A field guide to 20 great regional sandwiches of the USA

Lonely Planet ^ | 8/31/12 | Lonely Planet

[mylife]

beef on weck

[KC_Conspirator]

Assume your speaking of Runza. Never had the chili and rolls.

[TexasGator]

How t9 know if you are near Acme's:

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Phillipe's is indeed a great place. I need to go back soon.

Have you ever been to the Eastside Deli on Alpine? I hear they have great meatball subs.

[dznutz]

I’ve lived in the Chicago area my entire life and have never once heard of the Mother In Law.

Lifelong Chicago resident here too. A small hot dog stand called Fat Johnnie’s at 72nd and Western Ave. sold them. Had a few Mother-in-laws, was told they are so called because they give you heartburn.

[Dr. Sivana]

State Line chips

Boys and girls . . . Girls and boys,
Everybody loves
State Line Potato Chips

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Have you had the Cuban sandwich at Porto’s? I had it once and it was OK, but I have nothing to compare it to.

[Dr. Sivana]

nowhere else compares in any way whatsoever to Philippe the Original. Everything else is trash

It sounds to me like you may not really like sandwiches if only one place in the whole continental U.S. gets it "right" and everything else is "trash".

I have my favorites, but even a mediocre sub can be pretty darn good.

[MayflowerMadam]

Yes. Roast beef on kummmelweck... Heaven. When we visit family in western NY we go to Beef And Barrel in Olean as often as possible just for this.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Or you can get an LGBT: Lettuce, Guacamole, Bacon, and Tomato.

But even if they offer it for free, don't add on the Q, I or A.

[Dr. Sivana]

The sausage pepper sandwiches at Nica’s or Romeo’s in New Haven also out of this world.

I am sure. I am just not familiar with them, and Rosa's is down the street from the house I grew up in.

[Fiji Hill]

Have you ever been to the Eastside Deli on Alpine? I hear they have great meatball subs.

I love the Eastside Deli, an Italian deli owned and operated by an Italian family for decades. They do, indeed, have great meatball subs.

[Fiji Hill]

The Owl Cafe in San Antonio, NM has great green chile burgers.

[MayflowerMadam]

“as challenging as finding a good delicatessen.”

We used to like Roxie’s Deli in Thousand Oaks, but I’m not sure if it’s even there any more.

Also in Thousand Oaks, for Mexican food, we liked Lupe’s. That IS gone now.

[John Milner]

Virtually every small town bar/restaurant has the breaded tenderloin on the menu.

I personally like the ones that are pounded very thin so they are a bit crispy.

I know others like them thicker. To each his/her own.

[KC_Conspirator]

As far as I can tell, the Mother In Law is somewhat a newish sandwich created by Mexican immigrants to Chicago and is now popular. It sounds yummy. Also respect whoever gave it the name.

[KC_Conspirator]

Agree, its a stupid list without a mention of Rueben or Philly Cheesesteak.

[dznutz]

As far as I can tell, the Mother In Law is somewhat a newish sandwich created by Mexican immigrants to Chicago and is now popular.

The Mother in Law has been around in Chicago since at least the mid 1980’s when I first tried one. It was the guy behind the counter who told me they were called that because they give you heartburn.

[Mean Daddy]

Yes, it’s a treat. Google it. There was some celebrity chef recently in Lincoln, Nebraska to try it out but didn’t do it right.

[Lurker]

“Had a few Mother-in-laws, was told they are so called because they give you heartburn.”

That’s so Chicago. LOL.

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