Name: Bobby’s Charcoal Rib Location: Niles, IL Meal: Skirt Steak Sandwich, Fries, Cole Slaw, and a Coke Type: Sandwich Shop One of the culinary strengths of Chicago is that every neighborhood can be home a dozen great restaurants all representing different cuisines. Located to the north, Niles is one of the old Chicago suburbs and [...]
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Booby’s Charcoal Rib – Niles, IL
Posted in Sandwich, tagged booby's, chicago, cole slaw, Fries, lunch, niles, steak sandwich on January 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Triangle Bar & Grill – Pittsburgh, PA
Posted in Sandwich, tagged hoagie, Italian, lunch, pittsburgh, Sandwich, sub on September 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Name: Triangle Bar & Grill Location: Pittsburgh, PA (Swissvale neighborhood) Meal: Italian Hoagie, Potato Chips, and Iced Tea Type: Sandwich Shop A sandwich made on a long French or Italian roll is and always will be a hoagie to me. I can thank my suburban Philadelphia roots for that. It is well documented that these [...]
Philippe the Original – Los Angeles, CA
Posted in Sandwich, tagged french dip, los angeles, lunch, philippe the original, philippe's, pie, potato salad, roast beef, Sandwich on July 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Name: Philippe the Original Location: Los Angeles, CA Meal: French Dip Sandwich, Potato Salad, Pickles, Pie, and Lemonade Type: Sandwich Shop Sandwiches, done well, tend to simple, wholesome meals. Philippe’s has primarily been making sandwiches for 100 years; they have mastered the simple and wholesome. Located in Los Angeles on the edge of Chinatown, Philippe’s [...]
Portillo’s – Chicago,IL
Posted in Sandwich, tagged chicago, chopped salad, garbage salad, italian beef, portillo's, salad, Sandwich, sweet pepper on November 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Name: Portillo’s Location: Greater Chicago Meal: Multiple (Italian Beef, Chop Salad, Garbage Salad) Type: Local Restaurant Portillo’s is one of my favorite restaurants when it comes to Chicago food. What they do best, is doing so many things well. Not only do they serve one of the best Italian Beef sandwiches around, they also serve [...]
Al’s Beef – Chicago,IL
Posted in Sandwich, tagged al's, al's beef, cheese fries, chicago, chicago food, italian beef, pepsi, Sandwich on October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Name: Al’s Beef Location: Chicago, IL Meal: Italian Beef sandwich, Cheese fries, and Pepsi Type: Sandwich Chicago, besides being a great city of its own right, is a city torn between three culinary poster-children. You can find good support for the Chicago hot dog, the deep dish pizza, or the Italian beef being the food [...]
La Feria – Pittsburgh, PA
Posted in Sandwich, tagged limeade, lunch, peruvian, pittsburgh, Sandwich, shady side, turkey, turkey sandwich on October 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Name: La Feria Location: Shady Side, Pittsburgh, PA Meal: Turkey Sandwich and a Limeade Type: Peruvian When you think of Pittsburgh, Peruvian food is not the first thing that jumps to mind. At the urging of my sister I tracked down one of her favorite restaurants in Pittsburgh, La Feria in Shady Side. La Feria [...]
Primanti Brothers – Pittsburgh, PA
Posted in Sandwich, tagged french fries, pittsburgh, primanti bros, Sandwich on October 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Name: Primanti Brothers Location: Pittsburgh, PA Meal: Capicola and Ham Sandwich Type: Sandwich Shop The Primanti Brother’s sandwich may be one of the most widely known regional foods in America. For the uninitiated a Primanti sandwich is served with cole slaw and french fries directly on the sandwich. It is the sandwich of a hard [...]
D’Angelo Sub Shops – New England
Posted in Sandwich, tagged d'angelo, Sandwich, thanksgiving, toasted, turkey on July 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Name: D’Angelo’s Sub Shop Location: Throughout New England Meal: Thanksgiving Toasted Sandwich and a Pepsi Type: Sandwich shop Some foods are just so simply delicious that you can eat them again, and again, and again. The Thanksgiving Toasted sandwich at D’Angelo’s Subs is one of those foods for me. I originally was put onto the [...]
Steve’s Gyros – Cleveland, OH
Posted in Sandwich, Stand / Cart, tagged best gyro, cleveland, gyro, steve's gyro, tzatziki, west side market on June 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Name: Steve’s Gyros located inside Cleveland’s Location: The Historic West Side Market – Cleveland, OH Meal: Gyro, Orange Soda Type: Market stand First things first, it should be noted that Steve’s is a market stand, they serve one product and one product only. The one product they serve turns out to be one of the [...]
Pike Place Chowder – Seattle,WA
Posted in Sandwich, seafood, tagged chowder, clam chowder, dungeness crab, market, pike place, seafood, seattle on June 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Name: Pike Place Chowder Location: Seattle,WA Meal: Dungeness Crab Roll, New England Chowder, and a Pepsi Type: Casual Seafood Pike Place Chowder probably isn’t the best meal in Seattle, it is however one of the best seafood meals I’ve ever had (don’t tell my mom, she’s from Maryland). Located in the historic Pike Place Market, [...]
