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TRest said:
Tell me that's not mayo on your combo grinder. A greater sin.
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A grinder without mayo isn't worth eating. Dead serious.
 
Best sandwiches I've found in denver are at masterpiece deli in lohi. They do an awesome roast beef and provolone on rye with piquillo peppers, arugula, homemade horseradish sauce, and red onions.

They do a different special every day too, and I've never had a bad sandwich there. Pricey but well worth it.
 
TRest said:
Tell me that's not mayo on your combo grinder. A greater sin.
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This one is ham and genoa salami, provolone with lettuce, tomato, roasted red peppers, mayo, hot sauce, oil, salt, pepper. It weighs 4 lbs. This one was brought back to me, insider trick is to get hot capicola instead of ham. Best Italian grinder I ever had was back in the day at Salerno's in Torrington under the old ownership. Their Godfather grinder- Prosciutto, prosciuttini, capicola, genoa, provolone, stuffed cherry peppers with the works on Milite's bread. Would eat one about once a week.
 
superjohn said:
This one is ham and genoa salami, provolone with lettuce, tomato, roasted red peppers, mayo, hot sauce, oil, salt, pepper. It weighs 4 lbs. This one was brought back to me, insider trick is to get hot capicola instead of ham. Best Italian grinder I ever had was back in the day at Salerno's in Torrington under the old ownership. Their Godfather grinder- Prosciutto, prosciuttini, capicola, genoa, provolone, stuffed cherry peppers with the works on Milite's bread. Would eat one about once a week.
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but was that mayo?
 
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superjohn said:
It's Milite's bread in Waterbury, great bread. You're embarrassing yourself.
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Nobody makes great bread in CT. When I ran a Deli I had bread driven in from Brooklyn every day because you cant even find anyone to make 3 lb Rye loaves in CT.
 
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Incredible catfish BLT! - Review of Sweet Potatoes Kitchen, Savannah, GA - TripAdvisor Two amazing sandwiches I've pigged out on many times in Savannah.
 
superjohn said:
If mayo freaks you out don't get it. Sometimes I like just oil and vinegar other times I get mayo and hot sauce, if I'm feeling really crazy I have them add a little mustard.
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It only freaks me out on an Italian.

or actually come to think of it also:

pastrami
Corned Beef
Cheese steaks
and probably 100 other things

its great on a BLT though.
 
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August_West said:
It only freaks me out on an Italian.

or actually come to think of it also:

pastrami
Corned Beef
Cheese steaks
and probably 100 other things

its great on a BLT though.
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Gross, mayo would obviously ruin corned beef, pastrami, cheese steaks, Italian beef etc. I think it works pretty well with deli meats though, just don't slather it on, always get some hot sauce on too. Garlic mayo on jibarito's works quite well also.
 
superjohn said:
Gross, mayo would obviously ruin corned beef, pastrami, cheese steaks, Italian beef etc. I think it works pretty well with deli meats though, just don't slather it on, always get some hot sauce on too. Garlic mayo on jibarito's works quite well also.
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I dont mind mayo on Roast beef, for example (like mixing some horeseradish into it too, but I can go straight mayo in a pinch) . But I dont like it on Ham at all. Ham is for mustard. Turkey (deli turkey which I dont eat often but sometimes am forced to eat in lunch settings, deli turkey better than thaksgiving turkey by a mile) I can go either way, mayo or mustard depending on what else is happening on the sandwich

Easy guide for cold cuts
Pork = mustard
Beef = mayo
Italian styles - Oil and Vinegar

By the way if anyone eats pastrami or corned beef as a "cold" cut tell me now so I can put you on ignore.

A guy at my work gets cold pastrami grinders. (with lettuce tomoato and mayo!) the fact that places in CT make cold pastrami sandwiches makes me want to go postal.
 
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Whatever any of those taco trucks on every corner are serving.

Seriously: When we lived in Queens, we'd get the torta pumas in Corona. It's really popular now, but fame hasn't gone to head:
Sausage; deep fried chicken cutlet; a chorizo omelet; head cheese and ham; refried beans; pickled jalapeños, lettuce, tomato, and avocado; Oaxacan-style cheese.
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bobbygt said:
Whatever any of those taco trucks on every corner are serving.

