MY TOP TEN SANDWICHES OF ALL TIME
Hot or pressed sandwiches are included, but paninis are not. Open faced sandwiches and hamburgers are not included. Wraps are not included.
10. Chicken Cutlet Sandwich, from Chomp
with Lettuce, Tomato, and Chipotle Sauce on a Hero
It's a simple sandwich without a lot of frills or fancy ingredients, but one that fills a very certain craving and need. The chicken cutlet is just the right amount of crispy, and the chipotle mayo provides a nice sweet spice.
9. Fresh Mozzarella Sandwich, from Bite
with Roasted Pepper Tapenade, Organic Greens, Plum Tomatoes, and Spicy Sundried Tomato & Basil Mayo on Whole Wheat Bread
This is a sandwich that really shows how much having every ingredient be of the best quality makes for a superior end product. The bread is fresh from a local bakery, the tomatoes are never sad little pinkish things nor the greens limp and soggy. It could be more filling, but the price is right.
8. Bison Meatball Sandwich, from Magic BLT
Lean bison meat combined with spinach, sweet onions and a touch of garlic. Topped with marinara sauce and melted provolone cheese on a crusty Tuscan hero.
The bison meat is lean, well-flavored, and never too heavy or greasy, the sauce is rich and tasty, and the bread is always the perfect balance between toasty and soft. In addition, every time I've ordered this sandwich, it was delivered to my apartment by the owner of the restaurant, Stefano. He was very nice and remembered my name.
7. Die's Decadence, from A K Meats
Turkey and swiss served hot or cold on your choice of bread with avocados, mushrooms, sprouts, lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, and bell peppers
All I really have to say about this one is California avocados. My god, Californian avocados. Yes, also the bounty of other vegetables that are very Californian to put on a sandwich, but mostly, my god those avocados.
6. The Rubicon, from Silver Spurs
Fresh mozzarella, tomatie, olives, herbal sauce on ciabatta (Note: Silver Spurs' menu descriptions are excessively folksy.)
Another cheese-only sandwich brought to a level of excellence by the inclusion of a huge amount of chopped up, wonderfully salty kalamata olives. A substantial sandwich for its lack of protein, mouth-puckering but satisfying.
5. The #42, from Cafe Podima
Grilled Chicken, Portabella Mushroom, Smoked Mozzarella and Pesto
I have not had this sandwich in probably five years, but I can still close my eyes and taste it. Warm and oily in a good way, heavy in the mouth but still exploding with flavor. I would wait forty-five minutes for it any day. (Note: Previous sentence was inside joke.)
4. The Roastneer, from Silver Spurs
Fresh turkey, avocado, bacon, roasted tomatie n' dressing on a ciabatta
I believe the ingredient list speaks for itself. My roommate and lynadyndyn are also carrying on a torrid love affair with this sandwich.
3. The Italiano, from Bono's Cafe
Ham, salami, prosciutto, pepperoni, provolone, lettuce, tomato, hot peppers, oil and vinegar, on a hero.
I refer to this sandwich frequently as "The Sandwich the Size of My Head", because it more or less is, and is such a massively substantial amount of salted meats that you don't really have to worry about eating again for a while. The last time I got one of these, another deli worker came up beside the one who was making my sandwich, shook his head a little and said, "That's the most beautiful sandwich I've ever seen." The man making it was proud to have made it, and I was proud to eat it.
2. The Smart Duck, from Lamazou
Smoked breast of duck with brie, cornichons, lettuce, tomato, dijon mustard, & mayo on multi-grain bread.
I ate this today, which is what inspired the list. This sandwich gives such a wonderful combination of flavors that I so rarely have. Rich, smokey duck; creamy brie; sharp, tangy cornichons; the tang of dijon mustard; and the occasional zing of fennel from the bread. I ate it today with a Chinotto and my mouth was excessively happy.
1. Bahn Mi Saigon, from Bahn Mi Saigon Bakery
Learn now what bahn mi is. Understand that the first time I ate this sandwich, I really almost did cry when I was done, because I never wanted it to end. I was sad for a few hours afterwards, because all existance that was not spent eating bahn mi just seemed dry and dull in comparison. This sandwich is also only $3.75. If bahn mi were a person, I would fuck it for days.
