Top 5 Bay Area Sandwiches?

[tenedor]

Hey all,

I'm on an ambitious gastronomic quest and would love a little guidance from some locals. You can help me by answering the following:

If you could only have five more sandwiches in the Bay Area for the rest of your life, what would they be?

Please try to limit them to sandwiches that we could all purchase (i.e. not something that your grandmother makes once a year). Otherwise, you can be fairly liberal in what you decide to count as a sandwich - burger, taco... perhaps even a pork bun if you really feel strongly about it.

Feel free to give a bit of justification for your choices where appropriate.

Thanks in advance!

[nattythecook]

Can't think of anything else but Kim's Vietnamese Sandwich on Tully Road in San Jose. Just great!

[nicedragonboy]

Banh Mi Thit Cuon(Bacon, though I think they mean BBQ pork belly) from Banh Mi Ba Le.

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Banh Mi Ba Le
10174 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530

[Joan Kureczka]

I'll put in a vote for the merguez pannini at Chez Maman. Merguez, cheese, carmelized onions, and aioli, put under the panini press.

And the truffle, chicken and pork sausage at the Mission St. Rosamunde.

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Chez Maman
1453 18th St, San Francisco, CA 94107

[Bunson]

After reading the other thread about http://thelocalbutchershop.com/ their daily sandwiches always sound amazing...Berkeley is kind of a drive for me so I haven't been there yet, but the comments on here make that place seem like it's well worth the time.

[Glencora]

I dunno, they're pre-made and pre-wrapped. There was one unwrapped on display and it was on a rather hard-looking baguette. The meat's probably wonderful, but I wasn't inspired to find out.

[psb]

I wouldnt drive there for the sandos alone. But once in the area, even if not buying more stuff at LOCALBUTCHER, can always hit CHEESEBOARD PIZZA and/or STORE and/or GREGOIRE [same parking location], or LA BEDAINE [pretty easy parking, under 10min drive away], or BERKELEY BOWL, BSB etc.
I'm my opinion their sandos have not suffered much from being pre-fab ... and I've eaten a few hours later. They dont have a giant amount of slaw like the BSB FRIED CHICKEN etc to turn the bread into a wet sponge. Although I dont think I've any of their sandos on a baguette.

[Robert Lauriston]

Sometimes TLBS uses baguettes.

[rblomq]

Star Grocery on claremont is hands down the best "deli" type sandwich you are going to find. People like to rave about Genova but Star uses La Farine rustic bread and only top quality cold cuts. Keep in mind, I'm not reviewing some high end sandwich from a restaurant, I'm talking about a $6.50 sandwich that makes you wish you were in New York.

I normally go for the GodFather.

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La Farine
6323 College Ave, Oakland, CA 94618

[TechGamer]

Our company had the Mayo & Mustard food truck feed us and I highly recommend the tri tip sandwich.

[Bunson]

Standard In N Out Cheeseburger

[Atomica]

Chicken katsu sandwich from Rhea's Deli. I could eat these every day, but I'm on a diet. Maybe I'll treat myself after the next 5 lbs.

Cheeseburger at Super Duper Burger.

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Rhea's Deli
800 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Super Duper Burgers
2304 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94101

[DomDom]

True Italian Beef or the 1/2 pound pastrami at Roy's - www.eatatroys.com

[wolfe]

This place, it has an address?
Roy's Chicago Doggery
84 Corona Rd
Petaluma, CA 94954

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Roy's Chicago Doggery
84 Corona, Petaluma, CA 94954

[Mission]

I think I will send in Roy's website to Worldsworstwebpages.com

They forgot to put their address or map link any where??
Its not even on their menu's!!

Classic!

If it was not for Wolfe post above, I still would not know where it was?

[wolfe]

The Italian beef sandwich was very good. Please note that the Roy's sign may be hard to see but the Petaluma Livestock Auction on the building is hard to miss.

[drewskiSF]

weird. they do have the address on their Facebook page . . .

[Civil Bear]

Just made it out there for the first time, They were out of pastrami, but I'll vouch the Italian beef. It's gotta be in my top 5.!

[cmvan]

Roy's is changing hands, being taken over by a couple of their longtime customers. Time will tell if things change.

[sdv231]

Are you really going to eat sandwiches in L.A., Chicago, the bay area, London, and Miami ? As you have posted this same question on all these boards.

[wolfe]

Didn't even bother to change the request for the Chicago Board
Top 5 Chicago Sandwiches
Hey all,
I'm on an ambitious gastronomic quest and would love a little guidance from some locals. You can help me by answering the following:
If you could only have five more sandwiches in the Bay Area for the rest of your life, what would they be?
Sounds like another magazine article to me.
I apologize, I see from posts on the LA Board it's a school project.

