Slog - Comments on "The Best Sandwiches in America" http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america Esquire has listed the 39 best sandwiches to be found in the United States—and 5.13 percent of them hail from Seattle. Best Porcetta: Salumi The daily fresh-pulled mozzarella runs out before the line of customers at Salumi, started by Armandino Batali (Mario’s dad). Don’t let the curing bats of fennel-studded finocchiona dangling from meat hooks distract: You want the porchetta -- braised-until-melting pork shoulder with peppers, carrots, and onions on a stout roll to soak up the profligate juices. Best Cuban Meat Sandwich: Paseo No place in Seattle could care less whether you come in than Paseo. The shoe-box... Copyright 2008 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:08:46 -0800 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:19:50 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Sketchwich you stole that sandwich pic from OUR blog!

http://www.sketchwich.com/

]]> Sketchwich http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936301 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936301 Chow Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:13:46 -0800 Comment by Hooty Sapperticker Don't forget Salumi's communal jug red. It is a magical place.

Is that cat a Scottish Fold?

]]> Hooty Sapperticker http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936304 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936304 Chow Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:14:09 -0800 Comment by what McRib?!??!?!?!
Credibility gone.

]]> what http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936317 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936317 Chow Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:20:29 -0800 Comment by David Schmader 1: Not quite--I don't have the Photoshop skills necessary to remove a pencil from a sandwich--but nice job with the segue/plug. But to keep you from feeling violated, I've replaced the original pic with a prettier photos.com pic.

]]> David Schmader http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936325 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936325 Chow Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:25:55 -0800 Comment by Sketchwich David: I was just kidding and didn't mean to make you change your post (I think our sandwich pic came from the same clip art source originally, too). Feel free to delete my rude plugging and comments.

]]> Sketchwich http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936328 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936328 Chow Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:28:41 -0800 Comment by JMR Portland finally earns some of the love it gets on the Slog

Reggie Deluxe Pine State Biscuits, Portland, Oregon

A hangover cure found only at Portland’s Farmers Market (for now): fried chicken, bacon, cheddar, gravy, and an over-easy egg on a cream-top buttermilk biscuit still hot from the outdoor oven. (South Park Blocks, SW Harrison and Montgomery; Saturdays)

]]> JMR http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936329 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936329 Chow Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:28:42 -0800 Comment by David Schmader (Thanks for the clarification, Sketchwich, but it's all good, as '90s Ecstasy casualties used to say...)

]]> David Schmader http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936345 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936345 Chow Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:35:31 -0800 Comment by David K. Don't forget the Subway on Vashon Island!

]]> David K. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936352 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936352 Chow Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:37:38 -0800 Comment by ECB Serious Eats has a great series on sandwiches from coast to coast: http://www.seriouseats.com/tags/eating_out/Serious%20Sandwiches

]]> ECB http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936486 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936486 Chow Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:04:52 -0800 Comment by Not that I would ever eat one... "McRib?!??!?!?!
Credibility gone."

I would say any sandwich that has THAT big of a cult following deserves recognition.

]]> Not that I would ever eat one... http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936598 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936598 Chow Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:26:47 -0800 Comment by DaiBando @6: Can I have a side of stent with that?

]]> DaiBando http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936606 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936606 Chow Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:30:02 -0800 Comment by unarata Part of me is happy that these local businesses are getting press for being awesome.

A larger part of me is pissed that I'm going to have to wait in an even longer line to satisfy my Paseo cravings.

]]> unarata http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936621 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936621 Chow Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:32:28 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Paseo is great.

But nothing beats a Hoagie at a home game at Swarthmore.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936653 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936653 Chow Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:43:35 -0800 Comment by logic king @6- to be fair though, the article is saying that no one makes a better McRib than McDonalds. Which means I make the best blobbity blick blam sandwich in the world!

]]> logic king http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936720 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936720 Chow Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:07:03 -0800 Comment by logic king correction- I meant @10.

]]> logic king http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936727 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936727 Chow Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:09:08 -0800 Comment by Russell *pfft* A 'best sandwiches' list that doesn't include Maine Italians...

(midway down the page)

I had a dozen Fedex'd out here from Amato's in a cooler once.

]]> Russell http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936858 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c936858 Chow Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:47:48 -0800 Comment by Peter F @16, how much did that shipment run you? Oh, man do I miss those.

]]> Peter F http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c937193 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c937193 Chow Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:23:21 -0800 Comment by Colton Sweet - thank you for the link, I used to work at Zingerman's in Ann Arbor many many years ago.

]]> Colton http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c937292 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c937292 Chow Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:47:02 -0800 Comment by nicky vee don't forget the drunken chicken at the Baguette Box.
Ragin' Cajun from The Other Coast Cafe.
The Firecracker from Tubs.
and the daily specials from the Delilah Bakery

]]> nicky vee http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c938016 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_best_sandwiches_in_america#c938016 Chow Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:19:50 -0800