participate nearly as often as I used to, but I still post from time to time. Your post on the hot dogs reminds me (although you touch on it with mentions of Mexicao and Cali) of Sonoran dogs that you’ll find in Southern Arizona. There’s a truck in Phoenix that does a good version, but I believe they’re more popular in the Tucson area. Related is the Baja California Tijauana dog, sometimes called “danger dogs.” [You can see here](http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/07/hot-dog-of-the-week-tijuana-dog.html). Cigars and Stripes in Berwyn serves up a nice version of these wrapped in a flour tortilla instead of a hot dog bun. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2017, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/145 "2017-04-13T18:23:46Z")
When I lived in Binghamton, NY, it was definitely the **Spiedie** (sometimes spelled in other, eccentric ways) > **[Spiedie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiedie)** > > The spiedie /ˈspiːdi/ is a snack consisting of marinated meat cut into cubes, grilled and placed in a long bread roll, local to Binghamton in the central Southern Tier of New York State, and somewhat more broadly known and enjoyed throughout Central New York.\[citation needed\] A spiedie consists of cubes of chicken, pork, lamb, veal, venison or beef. The meat cubes are marinated overnight or longer, then grilled on spits over a charcoal pit. > The traditional method involves serving freshly prepar... I used to send back there for Spiedie sauce, but I have since found that they sell it at the new supermarket near my home in Massachusetts (!) There must have been a splinter tribe of spiedie-eaters here in Massachusetts. I found records of a one-time spiedie restaurant in Melrose, MA. Otherwise, Spiedies are strictly a Southern-Tier NY affectation. They had them in Binghamtopn and the tri-cities, and in Ithaca, but not in Rochester. Speaking of Rochester, Nick Tahou’s _garbage plate_ not only isn’t a sandwich, it’s not universal. I’d suggest for a sandwich the **Country Sweet/sal’s Birdland-style hot chicken sandwich**. The sauce is unique, in that I’ve never encountered it outside Rochester. I used to send back there for Smitty’s Sauce, now sadly gone. But I can get Boss Sauce through the mail. To tell the truth, I don’t know what the signature Boston sandwich would be. Lobster roll? I’m sure Pepper Mill would say the signature sandwich from her part of NJ was the **Taylor Pork Roll**. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2017, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/146 "2017-04-13T18:35:29Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > I’m sure Pepper Mill would say the signature sandwich from her part of NJ was the **Taylor Pork Roll**. Ah, the good old Taylor Hameggn Cheese saltpepperketchup. Classic NJ breakfast food. Usually with a regular coffee, though I preferred mine without the sugar. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/147 "2017-04-13T18:36:55Z")
> [@Tara57](#): > > 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 Generically, yes. You can eat a lot of food in Atlanta from all kinds of cuisines but nothing much that just says “Only in Atlanta.” But let me throw in a couple of local places that are most worthwhile, though you shouldn’t eat like this every day. Ann’s Snack Bar – The Ghetto Burger. > **[The Ghetto Burger at Ann’s Snack Bar – Atlanta, GA (Permanently Closed) |...](https://www.droolius.com/2012/12/anns-snack-bar-ghetto-burger-atlanta-ga/)** > > Ann's Snack Bar is now permanently closed as of December 2022. > > > > Ann's Snack Bar in Atlanta, GA has been said to have the > **[Ann's Snack Bar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann%27s_Snack_Bar)** > > Ann's Snack Bar was a small restaurant in the Kirkwood neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia famous for its hamburgers. It was owned and operated solely by Ann Price, known to patrons as "Miss Ann," and was in operation from 1971 to 2022. > The house special was called the "Ghetto Burger," a double bacon chili cheeseburger with a secret ingredient, which her patrons named as a joke. Another signature burger with cole slaw was called the "Hood Burger." > A 2007 article in The Wall Street Journal called ... And my personal favorite, The Varsity … “What’ll ya have?” “Two chili dogs, onion rings, Frosted Orange.” There’s other stuff on the menu but I’ve never gotten past this. (Have your money in your hand and your order on your mind.) > **[Varsity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Varsity)** > > Varsity may refer to: [https://thevarsity.com/food](https://thevarsity.com/food) [http://news.wabe.org/post/workers-varsity-learn-art-what-ll-ya-have](http://news.wabe.org/post/workers-varsity-learn-art-what-ll-ya-have) ---
**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 13, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/148 "2017-04-13T19:00:20Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Speaking of Rochester, Nick Tahou’s _garbage plate_ not only isn’t a sandwich, it’s not universal. I’d suggest for a sandwich the **Country Sweet/sal’s Birdland-style hot chicken sandwich**. The sauce is unique, in that I’ve never encountered it outside Rochester. I had that hot sauce in a bottle here (I thought I still had it, but I must have tossed it when cleaning out the fridge a month ago.) I’m trying to remember where I bought it. It was either in a Wegman’s near Hershey, PA, or a Wegman’s in Binghamton, NY. I believe it was the Sal’s brand that I had. I remember it being a sweet, yellow, mustard-based sauce with visible red pepper in it, and I recall reading something about Birdland on it, which is what triggered my memory from your post. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2017, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/149 "2017-04-13T19:07:07Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I had that hot sauce in a bottle here (I thought I still had it, but I must have tossed it when cleaning out the fridge a month ago.) I’m trying to remember where I bought it. It was either in a Wegman’s near Hershey, PA, or a Wegman’s in Binghamton, NY. I believe it was the Sal’s brand that I had. I remember it being a sweet, yellow, mustard-based sauce with visible red pepper in it, and I recall reading something about Birdland on it, which is what triggered my memory from your post. My bet would be you got it in Binghamton. Hershey’s way too far afield for Rochester-based food. But I could believe that it made its way down to Binghamton. ---
**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 13, 2017, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/150 "2017-04-13T19:22:45Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > My bet would be you got it in Binghamton. Hershey’s way too far afield for Rochester-based food. But I could believe that it made its way down to Binghamton. That’s my guess, too, but I’m not 100% sure. I know I came back from both trips with local delicacies. Two brands of Spiedie sauce from Binghamton, and Zweigle’s Rochester white hots from Hershey. But the sauce could have been either. And I couldn’t score any Sahlen’s hot dogs at either location. ☹ (But I did eventually pick up a five-pound box from the Ted’s outpost in Phoenix to take back home.) ---
**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 13, 2017, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045/151 "2017-04-13T19:27:42Z")
Yeah, looking online, I have availability for Sal’s in the Johnson City (Binghamton) Wegman’s, but not the one near Hershey. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-local-sandwich/784045.md?page=7)