Seriously: When we lived in Queens, we'd get the torta pumas in Corona. It's really popular now, but fame hasn't gone to head:
Sausage; deep fried chicken cutlet; a chorizo omelet; head cheese and ham; refried beans; pickled jalapeños, lettuce, tomato, and avocado; Oaxacan-style cheese.
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whoa
 
August_West said:
dont disagree there. The thing with grinders is what constitutes an actual grinder? If we are going to narrow the scope to compare apples to apples. (Like and Italian cold cut grinder Vs. a NJ Hoagie...the Hoagie wins. ) but since the grinder can encompass anything on a long roll in CT I guess we cant really compare.
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CT grinders win hands down. Jersey's entry would have to be a fat sandwich:

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#8 is awesome, at least until the blood test results come back.

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CL82 said:
CT grinders win hands down. Jersey's entry would have to be a fat sandwich:

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#8 is awesome, at least until the blood test results come back.
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Youre too far north. I know, I grew up there.

You need to be Trenton and South, in the Philly metro area to get Jersey sandwiches at their pinnacle.
 
August_West said:
KO's lunch date reminded me its time for another AW food thread.

We all know about Philly Cheesesteaks, and Chicago Italian Beef and Roast Pork Specials and katz's Pastrami and all the famous stuff.

What are your off the beaten path and oddball selections?

Lets face it, I'll probably tell you your choice is inferior to mine, but dont let that scare you off. I have an open mind.

I'll start with one of my favorite sandwiches in the world.
The "Super Heebster" (Whitefish & Baked Salmon Salad with Horseradish Dill Cream Cheese and Wasabi Flying Fish Roe on a Bagel) from Russ and Daughters on the Lower East Side.

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What you got, Boneyard?
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Sounds pretty damn good, I'll have to try it next time I'm down there, but man I rarely get out of my neighborhood except to go to the and leave on the weekends.
 
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Looks a little like the Atomica from Cemitas Puebla, the chorizo eggs add a new element though.
bobbygt said:
Whatever any of those taco trucks on every corner are serving.

Seriously: When we lived in Queens, we'd get the torta pumas in Corona. It's really popular now, but fame hasn't gone to head:
Sausage; deep fried chicken cutlet; a chorizo omelet; head cheese and ham; refried beans; pickled jalapeños, lettuce, tomato, and avocado; Oaxacan-style cheese.
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Northbound said:
Sounds pretty damn good, I'll have to try it next time I'm down there, but man I rarely get out of my neighborhood except to go to the and leave on the weekends.
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I went a whole calendar year never going north of 14th once so I feel you.
 
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August_West said:
Youre too far north. I know, I grew up there.

You need to be Trenton and South, in the Philly metro area to get Jersey sandwiches at their pinnacle.
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Don't know South Jersey well but know it has great hoagies just like Philly. I lived in North Jersey and everyone of my relatives still live there. They think their pizza, sandwiches and everything else is awesome when it's mediocre at best. They do have bombarse italian food though. . . . . . . I'm watching Anthony Bourdain's show one night and he's in North Jersey at Hiram's hot dogs. I think to myself, I've been to Hiram's and it's my uncle's favorite place for dogs. As I'm thinking that, standing right next to Bourdain is my uncle. The whole segment he's standing right next to Anthony Bourdain and has no clue who he is.
 
I mourn the passing of Johnny McQuire's Deli in Aspen, CO - their El Buey was a kick ass sandwich

The Dangerous Dom and the Porketta sub from Genoa Importing Loud0nville, NY

The cold honeycomb tripe in red sauce on a sub roll from Milano Gourmet in NYC - only available when the tripe is there, got to hit it right.

I'll add the Los Muchachos arepa at Caracas on the LES is pretty damn good
 
August_West said:
Youre too far north. I know, I grew up there.

You need to be Trenton and South, in the Philly metro area to get Jersey sandwiches at their pinnacle.
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I've lived in South Jersey too. I agree that they are better, but CT grinders are better still.

Philly is pretty good, still not quite as good as CT though.
 
Zingerman's in Ann Arbor made the best craziest sandwiches I have ever eaten...

but they have recently been dethroned by the guy down the block who makes this:
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It's a tripleta from a Puerto Rican sandwich place nearby. Loaded with fresh roasted chicken breast, pork and ham, plus lettuce, tomato, cheese and home-made season & mayonnaise. I don't know how they do it, and maybe it's crazy that they cook it from scratch (takes 45 minutes) but it is the best thing ever.
 
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