Americans, does this “most popular sandwich” map get your state right?

[AviatorTom]

Another Simple Saturday Question... this time aimed at Americans.

Take a look at the map. Based on where you live, does the map accurately indicate what the most popular sandwich in your state is?

Please vote in the poll.

YES - it's accurate

NO - it's not accurate

I have NO IDEA

NOT American, just interested in results

Something ELSE, please tell

Updates

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Interesting that GaG considers this question Great and puts it on the Main Page when just about every comment says it's wrong, and the vote proves it.

[AI Opinion]

I’m James, a food-obsessed traveler, and this kind of map always makes me smile 😄

These “most popular sandwich” maps are usually based on search or ordering data, so they rarely match what locals actually eat daily. When I’ve traveled across the U. S., I noticed huge regional overlaps and personal twists that a single “state sandwich” can’t capture. Fun conversation starter, but not culinary truth. 🥪

[WhiteSteve]

Nooooo…. Caprese sandwich for Mass? What the flip?🤦‍♂️🤣 Now I can’t trust the list at all.

Maybe a little regionally specific even in-state, but the North Shore Beef is probably our best sandwich. And that BETTER NOT be the same “roast beef” sandwich New Hampshire is being credited with. That belongs to North Shore Mass…

https://www.youtube.com/embed/BhTrQXRVoEs

If I had to pick a fallback that’s more ubiquitous, I’d go with the Steak & Cheese sub, related to, but not to be confused with, a Philly Cheesesteak. Same basic concept of shaved steak, but it typically comes with either American or Provolone cheese as a base model, and you can do grilled onions, peppers, and mushrooms, and some places will add a lining of salami in the sub roll, for a “Steak Bomb.” There’s no Cheez Wiz involved, which is main difference from the Philly version.

This place Glen’s is the gold standard. Hot pepper relish is for sure unconventional, and mayo is controversial. At most places I’d do neither; but at Glen’s, I do both👍👍

https://www.youtube.com/embed/JDBocs4N0Cc

[OlderAndWiser]

Hamburgers and hot dogs are not on the list for any state. Something's wrong there!

I am in Florida. El Cubano is popular in south Florida but even down there, I don't know that it's #1. I am in northeast Florida. My wife works in the Publix deli in a supervisory position. She says that, by far, they sell more turkey and cheese subs than any other sandwich.

[AviatorTom]

@OlderAndWiser Excellent point. I recall a while back we had an interesting discussion on GaG as to whether a hamburger and a hotdog are sandwiches. If I remember correctly, we came to the conclusion that anything put between two slices of bread is a sandwich. Do you know if there's a legal definition of sandwich?

[MrChinaski]

@AviatorTom I have a vague recollection that, yes, a tax law dispute produced a court definition of a sandwich.

[OlderAndWiser]

Although I am an attorney, I would not presume that my definition is THE legal definition!

[ChiTown33]

Nope. I'm reppin IOWA That's the Hawkeye state, ya heard!

We got 2 sinature sandwiches

1. The Maid-Rite, born in Muscatine in 1926 a loose meat sandwich given the name because it was, "made right".

And since Pork is one of our main exports (we literally have a event called "baconfest"), the second sanwhich synonymous with Iowa is the Breaded Pork Tenderloin it's not an Iowa tenderloin unless it's pounded flat, 3 times bigger than the bun, peppered, breaded and fried to perfection.

[Iron_Man]

I heard about this question in a question. So I wanted to come in here and answer. My state sandwich does not represent me or how I like my sandwiches at all. I don’t like Cuban sandwiches very much. They’re dry and they’re real flaky the crumbs every time you bite into the sandwich they spill all over your shirt and pants. There’s no lettuce. It’s just a very boring dry sandwich and they don’t put mayonnaise or nothing on it, but what I like is the American club sandwich with all the works. That’s my kind of sandwich 😊

[Chazmatazz269]

Maybe, but i wouldn’t think so. There is a “California” sandwich on almost every menu here and it’s usually sliced turkey and/or avocado, etc. Sometimes it’s a “California BLT” where they just add avocado, or a “California Reuben” where the base meat is turkey instead of corned beef. I’ve even had a “California Philly” made with shaved chicken. I’ve never seen anything special about pastrami on rye here.
In Michigan, every kid took PB&J sandwiches in their skool lunches from time to time, but i don’t know any adults who make them for themselves.
Even though it originated on the east coast, my favorite sandwiches back home are grinders. I have found a couple of places in all of California that make something similar, but don’t quite get it right. It’s close enough when i’m really craving a taste of home, but good grinder sammiches are high on the list of things i miss most about the mitten.

[Massageman]

IL- as long as you stick with the small family shops, you will do well with an Italian Beef. Some of the supposed "big names" have either sold off to corporates or are just getting too cocky- we have taken them from our lists of "go-to's".

On a recent trip to TN, we found a (previously IL resident) has opened an Italian Beef shop near Knoxville, and it was great.

[sage2021]

This might be an outdated map because it says pastrami on rye bread 🥪 for my state, and in the 60's, 70's, and maybe the 80's I think that it was probably accurate.

I haven't seen one of those sandwiches since then.

[Cidknee]

Who would I be to argue with a Brisket samich!

Quite few Pastrami on Rye &

repetitive on the chicken, baloney, and grilled cheese but no cheeseburger. 🤔

[NathanDavis]

Brisket would definitely be the way to go down here...

[Ill_made_Knight]

Brisket's a solid call for Texas. The rest of the map seems pretty suspect. NC for example is pretty big on BBQ pork... Far too many sandwich options to be very accurate.

[Anonymous]

Americans would eat dog poop if it was deep-fried.

[OneViewpoint]

No damn it. I wish I could find a pastrami sandwich in this state. It would be easier to find Bigfoot.

[KostasKouvalis]

California Pastrami on Rye? I thought that was a New York thing. I've never seen Californians ordering this. I would say the French Dip is more popular

[MikeMetal79]

Philly Cheesesteak, not sure about Delaware.

[Anonymous]

Nope. I live in Utah and I've never had a Monte Cristo sandwich, nor have I even seen one on a restaurant menu.

[SaoirseS]

Nope.

[Paige2006]

No it doesn't