[mlutsky]

The mushroom or any other sandwich from the Sentinal on Montgomery.

[happyhoney]

Mushroom Gruyère at the American Grilled Cheese Kitchen
Banh Mi from Little Green Cyclo food truck
Olive Oil Fried Egg Sandwich at Il Cane Rosse (Ferry Building)

.. ok now im hungry! lol!

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The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen
1 South Park Ave, San Francisco, CA 94107

Little Green Cyclo
San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

[drewskiSF]

i tried Little Green Cyclo near the beginning of the year and it was not a good Banh Mi at all.

very unbalanced flavors. too little meat, too much Maggi or Soy Sauce, too little pickled veggies, baguette did not have the nice crispy crust and soft inside. i didn't finish it.

hopefully they have improved.

[BernalKC]

Po Boy from Cafe15
whatever kitchenettesf.com has today
fritata panini at Mario's Bohemian Cigar Store
brisket sandwhich from Pauline's Pickling

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Mario's Bohemian Cigar Store and Cafe
566 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133

[Scott M]

Nice to see there is an overall consensus on the top 5

[Dustin_E]

lobster roll from sam's.

[mariacarmen]

is that a special? i can't see it on their menu....

[drewskiSF]

probably referring to Sam's Chowder House/Mobile

[Robert Lauriston]

http://www.samschowderhouse.com/food/lunch-entrees.html
http://www.samschowderhouse.com/food/...

[mariacarmen]

oh. damn. but thanks, both of you.

[Dustin_E]

yes, that's the one. thanks.

i'd also suggest:

spruce burger
buster's cheese steak (if you like greasy)
4505 meats cheeseburger

[vulber]

fried oyster po' boy at cafe 15
pastrami at deliboard
can't remember what i got from lou's cafe, but it was amazing
roast pork from saigon sandwich
braised lamb from spencer on the go

[Frosty Melon]

This braised lamb mention reminded me of the lamb sandwich I had at Barbacco a few weeks ago, which was fantastic.

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Barbacco
230 California St, San Francisco, CA 94111

[mariacarmen]

oh man. upon reading this, i ran out and got one. it's heaven in a take-out container. thanks!

[Smitty1964]

Gorilla BBQ's Philly Cheesesteak
Vy's coffee's Banh Mi spicy pork sandwich
Little Lucca's Fire Roasted steak on Dutch Crunch
BullsHead restaurant's Challenger Buffalo burger
Ad Hoc's Lobster Roll

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Ad Hoc
6476 Washington St., Yountville, CA 94599

Little Lucca
724 El Camino Real, South San Francisco, CA 94080

[mhuang]

All from food trucks in the Bay Area.

I had some really great sandwiches from Eat on Monday. They use Acme bread, and the Kurobuta Belly Sandwich is my current favorite.
Any Steamed Bun from Chairman Bao's.
Sam's Chowdermobile's Lobster Roll. Soft toasted bread with butter and lobster.
Omininja's Banh Mi. Softer bread than traditional banh mi, and right amount of meat and veggies make this a winner for me.

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Chairman Bao
San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

[Armoise]

Rock Cod sandwich at Wood Tavern
Spicy Hog (pulled pork) at Southies
Seared Ahi sandwich at Southies

Too bad it's not on the menu anymore, but Plum's beef cheek&oxtail "burger" was my all time favorite sandwich ever.

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Wood Tavern
6317 College Ave., Oakland, CA 94618

Southie
6311 College Ave, Oakland, CA 94618

[JasmineG]

Oh man, that Rock Cod sandwich at Wood Tavern is amazing, I'd forgotten about that one. I went a few months ago determined to get a sandwich other than the pastrami and tried that one, and couldn't believe how great it was, I need to go back for it soon.

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Wood Tavern
6317 College Ave., Oakland, CA 94618

[peterme]

I had the porchetta sandwich from Southie yesterday, and it was divine. I preferred it to the Spicy Hog.

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Southie
6311 College Ave, Oakland, CA 94618

[Glencora]

Fried oyster po'boy at Sea Salt

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Sea Salt
2512 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94702

[LAMark]

BBQ Shortrib with caramelized onion sandwich at Golden West
Willie Brown sandwich at Cheese Plus
Pork sandwich at Il Cane Rosso

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Cheese Plus
2001 Polk St, San Francisco, CA

Il Cane Rosso
1 Ferry Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94105

Golden West
8 Trinity Pl, San Francisco, CA 94104

[psb]

Did anyone (else) try this sando from PAL'S SANDWICH?