10. Chicken Cutlet Sandwich, from Chomp
with Lettuce, Tomato, and Chipotle Sauce on a Hero
It's a simple sandwich without a lot of frills or fancy ingredients, but one that fills a very certain craving and need. The chicken cutlet is just the right amount of crispy, and the chipotle mayo provides a nice sweet spice.
9. Fresh Mozzarella Sandwich, from Bite
with Roasted Pepper Tapenade, Organic Greens, Plum Tomatoes, and Spicy Sundried Tomato & Basil Mayo on Whole Wheat Bread
This is a sandwich that really shows how much having every ingredient be of the best quality makes for a superior end product. The bread is fresh from a local bakery, the tomatoes are never sad little pinkish things nor the greens limp and soggy. It could be more filling, but the price is right.
8. Bison Meatball Sandwich, from Magic BLT
Lean bison meat combined with spinach, sweet onions and a touch of garlic. Topped with marinara sauce and melted provolone cheese on a crusty Tuscan hero.
The bison meat is lean, well-flavored, and never too heavy or greasy, the sauce is rich and tasty, and the bread is always the perfect balance between toasty and soft. In addition, every time I've ordered this sandwich, it was delivered to my apartment by the owner of the restaurant, Stefano. He was very nice and remembered my name.
7. Die's Decadence, from A K Meats
Turkey and swiss served hot or cold on your choice of bread with avocados, mushrooms, sprouts, lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, and bell peppers
All I really have to say about this one is California avocados. My god, Californian avocados. Yes, also the bounty of other vegetables that are very Californian to put on a sandwich, but mostly, my god those avocados.
6. The Rubicon, from Silver Spurs
Fresh mozzarella, tomatie, olives, herbal sauce on ciabatta (Note: Silver Spurs' menu descriptions are excessively folksy.)
Another cheese-only sandwich brought to a level of excellence by the inclusion of a huge amount of chopped up, wonderfully salty kalamata olives. A substantial sandwich for its lack of protein, mouth-puckering but satisfying.
5. The #42, from Cafe Podima
Grilled Chicken, Portabella Mushroom, Smoked Mozzarella and Pesto
I have not had this sandwich in probably five years, but I can still close my eyes and taste it. Warm and oily in a good way, heavy in the mouth but still exploding with flavor. I would wait forty-five minutes for it any day. (Note: Previous sentence was inside joke.)
4. The Roastneer, from Silver Spurs
Fresh turkey, avocado, bacon, roasted tomatie n' dressing on a ciabatta
I believe the ingredient list speaks for itself. My roommate and lynadyndyn are also carrying on a torrid love affair with this sandwich.
3. The Italiano, from Bono's Cafe
Ham, salami, prosciutto, pepperoni, provolone, lettuce, tomato, hot peppers, oil and vinegar, on a hero.
I refer to this sandwich frequently as "The Sandwich the Size of My Head", because it more or less is, and is such a massively substantial amount of salted meats that you don't really have to worry about eating again for a while. The last time I got one of these, another deli worker came up beside the one who was making my sandwich, shook his head a little and said, "That's the most beautiful sandwich I've ever seen." The man making it was proud to have made it, and I was proud to eat it.
2. The Smart Duck, from Lamazou
Smoked breast of duck with brie, cornichons, lettuce, tomato, dijon mustard, & mayo on multi-grain bread.
I ate this today, which is what inspired the list. This sandwich gives such a wonderful combination of flavors that I so rarely have. Rich, smokey duck; creamy brie; sharp, tangy cornichons; the tang of dijon mustard; and the occasional zing of fennel from the bread. I ate it today with a Chinotto and my mouth was excessively happy.
1. Bahn Mi Saigon, from Bahn Mi Saigon Bakery
Learn now what bahn mi is. Understand that the first time I ate this sandwich, I really almost did cry when I was done, because I never wanted it to end. I was sad for a few hours afterwards, because all existance that was not spent eating bahn mi just seemed dry and dull in comparison. This sandwich is also only $3.75. If bahn mi were a person, I would fuck it for days.