That one sandwich you will never forget. - You know the one.

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A shrimp po-boy from a little cafe out in Louisiana is one that made me always want to try out any po-boys that a restaurant might have. They usually don't hold up but sometimes you get a pretty nice one. Having a good baguette to build on is a big part of it.
 
I was at some conference in Indianapolis ages ago and they brought in a bunch of food trucks for lunch. It was all typical overpriced hipster shit except one old black guy serving barbecue out of the back of his minivan. I went with the pulled pork sandwich, which is easily my favorite food. I'm a huge pulled pork sandwich guy.

Sandwich was as simple as it gets, pulled pork with homemade sauce on a store bought bun. No pickles or slaw or anything fancy. No hyperbole when I say it was the greatest thing I've ever had the privilege of eating in my entire life. After I finished I went and got another one and told the guy how incredible it was. He said the recipe and cooking technique were a family specialty and was happy I liked it. I still think about that sandwich A LOT and still haven't found anything in the same league.
 
We all have a dragon we keep chasing, mine is a braised bbq sandwich from a tiny joint in a tiny hometown from a restaurant that lasted probably a whole year, and I curse the fact that i'll never get to eat it again in my life. It was so perfect it thrived without a sauce or anything other than the bread it was served on. Absolute perfection.
 
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Preacher ✝ dijo:
The first time I had a proper cuban.

I was in my early teens, on vacation with extended family but not my parents. Growing up I was never a fan of mustard so when I saw it on the menu at a lunch place I was hesitant but I went for it anyway. Turns out I just didn't like that generic yellow mustard, still don't, but other mustards are great.
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This. It's hard to get proper American style sandwiches here, however the first time I ever had a proper Cuban it was so hard going back to normal sandwiches.
 
I used to get the meatball sub at Subway it was meh. I decided to start making them at home. French bread, frozen meatballs(going to try homemade again), some Aldi's marinara, swiss and provolone cheese, roma tomatoes, and banana peppers.

The first time digging in to it, it was a homerun. I've now eat them way too often. They are cheap, quick, easy, and very very tasty. It beats out the po'boys, muffulettas, rubens, or fancy subs I've had throughout my life. As a big tomato fan, there is something special about fresh tomatoes ontop of marinara. I have yet to get tired of them since discovering earlier this year.
 
I'd kill for another subway pastrami. Sure I could just get an actual high quality pastrami sandwich but the subway one was a goldilocks of cheap meat, warm mustards and melted cheese. It's like chicken nuggets, sure I could just dice some fresh chicken, bread it and fry it myself but sometimes I kinda want that ultra cheap gooifed slop nugget from micky ds.
 
Grilled hot pastrami on marble rye with swiss, coleslaw, and Catalina dressing. Big Kosher Dill pickle on the side. My Dad would make them. Oh, and my first real cheesesteak. I inhaled that sucker in about three minutes. It was obscene.
 
Media luna, a supermarket used to sell it. Trying to remember it all but it was turkey ham, thin cheese, crispy bacon, tomato, light coat of mayo, and a chopped boiled egg. When I make it at home it doesn't taste the same, and I wonder why.
 
The sandwich I remember the best wasn't one that I ate.

Years and years ago I was a "sandwich artist" at Subway. A bitch of a lady came in and was getting a sub. She wanted extra this, extra that. More lettuce, more tomatoes, more cheese, etc. When the sub got to the end of the line she asked for mayonnaise. I put the regular amount of mayo on it and she gasped, "That's far too much mayonnaise! I can't possibly eat that now! Can you remake it?"

Frustrated, I threw her sandwich in the trash and began making a new one. She looked shocked. "You didn't have to throw that one away. They usually just give me the mistake one for free."

"No, that's okay. I don't want you to get sick." I said.

Fucking scammer. I'll always remember the disappointment on her face when she didn't get her free sandwich.
 
There used to be a small restaurant near my home that I originally went to because they had this big ass hamburger for the same price as McDonald's back in the day. More bang for your buck! One day I noticed they had a fish sandwich for sell and I decided to try it. Guys it was that damn good. The only two places I tried a fish sandwich were McDonald's and Burger King. No thank you. That fish sandwich was good I had it a few more times until they discontinued it. I can remember calling the guy asking if they had their fish sandwich and was sadden it was still gone. Ultimately they shut down and were replaced by a Japanese boba tea place. R.I.P Fish Sandwich!
 
As a teen I had an Angry Whopper from Burger King that they substituted the beef patties for chicken because the truck hadn't come yet.
I don't understand what they did, but it was the cheesiest, juiciest, fattest burger I have ever gotten from BK.
I went back to that place and got an Angry Chicken, and it wasn't nearly as good. BK is either amazing or total dogshit, no in between.
 
There was this fancy sandwich place where the stuff was pricey and they were big sandwiches so I must've only been there three times. Very friendly staff. Cool aesthetic. Very comfy. Only time I've had a proper pastrami sandwich that wasn't just the sad pre-packaged deli meats that you get at the supermarket. They had a turkey sub that was pretty fucking good too. I love turkey, but a proper turkey sandwich is really hard to find around these parts so I had a pretty big smile on my face. That whole area is very out of the way for me now, but I often think of going back. This thread made me tear up just thinking about it fucking hell :'(
 
The sandwich I remember most fondly was the Reuben from a deli that my family would always stop at whenever we were heading off on a long road trip through the central valley. Marble rye with thick slices of corned beef, melted swiss, super crunchy sauerkraut, sliced pepperoncini, and the best Russian dressing I've ever tasted, served with a fresh dill pickle spear. The deli actually brined their own corned beef and made their own sauerkraut, pepperoncini, and pickles.
Sadly, the deli burned down back in 2007, and even though they've re-opened, their Reuben just isn't the same. I still stop there whenever work takes me through that area, hoping that the sandwich will be just like it was in the past.

*Edited due to fat-fingered typos.
 
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