# What is your favorite sandwich? You only get one choice **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 19, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sandwich-you-only-get-one-choice/772449 "2016-11-19T18:24:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [November 20, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sandwich-you-only-get-one-choice/772449/41 "2016-11-20T00:33:35Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > …When I lived in L.A., I liked the pastrami sandwich with provolone… TRAIF!!! (I confess that I also enjoy a good hot pastrami and melty swiss on a hard roll, mustard both sides) ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sandwich-you-only-get-one-choice/772449/42 "2016-11-20T00:36:32Z")
The “Krusty the Klown” sandwich: ham, bacon, and sausage with a smidge of mayo on white bread. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2016, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sandwich-you-only-get-one-choice/772449/43 "2016-11-20T00:37:22Z")
I’ve also heard really good things about Slyman’s Tavern, which used to be Downtown and is now operating on Rockside Road in Independence, a few miles due south of Downtown. > **[Slyman's tavern | Home of the biggest and best corned beef sandwich in Ohio](https://www.slymanstavern.com/)** > > Slyman’s Tavern is the continuation of a wonderful Cleveland legacy, the original Slyman’s Restaurant located in downtown Cleveland. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sandwich-you-only-get-one-choice/772449/44 "2016-11-20T00:39:13Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > TRAIF!!! Meh. Ain’t no gods telling _me_ what not to eat! Anyway, [yummy](https://www.facebook.com/43475889490/photos/a.10151161737884491.465670.43475889490/10151671691779491/?type=3). ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sandwich-you-only-get-one-choice/772449/45 "2016-11-20T00:41:17Z")
BLT on toasted Italian bread with Dijon mustard ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sandwich-you-only-get-one-choice/772449/46 "2016-11-20T00:48:28Z")
My favorite sammich is usually the one currently gettin’ in ma belly! ---
**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:** [November 20, 2016, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sandwich-you-only-get-one-choice/772449/47 "2016-11-20T01:04:26Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Anyway, [yummy](https://www.facebook.com/43475889490/photos/a.10151161737884491.465670.43475889490/10151671691779491/?type=3). Holeeeeeeeee shit! Yes, I’ll have one, please! ---
**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:** [November 20, 2016, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sandwich-you-only-get-one-choice/772449/48 "2016-11-20T01:05:14Z")
This really is a tough one. My original thought was a muffaletta. Then I thought just a good classic Italian sub on fresh baked Italian roll (Bari’s would be my go-to here in Chicago.) Then I thought a cuban. Then I thought a Philadelphian roast pork sandwich. Then maybe just a standard bahn mi with all the mystery meat and liver spread on it. But I think I will settle on a [torta ahogada.](http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/04/torta-ahogada-history-sandwich-guardalajara-mexico.html) But ask me another day, and it could be any of the above. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sandwich-you-only-get-one-choice/772449/49 "2016-11-20T01:14:11Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Holeeeeeeeee shit! Yes, I’ll have one, please! Fortunately, they’re easy to make at home if you don’t mind having a week’s worth. Get a big package of pastrami from Cash & Carry, put it in the crock pot with a little water. Let it simmer for a couple/few hours. French roll, provolone, pastrami, mustard. Almost as good as Sorrento’s. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sandwich-you-only-get-one-choice/772449/50 "2016-11-20T01:35:56Z")
Falafel on pita with lettuce, onions, tomatoes and cucumbers with zaziki sauce. If falafel doesn’t count, then Provolone, Swiss and Monterey Jack with tomato and red leaf lettuce on a whole wheat bagel. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sandwich-you-only-get-one-choice/772449/51 "2016-11-20T01:45:11Z")
Italian hoagie, oil and vingar, hot peppers, proper Amoroso roll. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sandwich-you-only-get-one-choice/772449/52 "2016-11-20T01:46:41Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > falafil. I don’t know which region’s variant it is but the one I could probably subsist on forever is: > > - falafil balls > - lettuce > - parsley > - pickled cukes > - kabees el lift (pickled turnips) > - tahini sauce > - wrapped in khebz. I’m glad I read the thread before posting! Falafel gets my vote as well. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2016, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sandwich-you-only-get-one-choice/772449/53 "2016-11-20T01:47:34Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Fortunately, they’re easy to make at home if you don’t mind having a week’s worth. Get a big package of pastrami from Cash & Carry, put it in the crock pot with a little water. Let it simmer for a couple/few hours. French roll, provolone, pastrami, mustard. Almost as good as Sorrento’s. Occasionally a local deli puts their pastrami on sale, and I’ll pick up a half-pound or a pound. What I usually do is get a slow oven going, slice some swiss cheese, lay it over a piece of rye, and slip it in the oven. Then melt a little chicken fat in an 8-inch pan and throw in several slices of pastrami. Heat it through until it almost frizzles, then pile it on top of another, mustarded piece of rye. Take the hot bread and melted cheese out of the oven and slap them together. Guaranteed indigestion and a greasy pan to wash, but worth it. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2016, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sandwich-you-only-get-one-choice/772449/54 "2016-11-20T02:10:47Z")
Hard to beat bacon and tomato with a bit of fresh basil, some pepper and mayo. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sandwich-you-only-get-one-choice/772449/55 "2016-11-20T02:17:19Z")
Grilled ham and Swiss on sourdough. Runner up is dipped Italian beef. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sandwich-you-only-get-one-choice/772449/56 "2016-11-20T02:35:10Z")
Turkey swiss and avocado on sourdough w/mayo, dijon, lettuce, tomato, red onion, pickle and pepperoncini. (Just had one for dinner. Yum!) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sandwich-you-only-get-one-choice/772449/57 "2016-11-20T03:05:04Z")
For home and cold sammich, braunsweiger with lettuce, tomatoes and pickles. For out and a hot sammich, a good grilled ham and cheese. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sandwich-you-only-get-one-choice/772449/58 "2016-11-20T15:41:08Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > I’m glad I read the thread before posting! Falafel gets my vote as well. a good thing about working in Dearborn is there’s no shortage of places to get a really good one. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sandwich-you-only-get-one-choice/772449/59 "2016-11-20T15:45:54Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > I’m glad I read the thread before posting! Falafel gets my vote as well. I have a ton of falafel mix. We have lettuce. I think we have tomatoes. There’s crumbled feta cheese. I hope the tzatziki is still good. If it is, I’m thinking I might make falafel burritos today. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sandwich-you-only-get-one-choice/772449/60 "2016-11-20T16:02:13Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > I am a woman of simple tastes. Untoasted, buttered fresh onion bagel with thinly sliced ham and cheddar cheese. Pile the ham high, please. Oh, goodness, you had to open up for consideration the bagel sandwich, did you? :eek::smack: Salt bagel with lox and cream cheese, onions, capers, a couple slices banana pepper. I judge a bagelry by the quality of this sandwich (much as I judge a Chinese restaurant by the quality of their lemon chicken, or an Italian restaurant by the quality of their piccata dishes). Who was the sadist who started this thread, and then limited us to one sandwich??? 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sandwich-you-only-get-one-choice/772449.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-sandwich-you-only-get-one-choice/772449.md?page=4)