Posted on 01/13/2021 10:48:35 AM PST by mylife
"All of humankind has one thing in common—the sandwich," renowned late-aughts philosopher Liz Lemon once theorized, on NBC's 30 Rock. "I believe that all anyone really wants in this life is to sit in peace and eat a sandwich."
We want a lot of things right now, but most days we'd settle for some peace, quiet, and absolutely a sandwich. The former can be tricky, but the latter—small mercies—is not hard to find. Roughly as old as the country and invented by the Earl of Sandwich, an Englishman who never seemed to have time for a proper sit-down meal, Americans have spent the entirety of our nation's existence seeking to perfect the humble art form.
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If they list the Elvis for Tennessee, I might have to call them.
“Enjoy every sandwich.” - Warren Zevon
Ohio got a lousy balogna and cheese sangwich!
Ohio got a lousy balogna and cheese sangwich!
“Iowa - The pork tenderloin” - Nailed it. You can find this in every small town cafe menu.
I get a hankering for a balogna sandwich every once in a while but no way would I call BEST.
Langers #19 and 44!
My favorite. Bar none.
Better than the Elvis. LOL What sandwich would you pick for Ohio?
They actually gave Tennessee a hot chicken sandwich. Which I never heard of growing up.
I am very surprised that the Horseshoe sandwich wasn’t the winner for Illinois, and the Reuben for Nebraska.
It’s hard to get a good reuben anywhere
Some people do.
Others will not be happy unless they are telling other people what kind of sandwich they can have, how to eat it, where to eat it and NO DRINKS ALLOWED.
Then they change the rules every five minutes so no one is doing things Right.
Then they can punish the evil people who are not doing as told.
Would prefer TN and TX sammies.
If anyone asks you what the 1970s were like in Los Angeles, drag them down—immediately, if not sooner—to Langer’s Deli, the best Jewish deli in America, for the pastrami. The setting is vintage coffee shop, a bright, mid-century beauty sitting just off of MacArthur Park in the middle of one of the West Coast’s most densely populated neighborhoods. Besides Katz’s in New York, you won’t find many classic delis serving hand-carved, thick-cut pastrami this delicate, this delicious. The house double-baked rye dusted with cornmeal and sliced continuously throughout the day is nearly unequaled in its class. The menu is a cavalcade of stars, and that #19 sandwich—pastrami with swiss cheese, coleslaw, and dressing—is a beauty, but you owe it to the meat, the bread, and yourself to start simply, with just pastrami on rye. Maybe a little mustard. Mustard would be fine.
This is the place: TKB Deli - Indio
Located just off I-10 as you are entering Indo area from Arizona, is TKB (The Kids Business). I could not say which of their many sandwiches is the best, but over all, I'd say this place makes the best sandwiches of any deli I have ever been to.
Traveling often from Phoenix to Long Beach (and back), TKB, is a must stop.
“...the sandwiches that have stood the test of time.”
I looked at Arizona. The “housemade mozzarella” was introduced in 2005.
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