# You just ordered a club sandwich. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 17, 2006, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-ordered-a-club-sandwich/364843 "2006-07-17T13:13:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-ordered-a-club-sandwich/364843/21 "2006-07-17T18:55:14Z")
Oh, definitely bacon. Club Sandwich: White toast Mayo Lettuce Thinly sliced turkey breast meat Crisp bacon Sliced ripe tomato I don’t like the third slice of bread, so I leave it out. It takes up space that should be devoted to more bacon. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-ordered-a-club-sandwich/364843/22 "2006-07-17T18:56:40Z")
[QUOTE=ZebraShaSha] Ah, Mitch will be missed. [/QUOTE] The first thing I thought when I saw the OP title was “…and I’m not even a _member_.” ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-ordered-a-club-sandwich/364843/23 "2006-07-17T19:00:34Z")
Not just bacon but _crispy_ bacon. Don’t be puttin any of that jello-lookin’ stuff on there. It’s gotta be brittle. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-ordered-a-club-sandwich/364843/24 "2006-07-17T19:05:38Z")
[QUOTE=thwartme] Mmmm… bacon. [/QUOTE] I’m sorry, those were Beggin’ Strips. ---
**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:** [July 17, 2006, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-ordered-a-club-sandwich/364843/25 "2006-07-17T19:18:24Z")
[QUOTE=Zakalwe] Go to the source my friend: [The Food Network’s Classic Club Sandwich Recipe](http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_15658,00.html) [/QUOTE] Well, _that’s_ wrong right off the bat. The original club sandwich was made with sliced chicken. Turkey was substituted to save bucks back during the '50s, when most of the Grand American Traditions went straight to hell. [Keen’s English Chop House](http://dinesite.com/info/rstrnt-83356/??&t=0) still makes 'em the _right_ way. ---
**Author:** ![Papermache\_Prince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@Papermache\_Prince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Papermache_Prince)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-ordered-a-club-sandwich/364843/26 "2006-07-17T19:24:01Z")
But not _raw_ bacon. The manager thanked me when I pointed out that the prepared sandwiches in the deli case contained - not partially cooked or merely less than crispy - but _raw_ bacon. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-ordered-a-club-sandwich/364843/27 "2006-07-17T19:37:13Z")
[QUOTE=August West] In my opinion, EVERY sandwich should have bacon on it! What kind of crappy sandwich has no bacon at all? [/QUOTE] Clubs \*may \*have ham instead of bacon… not to say that _I_ would be ordering one like that… 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Norse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/big_norse/32/9954_2.png) [@Big\_Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Norse)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-ordered-a-club-sandwich/364843/28 "2006-07-17T19:43:50Z")
From _The New Food Lover’s Companion,_ Sharon Tyler Herbst: > [@](#): > > A double-decker sandwich consisting of three slices of toast or bread between which are layers of chicken or turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and whatever else pleases the sandwich maker. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-ordered-a-club-sandwich/364843/29 "2006-07-17T19:53:51Z")
[QUOTE=teela brown] Oh, definitely bacon. Club Sandwich: White toast Mayo Lettuce Thinly sliced turkey breast meat Crisp bacon Sliced ripe tomato [/QUOTE] This is called a _ **Turkey** _ Club Sandwich. The generic “club sandwich” is any sandwich with three pieces of bread and meat, usually cut into four pieces with silly toothpicks. Yes, a _ **Turkey** _ Club Sandwich must have bacon on it. No question. But there are many varieties of club sandwich which do not require bacon. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-ordered-a-club-sandwich/364843/30 "2006-07-17T19:59:36Z")
My wife was delighted when our favorite pub returned the turkey club sandwich to the menu, but irritated that it no longer included bacon. I pointed out that other sandwiches on the menu had bacon, and that they could surely add it. The waitress grudgingly agreed that she could, but warned us she would charge us extra. Whatever. Then the bill came: she also charged us extra for the **cheese** that came on the sandwich, no matter that the menu listed cheese as an ingredient of the sandwich. I don’t normally argue with waitresses, but she pissed me off. The weirdest part was that, when I pointed out the mistake to her, she refused to even look at a menus, just insisted that she was right. No good tip for her! Daniel ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-ordered-a-club-sandwich/364843/31 "2006-07-17T20:30:41Z")
\*Waitress: You want me to hold the cheese, huh? Daniel: I want you to hold it between your knees. \* ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-ordered-a-club-sandwich/364843/32 "2006-07-17T22:56:02Z")
I almost always see bacon on club sandwiches, but I agree that the defining characteristic is three slices of bread. Everything else can vary. A chef’s salad has to have some kind of meat, usually turkey or ham. Otherwise it’s a garden salad. ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-ordered-a-club-sandwich/364843/33 "2006-07-17T23:18:45Z")
Wait, now you’re all quibbling over whether a club correctly has bacon in it. . . but THIS club sandwich had TUNA!? At that point already unless we’re going with the three-slice-of-bread definition. . . I mean, tuna. Come on. A “Tuna Club” and you still expected something specific? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-ordered-a-club-sandwich/364843/34 "2006-07-17T23:40:12Z")
[QUOTE=Miller] As far as I can tell, the only required ingredients for a club sandwich are turkey and bacon. They’re the only two common factors in every club sandwich I’ve ever had. [/QUOTE] What, you’ve had them without lettuce&tomato? I’ve always thought of a club sandwich as a kind of BLT on steroids. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-ordered-a-club-sandwich/364843/35 "2006-07-17T23:43:03Z")
[QUOTE=August West] In my opinion, EVERY sandwich should have bacon on it! What kind of crappy sandwich has no bacon at all? [/QUOTE] A [cucumber sandwich?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucumber_sandwich) ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-ordered-a-club-sandwich/364843/36 "2006-07-18T00:18:12Z")
I must live in the same parallel universe as Trunk because I agree that a club sandwich, by definition, has bacon on it. Three slices of bread. Pffft! I order club sammiches all the time and none have three slices of bread. (Think of the carbs!) But ALL have bacon. So, Trunk, did the waitress throw on some bacon or was she content to just argue with you about it all night? ---
**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:** [July 18, 2006, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-ordered-a-club-sandwich/364843/37 "2006-07-18T00:26:57Z")
Waiter! There’s no bacon in my club soda! ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-ordered-a-club-sandwich/364843/38 "2006-07-18T00:28:49Z")
[QUOTE=Thudlow Boink] Waiter! There’s no bacon in my club soda! [/QUOTE] :dubious: Here it comes. Open your mouth and close your eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-ordered-a-club-sandwich/364843/39 "2006-07-18T00:32:32Z")
[QUOTE=BrainGlutton] What, you’ve had them without lettuce&tomato? [/QUOTE] I always have them without tomato. I hate tomato. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-ordered-a-club-sandwich/364843/40 "2006-07-18T03:23:28Z")
[QUOTE=Left Hand of Dorkness] Then the bill came: she also charged us extra for the **cheese** that came on the sandwich, no matter that the menu listed cheese as an ingredient of the sandwich. [/QUOTE] Cheese on a club sandwich? Now you’re just being silly! 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-ordered-a-club-sandwich/364843.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-ordered-a-club-sandwich/364843.md?page=3)