$8.25: Flour and Water Matt’s porchetta on Ame roll w/ carmelized onions/arugula/chile mayo

It was superb. I havent tried the ROLI PORCHETTA.

[Frosty Melon]

Well this got my attention. Never heard of Pal's, is this Pal's Takeaway, 24th & Hampshire? I can't see much info on their website. Is this sandwich on regular offer? It's got my name written all over it.

[absc]

They change their sandwiches daily, though there are some repeats. i did not try today's porchetta, but everything I have had there has been great.

[rosiella1]

Lucca's Ultimate Shmeared with their Garlic Sauce from Little Lucca in SSF
Sleeper on a Dutch Crunch from Darby Dan's
Italian Combo on a French Roll from La Villa (with a side of Cheese Ravioli's)
Grilled Pork Banh Mi with a side of Salt and Vinegar Sweet Potato Chips from Pho69 in San Jose
Prosciutto, Fresh Mozzarella and Fig Jam Panini from your local Whole Foods

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Darby Dan's
733 Airport Blvd, South San Francisco, CA 94080

Little Lucca
724 El Camino Real, South San Francisco, CA 94080

[Nopa]

Any sandwich from Little Lucca, that garlic and hot spread is wonderful.....

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Little Lucca
724 El Camino Real, South San Francisco, CA 94080

[Keesey]

Great thread! Some nice new recs to try!

My list:
The Atomic at the Sub Center
Meatball w/ pate at Saigon Sandwich
Bacon burger at Broken Record
Croque monsieur at the Butler and the Chef Bistro
Fried Chicken Sandwich at Naked Lunch

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Saigon Sandwich Shop
560 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102

Broken Record
1166 Geneva Ave, San Francisco, CA

[pamf]

Cuban sandwich at Sol Food in San Rafael.

[Robert Lauriston]

Tell them to go easy on the mustard if you want to taste anything else.

[pamf]

In general I am not a fan of mustard (or pickles) on my sandwiches, but for some reason it all works for me at Sol Food.

I do want to try Mikey's though, for comparison.

[jillyju]

meatball/su mai bahn mi from Saigon Sandwich.

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Saigon Sandwich Shop
560 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102

[mariacarmen]

Pork Katsu from Rhea's Deli.
just about any sandwich at Golden West (Leary's sister sandwich window on Trinity Pl.)
I can't think of others. which means i can't wait to try all the places that pop up here.

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Rhea's Deli
800 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110

[JasmineG]

Pretty much any sandwich from the Sentinel, I've never had a sandwich there that wasn't fantastic (but especially the roast beef and the chicken salad sandwich). The egg salad sandwich from Il Cane Rosso. The pastrami from Wood Tavern.

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Il Cane Rosso
1 Ferry Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94105

[CarrieWas218]

The Artisan Foie Gras Torchon & Duck Prosciutto Sandwich at Naked Lunch.

/close thread

[bigwheel042]

Banh mi thit ba roi (Vietnamese red pork), Y and Y Vietnamese Deli
Whatever is on the menu that day at The Sentinel
Wise Sons Pastrami (if properly heated)
Something on Dutch crunch - maybe at Roxie Food Center on San Jose

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Roxie Food Center
1901 San Jose Ave, San Francisco, CA 94112

[vulber]

y and y is closed

[bigwheel042]

You sure? The last time I passed by a few weeks ago it looked like they were simply building out the deli area to make it a bit more presentable. I would be surprised if the closure was permanent.

edit to say: yelp says they are moving somewhere else in the neighborhood. anyone know the details?

[vulber]

it's now a different bahn mi shop, can't remember the name

[drewskiSF]

the appetizingly named Ka Ka Vietnamese Sandwiches

[mariacarmen]

hah! love it. anyone tried Ka Ka yet?

[mariacarmen]

oh no! those were really great banh mis....

[Robert Lauriston]

Wood Tavern pastrami
Della Fattoria Reuben
Greens egg salad on cottage cheese dill bread
À Côté croque monsieur
Henry's tuna melt

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Della Fattoria
141 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, CA 94952

A Cote
5478 College Ave, Oakland, CA 94618

Wood Tavern
6317 College Ave., Oakland, CA 94618

Henry's
2600 Durant Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704

Greens Restaurant
Bld. A, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA 94123

[Civil Bear]

Pulled Pork Sandwich from the Ravioli House in San Mateo.

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Ravioli House
505 S B St, San Mateo, CA 94401

[Frosty Melon]

My list would have to include a deviled egg salad sandwich from Rossi's in the Castro.

[soupnazi]

BOCA from deli board,hands down

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Deli Board
1058 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103

[drewskiSF]

Roli Roti Porchetta