# What sandwich would you order at a deli? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 10, 2012, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sandwich-would-you-order-at-a-deli/615418 "2012-03-10T22:55:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sandwich-would-you-order-at-a-deli/615418/1 "2012-03-10T22:55:10Z")
I’ve been ordering either a lox with cream cheese, or turkey with avocado for way too long. I need new sandwich ideas. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sandwich-would-you-order-at-a-deli/615418/2 "2012-03-10T22:59:30Z")
Roast beef on rye with pepperjack cheese, banana peppers and spicy mustard. Mmmm. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sandwich-would-you-order-at-a-deli/615418/3 "2012-03-10T23:01:53Z")
> [@even\_sven](#): > > Roast beef on rye with pepperjack cheese, banana peppers and spicy mustard. > > Mmmm. Take off the pepperjack, put some cole slaw and a dill pickle on the side and I’ll have what **sven’s** having ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sandwich-would-you-order-at-a-deli/615418/4 "2012-03-10T23:11:33Z")
Pastrami on rye with mustard. Slaw on the side. Dr. Brown’s Cream Soda to drink. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sandwich-would-you-order-at-a-deli/615418/5 "2012-03-10T23:16:01Z")
Montreal-style smoked meat sandwich, a Bánh Mì, or a Reuben, depending on mood and availability. 🙂 ---
**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:** [March 10, 2012, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sandwich-would-you-order-at-a-deli/615418/6 "2012-03-10T23:35:49Z")
Roast beef on a kaiser roll, with provolone cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, and a little bit of mustard. Or a really awesome BLAT. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sandwich-would-you-order-at-a-deli/615418/7 "2012-03-10T23:53:54Z")
Don’t they have a menu on a board? I’m one of those people who just don’t know and will stand there for an hour unless I have a definite list of options…Anyway, I’ll take have salami, roasted red peppers, and provolone with mustard on a hard roll, please. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sandwich-would-you-order-at-a-deli/615418/8 "2012-03-11T00:04:37Z")
Pastrami on rye with mustard or corned beef on rye with mustard. This assumes you’re getting it at a NYC deli. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sandwich-would-you-order-at-a-deli/615418/9 "2012-03-11T00:07:27Z")
I order the _Marilyn Monroe._ It’s breast of turkey and mayo on white bread. Or the _Mickey Mouse,_ with ham & swiss, mustard and pickles. ---
**Author:** ![Crawlspace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Crawlspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crawlspace)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sandwich-would-you-order-at-a-deli/615418/10 "2012-03-11T00:09:36Z")
Banana bread, pastrami, cottage cheese club sandwich to honor the late great Mitch Hedberg. Most recently I’ve enjoyed ordering ham and cheese on Jewish rye on a Friday during lent. Mmmmm sacrelicious. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sandwich-would-you-order-at-a-deli/615418/11 "2012-03-11T00:15:00Z")
I like a Grinder, which usually has ham, salami, roast beef, turkey, mustard, mayo etc. Jason’s deli doesn’t have a grinder. My standard order at Jasons is a Club Royale, which has turkey breast, ham, bacon, Swiss, Cheddar cheeses and honey mustard. Really good, but I wish they sold Grinders. ---
**Author:** ![colonial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@colonial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colonial)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sandwich-would-you-order-at-a-deli/615418/12 "2012-03-11T00:16:04Z")
Corned beef, NLT 2" thick, preferably on some very dark colored bread. Pastrami will work too. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sandwich-would-you-order-at-a-deli/615418/13 "2012-03-11T01:03:25Z")
I’ll have the Reuben. Pastrami on rye with mustard works for me too. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sandwich-would-you-order-at-a-deli/615418/14 "2012-03-11T01:13:02Z")
Corned beef and Swiss on rye, with mustard. Grilled if they do that. Sweet tea, and either cole slaw or potato chips, unless they have fruit salad, in which case I want the fruit salad. Very occasionally I’ll get a tuna on rye, and luxuriate in being able to eat tuna in peace without first having made a sacrifice to the Feline Overlords. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sandwich-would-you-order-at-a-deli/615418/15 "2012-03-11T01:19:45Z")
Ham, Swiss, lettuce, tomato and brown mustard on rye. ---
**Author:** ![Who\_me\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/958977/32.png) [@Who\_me\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Who_me_1)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sandwich-would-you-order-at-a-deli/615418/16 "2012-03-11T01:21:51Z")
I have several go to sandwiches. If they have rare roast beef, then roast beef and Swiss on rye or pumpernickel. Other favorites include Reubens, or liverwurst on white or rye. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sandwich-would-you-order-at-a-deli/615418/17 "2012-03-11T01:22:33Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > I order the _Marilyn Monroe._ It’s breast of turkey and mayo on white bread. I thought a Marilyn Monroe was champagne and potato chips, with Nembutal ground up in it. I’m a traditionalist: lean corn beef on rye, with mustard. Pickle and cream soda on the side, and potato chips. With Nembutal. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sandwich-would-you-order-at-a-deli/615418/18 "2012-03-11T01:36:15Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > I thought a Marilyn Monroe was champagne and potato chips, with Nembutal ground up in it. That’s the diet version. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sandwich-would-you-order-at-a-deli/615418/19 "2012-03-11T01:45:54Z")
Roast beef on rye with Russian. The deli classic. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2012, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sandwich-would-you-order-at-a-deli/615418/20 "2012-03-11T01:46:46Z")
It’s hard to go wrong with a Reuben. Unless of course they don’t have a grill, or they’re a Jewish deli that won’t serve corned beef with Swiss cheese. In that case I’ll just pick something that looks interesting off the menu. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sandwich-would-you-order-at-a-deli/615418.md?page=2)