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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: JayOctavarium on February 28, 2014, 12:38:21 PM
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Take your pick.
(bonus question: Do you tip?)
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Local shop: P'sghetti's. Their sweet bread is heavenly.
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Went with "Other" because Jimmy Johns
Then Jersey Mike's, then Subway
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Added ^
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"Other." Fast food sandwich chains are mostly horrible, IMO. There is a local deli here called Pennisi's that is out of this world. But my favorite at the moment has to be the guys at Wicked 'Wich: https://www.wichonwheels.com/#
Want to know what happens when a Polish and Chinese guy get onto a food truck? Wicked 'Wich is the answer! The food truck hit the streets of Sacramento in 2011, introducing the city to a style of sandwiches that pay tribute to East Coast roots.
Since its inception, Wicked 'Wich has always focused on scratch cooking and using locally sourced products from various farmers, bakers and more from our region. In a world of frozen fries and prepackaged products that most restaurants use, we've chosen to stick to our old-fashioned values and cook like our moms taught us- no shortcuts!
There has certainly been no "rest for the wicked," as in 2012, we expanded into a dive-bar concept at our first brick and mortar location in West Sacramento- Broderick Roadhouse. Shortly after, during the summer of 2013, the Wicked 'Wich landed at the Sacramento Downtown Plaza's food court.
Favorite sandwich there: the Hillbilly Chomp. Two thick slices of their homemade bread toasted on the grill with a huge pile of pulled pork, crispy thick cut applewood bacon, homemade BBQ sauce, slaw, and crispy garlic fries. Yeah, the fries are in the sandwich. It's a heart attack on bread, but oh so delicious!
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Favorite sandwich there: the Hillbilly Chomp. Two thick slices of their homemade bread toasted on the grill with a huge pile of pulled pork, crispy thick cut applewood bacon, homemade BBQ sauce, slaw, and crispy garlic fries. Yeah, the fries are in the sandwich. It's a heart attack on bread, but oh so delicious!
See ya at the ER. :biggrin:
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Favorite sandwich there: the Hillbilly Chomp. Two thick slices of their homemade bread toasted on the grill with a huge pile of pulled pork, crispy thick cut applewood bacon, homemade BBQ sauce, slaw, and crispy garlic fries. Yeah, the fries are in the sandwich. It's a heart attack on bread, but oh so delicious!
See ya at the ER. :biggrin:
I'll be easy to find. I'll be the one grinning ear-to-ear with BBQ sauce on my face and all the nurses running toward me with defibrulators.
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We got an up and coming chain around here called Ike's Place. They do some insane things, and all the ingredients are top notch.
They put fried mozzarella sticks on their meatball sandwich....... :o
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Jason's Deli (https://www.jasonsdeli.com/restaurants)
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We got an up and coming chain around here called Ike's Place. They do some insane things, and all the ingredients are top notch.
They put fried mozzarella sticks on their meatball sandwich....... :o
Sounds good. Next time I'm down there, I'll try to check that out. But when you are up here, there are two things you have to try to hit: (1) the classic burger at Dad's Kitchen (the original location--there was a split, and a couple of other locations that use the name put out sub-par food), and (2) the sandwich I mention above. Lunch will be on me.
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I'm not a huge fan of chips (potato chips for our limey friends) so I tend to frequent places that'll serve up a cup of soup with their sandwiches. Potbelly's will do in a pinch (the enchilada soup is pretty damned tasty) and the Wreck is a nice sandwich, and though it's over priced I'm fond of Baker Bros (must be a regional thing since it's not on the list, along with Jason's Deli). That said, La Madelaine will serve up a freshly prepared croque monsieur with a cup of hand made potato-leek soup (hot) and a salad (spinach or Caesar) for 10 bucks. Best sandwich deal in Dallas.
Truth be told, though, we're really lacking for original sandwiches down here. When I was in Phili for TA I made a point to eat some damn tasty sandwiches (none of that cheesesteak nonsense). I like a people who put coleslaw on sandwiches.
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Gaetano's = legendary!
https://www.gaetanosdeli.com/
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Chino, its in Stratford or Monroe! Worth the trip for the best subs ever!!!
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I Live in NY. There's a million Deli's that I can go to that destroy those sandwich shops. Same with Pizza. Why Domino's and Pizza Hut are here I have no idea...
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Publix for a cold sub, firehouse for a hot sub, quiznos is good too but they have for the most part closed down. There is a gas station on not too far but it's not really that good.
