Sandwiches, Sandwiches, Sandwiches!

I love sandwiches, in all shapes, sizes, and varieties. Please tell me where you find your favorite sandwiches in the city. What establishments have the tastiest, most innovative, thought-provoking, all-around sensually uplifiting sandwiches?

jsagoff wrote:I love sandwiches, in all shapes, sizes, and varieties. Please tell me where you find your favorite sandwiches in the city. What establishments have the tastiest, most innovative, thought-provoking, all-around sensually uplifiting sandwiches?

Interesting idea for a thread, but as opposed to LTHers simply giving you info how about you start off telling us about some of your favorite sandwiches, where they can be found and why you love them.

Enjoy,
Gary

HI,

What is your list?

There are two major threads on this topic you may want to read through:

Best Chicago Sandwich
What's the best sandwich in Chicago?

More can be found by searching for sandwich, then confine it to topic titles. A second search using sandwiches in top titles will also mine many riches.

Regards,

My personal favorite, at the moment, is from Pastoral and is the Cali Chevre. It's a nice amount of goat cheese, avocado, house made almond butter, thinly sliced cold and crisp celery and red onion. The celery is what makes it for me and I do not really enjoy celery as it usually comes off as boring. But something about the crispness of it and the smooth avocado/goat cheese go so well. Don't doubt this sandwich, I know you are probably thinking it sounds lame but I have an addiction to this and want it daily. So good, go get one for yourself.

Pastoral
French Market

The #24 at Tank Noodle:

24. Banh Mi Bo Nuong vietnamese sandwich with grilled marinated beef, cucumbers, cilantro jalapeno and sour carrots, radishes, soy sauce, $2.95

Pho Xe Tang (Tank Noodles)
4953 N Broadway St, Chicago 60640
Phone: (773) 878-2253

Sandwiches that I immediately recall having my world rocked by:

Shrimp/avocado BLT at Brown Sack
Cubano at Habana Libre
Atomica at Cemitas Puebla
The Spicy at J.P. Graziano
The Will Special at Riviera
Italian beef, dipped, sweet & hot at Al's on Taylor St.
Torta Ahogada at Xoco
Le Canard (back when it had balsamic vinegar-marinated cipollini onions) & Sandwich Campagne at Pastoral

I love the BLT at RJ Grunts.

If we're strictly talking only within the city itself, you have to have a Chicago original - an Italian Beef sandwich at Al's #1 Italian Beef is about as good as it gets (unless you're in Elmwood Park ). This is the original and by fay the best location. Some of the franchises are decent, while some are downright depressing as far as the food goes. Don't forget their great fresh cut fries. You really must have your sandwich dipped to get the full flavor.

Al's #1 Italian Beef
1079 W Taylor St
Chicago IL
312-226-4017

Pot Roast at American Depot still my number one.

The I-talian at Bari.

Current list:

- roast pork at Cafe Laguardia West with caramelized onions and a side of salsa
- basic cemita de milanesa at Puebla (I'm backing off the Atomica)
- aforementioned pot roast at the Depot
- truffled egg salad at Marion Street Cheese Market
- smoked pork Northern pancake at Lao Beijing (still courtesy former chef from Ed's, I believe)
- the "Tenzing Norgay" at Zaleski and Horvath*
- chicken shawerma with extra tahini at The Nile (Hyde Park)
- TAB with grilled onions, bacon, fresh jalapenos
- Pastrami short rib sandwich with Hammondsbane at Publican (brunch)

*Nueske bacon, pit ham, farmstead cheese, scrambled egg on a croissant

Santander wrote:- Pastrami short rib sandwich with Hammondsbane at Publican (brunch)

Am I interpreting this correctly?

If so, then I highly approve of this new moniker.

Recently I fell in love with the roasted pork loin sandwich served for lunch at Kiki's Bistro .
It's designed for somebody with a solid appetite, and is comprised of 2 or 3 very tasty lukewarm slices of slightly smoked pork, lettuce, tomato, avocado moisten with a spicy mayo, and half-melted gruyere cheese under two slices of lightly toasted rustic white Italian bread. At $ 11.50 , this very satisfying sandwich constitutes a real meal since it is served with delicious freshly fried shoestring potatoes or a salad.
Kiki's Bistro
900 N. Franklin
Chicago
312-335-5454

Khaopaat wrote:

Santander wrote:- Pastrami short rib sandwich with Hammondsbane at Publican (brunch)

Am I interpreting this correctly?

If so, then I highly approve of this new moniker.

Aye. The chefs of the world delved too greedily and too deep for some.

I'm not a sandwich lover but the Special Vegetarian at the Brown Sack is fantastic. Grilled Sweet Plantain, black beans, onions, add avocado, cheese, & seebee's giardinera + their spicy coleslaw w/ apples on the sandwich. It's a why didn't I think of that. Plus in the dead of winter, it speaks to warmer island climes with just one bite. Consistently one of the best sandwiches I've ever had.

Santander- I think I'm going to try my hand at truffled egg salad later this week. I did truffled deviled eggs for New Year's Day.

I have always been a fan of the Veggie Dagwood at M. Henry. A sandwich so stacked with hearty stuff, you don't even for one minute regret not ordering something with meat.

If you are far out west in Crystal Lake, the Smokehouse Turkey and Bacon at Duke's Alehouse and Kitchen is my current favorite.

The Provoletta - Cafecito

The CB&J at Hopleaf will forever be my standard by which all other sandwiches are measured.

Not a bad list from Grubstreet

The corned beef from Moon's:

http://www.lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=21224

And the slow-roasted pork from The Brown Sack:

http://www.lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=20988

Khaopaat wrote:Sandwiches that I immediately recall having my world rocked by:

Le Canard (back when it had balsamic vinegar-marinated cipollini onions) & Sandwich Campagne at Pastoral

Thanks for the inspiration. A couple of days ago, I split the Le Canard (in its current incarnation) and a newer creation, the Blue Pig and Fig, which included proscuitto, blue cheese, fig jam, and brown mustard. I thought Le Canard lacked a little balance/acidity (which probably used to be there when it still had balsamic vinegar marinated cipollini onions) but overall was really good, and the Blue Pig and Fig was outstanding.

Beth

Also posted in Shopping and Cooking

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I had these two last week and they were both great

Montreal Smoked Hot Pastrami at Fumare, French Market, Ogilvy Station
Blue Pig and Fig, Pastorale

also, need to put a vote in for Zenwich's Mu Ping
"Grilled caramelized pork, carrot and daikon relish, cucumber, red onion,
jalapeno and cilantro with homemade mayonnaise."

to die for

Khaopaat wrote:

Santander wrote:- Pastrami short rib sandwich with Hammondsbane at Publican (brunch)

Am I interpreting this correctly?

If so, then I highly approve of this new moniker.

I think there are way too many options for that particular moniker.

Hannah's Bretzel makes some of the best vegetarian sandwiches I've had in the city:

Portabella + Goat Cheese, Apple Thyme Brie and the Veggie Bomb are amazing!

Turkey club with American Cheese at Sanders

Sanders Restaurant
5320 Touhy Ave.
SKokie, IL
847-673-2626

Is Milk & Honey still open on Division? That pesto grilled chicken, slow roasted tomato and blue cheese on toasted ciabatta always gave the Will Special a run for its money in my book.