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They make subs at Publix? Didn't know that.
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At one time, I would have said Quizno's, but they've since taken all of my favorite things off the menu.
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At one time, I would have said Quizno's, but they've since taken all of my favorite things off the menu.
Same here. Once they stopped selling 20-year-old super models, I was done.
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From that list, Jimmy John's. There's a local place relatively nearby called DiBella's that's incredible, though.
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Bay Cities Italian Deli & Bakery. Their sandwich called The Godmother is pretty damn good.
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I'm a sucker for a good bread with my sandwiches, so I'm always on the lookout for places that utilize good breads with their sandwiches. Tartine in SF, Sullivan Street Bakery in NY, places that have Breadworks bread in PA, etc. There are a ton of places out there that put the major chains to shame imo. Sure, some of those places might be a couple bucks more, but it's worth it to me.
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Favorite sandwich there: the Hillbilly Chomp. Two thick slices of their homemade bread toasted on the grill with a huge pile of pulled pork, crispy thick cut applewood bacon, homemade BBQ sauce, slaw, and crispy garlic fries. Yeah, the fries are in the sandwich. It's a heart attack on bread, but oh so delicious!
Pittsburgh invented fries and slaw on the sandwich
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They make subs at Publix? Didn't know that.
YES! Amazing subs!
Port of Subs is also amazing.
Subway and Quizno's are good too.
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I'm partial to a Southern chain known as McAlister's.
And speaking of sandwiches, the Philly crowd here needs to weigh in on a side point for me: I'll be in Philly for a business trip in a few months, so the obvious question is which place has the best cheesesteak??? ???
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Of the ones on the list, Jersey Mike's.
I also like McAlister's and Jason's Deli. Half a Muffaletta with a side of red beans & rice, baby.
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After reading through the tipping thread, I have to point out that I really liked Quizno's. The only problem was I'd get the shits afterwards, but they made good stuff.
Also, Subway is always hit and miss, but sometimes you can have a string of hits before the inevitable dried out bread that ruins the whole sandwich.
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Local shop: P'sghetti's. Their sweet bread is heavenly.
Oh yeah, that bread is good! :tup. I like McCallisters as well.....I don't know if that is national or not. Good stuff there.
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I'm partial to a Southern chain known as McAlister's.
And speaking of sandwiches, the Philly crowd here needs to weigh in on a side point for me: I'll be in Philly for a business trip in a few months, so the obvious question is which place has the best cheesesteak??? ???
Jims on South St.
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Blimpie's and Jersey Mike's.
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I hear tons of good things about Jersey Mike's. Publix has very good subs. I've only had cold cut subs (not sure if they offer anything hot) but they do it right every time. Subway is decent but it's very fast food-y.
There's a local place here called 3 Dog which makes the most excellent sandwiches. I had a BBQ Brisket and Cheddar, talk about filling and it was amazing. They also have a thanksgiving sandwich I want to try soon.
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I'm partial to a Southern chain known as McAlister's.
And speaking of sandwiches, the Philly crowd here needs to weigh in on a side point for me: I'll be in Philly for a business trip in a few months, so the obvious question is which place has the best cheesesteak??? ???
Jims on South St.
:tup :tup
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From the list, I am apparently the first one going with Potbelly. Even for a fast-food sandwich chain, Potbelly is truly awesome.
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I would have picked Potbelly... but I've only eaten there once... back in 2007 in D.C. so can't justify picking them over Jersey Mikes or Quiznos
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I tried Jersey Mike's a few weeks ago, and they're only the second place I've ever been to that fucked up bacon. Actually managing that feat doesn't bode well for them as a chain.
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I'd say that's just fucktards being fucktards, the Jersey Mike's by my place is great.
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Two places...
One is a 'Nati institution. Izzy's, named after a guy named Izzy Kadetz who opened a deli here in 1901…and for nearly 70 years he sold his amazing Rueben and potato pancakes, while he insulted nearly everyone in line. He was the Soup Nazi, before there was a Soup Nazi. Of course it was in good natured fun, and people would actually feel honored if he picked on them. He died years ago, but his place still churns out the finest reuben in the world in the form of a local chain. The finest ingredients, homemade kosher dill pickles and that potato pancake. I could eat it every day. Try to limit myself to monthly visits instead.
Tom+Chee. Another newer local place that serves, you guessed it, only tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches in various incarnations. They're getting ready to go national.
Yummmy!!
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Tom + Chee were on Shark Tank :metal
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Harvey Gough was our soup nazi. You Yelp Goff's and you'll see all kinds of great stories. Since 1971 he steadfastly refused to serve hippies, so I never got to try one of his burgers (you walked in the door with long hair and he'd throw your ass out immediately, with pepper-spray if need be). He also had a 12' statue of Lenin in front of the place. Never explained why.
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I'm partial to a Southern chain known as McAlister's.
And speaking of sandwiches, the Philly crowd here needs to weigh in on a side point for me: I'll be in Philly for a business trip in a few months, so the obvious question is which place has the best cheesesteak??? ???
Definitely Jim's on South Street. Pat's and Geno's get all the press...and while those are OK, and perhaps worth a visit for the tourist factor of being able to say you went there, Jim's at 4th and South is definitely the way to go.
...And then walk 3.5 blocks up and visit Brauhaus Schmitz for some amazing German beers :) :)
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My friend has been writing a sandwich blog for some time now, always on the hunt for an amazing sandwich- he's from the Philly area originally but now lives in L.A.
https://thedangersandwich.blogspot.com/ (https://thedangersandwich.blogspot.com/)
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Definitely Jim's on South Street. Pat's and Geno's get all the press...and while those are OK, and perhaps worth a visit for the tourist factor of being able to say you went there, Jim's at 4th and South is definitely the way to go.
...And then walk 3.5 blocks up and visit Brauhaus Schmitz for some amazing German beers :) :)
I blew off the whole cheesesteak nonsense, but I did hit Brauhaus Schmitz's RTM spinoff for a Bavarian. Thought they used the wrong paprika in the goulash, but the sandwich was bad ass. Took half of it back to the hotel to enjoy after the TA show, but it got waterlogged in my ice bucket. Broke my fucking heart.
Helpful hint from Barto: Never stay in a hotel without a fridge in the room. Someday it might cost you a damn fine sandwich you had your heart set on eating.
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There's a place called Epic Deli (https://epicdeli.com/) that's sorta close to where I live and work. Not close enough that I will go there all the time but close enough that I can swing by on my commute. It has some absolutely fantastic sandwiches, but they will kill you if you eat there too often.
There's also a place down in Chicago that I've been wanting to go to for a while called Kuma's Corner (https://www.kumascorner.com/). They have burgers named after metal bands and one of my friends said the food is awesome. Maybe on my birthday I'll convince my friends we need to go down there. ;)
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Definitely Jim's on South Street. Pat's and Geno's get all the press...and while those are OK, and perhaps worth a visit for the tourist factor of being able to say you went there, Jim's at 4th and South is definitely the way to go.
...And then walk 3.5 blocks up and visit Brauhaus Schmitz for some amazing German beers :) :)
I blew off the whole cheesesteak nonsense, but I did hit Brauhaus Schmitz's RTM spinoff for a Bavarian. Thought they used the wrong paprika in the goulash, but the sandwich was bad ass. Took half of it back to the hotel to enjoy after the TA show, but it got waterlogged in my ice bucket. Broke my fucking heart.
Helpful hint from Barto: Never stay in a hotel without a fridge in the room. Someday it might cost you a damn fine sandwich you had your heart set on eating.
All of this is sound advice. Thanks, guys!! :tup
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There's also a place down in Chicago that I've been wanting to go to for a while called Kuma's Corner (https://www.kumascorner.com/). They have burgers named after metal bands and one of my friends said the food is awesome. Maybe on my birthday I'll convince my friends we need to go down there. ;)
Kuma's is A+.
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Definitely Jim's on South Street. Pat's and Geno's get all the press...and while those are OK, and perhaps worth a visit for the tourist factor of being able to say you went there, Jim's at 4th and South is definitely the way to go.
...And then walk 3.5 blocks up and visit Brauhaus Schmitz for some amazing German beers :) :)
I blew off the whole cheesesteak nonsense, but I did hit Brauhaus Schmitz's RTM spinoff for a Bavarian. Thought they used the wrong paprika in the goulash, but the sandwich was bad ass. Took half of it back to the hotel to enjoy after the TA show, but it got waterlogged in my ice bucket. Broke my fucking heart.
Helpful hint from Barto: Never stay in a hotel without a fridge in the room. Someday it might cost you a damn fine sandwich you had your heart set on eating.
My friend Emmett whom you met in NYC lives for the Roast Pork, provolone, roasted red peppers, and broccoli rabe sandwich from some famous place in Philly. Can't remember the name of the place but he says its light years better than the Philly Cheese steak. I have personally never had either of them in Philly.
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Definitely Jim's on South Street. Pat's and Geno's get all the press...and while those are OK, and perhaps worth a visit for the tourist factor of being able to say you went there, Jim's at 4th and South is definitely the way to go.
...And then walk 3.5 blocks up and visit Brauhaus Schmitz for some amazing German beers :) :)
I blew off the whole cheesesteak nonsense, but I did hit Brauhaus Schmitz's RTM spinoff for a Bavarian. Thought they used the wrong paprika in the goulash, but the sandwich was bad ass. Took half of it back to the hotel to enjoy after the TA show, but it got waterlogged in my ice bucket. Broke my fucking heart.
Helpful hint from Barto: Never stay in a hotel without a fridge in the room. Someday it might cost you a damn fine sandwich you had your heart set on eating.
My friend Emmett whom you met in NYC lives for the Roast Pork, provolone, roasted red peppers, and broccoli rabe sandwich from some famous place in Philly. Can't remember the name of the place but he says its light years better than the Philly Cheese steak. I have personally never had either of them in Philly.
D'Nicks in RTM. Voted best sandwich in America by some TV show nimrods. To be honest it didn't look real interesting to me. They make another sandwich that looked better, but I opted for the Bavarian a few stalls down, instead. Besides which, now that it has the whole Pat/Geno's level of notoriety it's pretty hard to get one of them. They sell out early.
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Zingerman's in Ann Arbor.
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I believe Pat's and Geno's are both open 24 hours- although I could be wrong. I've never heard of either one of them "running out," and as for that line around the building? That's pretty common place no matter what time of the day you visit. Jim's can get like that too depending on what time of day you go. It's par for the course of getting a cheese steak :)
I'm not sure about the other roast beef creation of a sandwich- but I know there are tons of Italian style delis and I'm sure any of them could whip you up any amazing sandwich of your choosing.
If you have time go visit the Italian Market on 9th Street- delis, bakeries, butchers, spice shops...you name it.
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I don't care much for chain subs. We had an actual Italian guy a few years back that had top-notch prosciutto imported from Italy, and I really liked that. Bummer the whole corner burned down because of an electrical fire.
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I believe Pat's and Geno's are both open 24 hours- although I could be wrong. I've never heard of either one of them "running out," and as for that line around the building? That's pretty common place no matter what time of the day you visit. Jim's can get like that too depending on what time of day you go. It's par for the course of getting a cheese steak :)
I assume you were replying to me since I referred to Pat's/Geno's and running out. I was referring to D'Nicks running out now that their pork sandwich is famous. The fact that P/G won't doesn't surprise me. With regards to restaurants that do one particular thing, the good ones stay open until they're dry and then they're done for the day. The cheaper ones have an endless supply. Down here you'll often see BBQ places where the hours sign says something like "11am - 'til the meat's gone." Invariably they kick the living shit out of the normal places with standard hours, since they'll only buy briskets that they know are top notch and leave the rest for the other guys.
(https://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130308-bbqss008.jpg.ece/BINARY/original/BBQss008.JPG)
Mr. Pickens there is very happy while the people behind him are sweating a little. This is also almost certainly before noon at this particular establishment.
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Thundercloud Subs (https://thundercloud.com/index.php)
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Definitely Jim's on South Street. Pat's and Geno's get all the press...and while those are OK, and perhaps worth a visit for the tourist factor of being able to say you went there, Jim's at 4th and South is definitely the way to go.
...And then walk 3.5 blocks up and visit Brauhaus Schmitz for some amazing German beers :) :)
Dickey's BBQ is opening up down the street from Jim's. Last time we were there, it was open yet. But they have some awesome BBQ Sandwiches, and my fave the pulled pork baked potato...
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They make subs at Publix? Didn't know that.
YES! Amazing subs!
I'll have to remember that next time I'm out there. There's one a few blocks from my mom's place that I always walk to when I'm there. I never felt compelled to get a sub there because I didn't know it was a thing. I'll have to change that.
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In Huntington and Seal Beach, CA
John's Philly Grille - The absolute BEST Cheese steaks and Hoagies in SoCal. I LOVE Hoagies and Italian subs and am constantly trying to find the best. John's has been on the top of my list for almost 20 years now.
https://www.phillygrille.com/home.html