The Best Sandwiches in Dallas According to Me
Those who know me know of my fondness for sandwiches. It’s my favorite food group. I have, over the years, developed a roster of regular sandwiches at local sandwich places that I rotate almost weekly. Here, then, is that roster, in rough order of frequency:
P.D. Johnson’s. Spanky J on white, no tomato. (Ham, turkey, bacon, green bell pepper, lettuce, onion, and cheddar cheese.)
Jersey Mike’s. No. 2 (Jersey Shore Favorite), Mike’s Way, no tomato. (Ham, provolone, cappacuolo.)
Great American Hero. No. 6 (Great American Hero) on jalapeno cheese bread, no tomato. (Genoa salami, bologna, baked ham, and provolone.)
NY Subs. No. 15 on white, no tomato. (Peppered beef, capicola, provolone.)
Jimmy’s Food Store. Italian Sub on white, no pickles. (An assortment of Italian meats that are unknown to me yet delicious.)
Texadelphia. Texican. (Beef cheesesteak with queso.)
Great Outdoors. No. 3, “works, no tomato.” (Turkey pastrami and substitute cheddar instead of provolone … heated on a cold day.)
Jimmy John’s. (Note: I have not decided upon a regular sandwich here, as I go from the Vito to the Italian Night Club to the Country Club.)
Antoine’s. Original. (German salami, ham, provolone, chow chow, pickles.*) *to be removed before eating.
Urbano Paninoteca. Smoked Mozzarella and Prosciutto. (With spinach and extra olive oil.)
I’m sure I’m forgetting some, but compiling this list has made me too hungry to continue. Please add your own. No tomato.
Update: I knew I forgot one. Philly Connection Cheese Steaks. Original. Small, unless I’m feeling gluttonous.
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Add the #2 at Lenny’s sub shops to your list. Make sure you get the red pepper relish!
Seriously. What’s your problem with tomatoes?
pressed italian at dagwood’s is a hot riser on my list.
Jimmy’s Food Store. The Italian Stallion. Everytime. Boo-Yah!
Add the Cuban sandwich with spicy mojo to Jimmy’s Italian Market. It’s the best.
WTF? Where’s my Subway 6″ Turkey on Wheat?It’s like you people aren’t even TRYING to lose weight. Have I taught you nothing?
I’m in lust with the PD Johnson’s Cow Poke.
@nc: It has to do with taste (though I do like ketchup) and sandwich friction, which is a theory I’ll expound upon at a later time.
Jimmy’s Food Store: Prosciutto Panini and ask them to add red onion.
Cindi’s New York Deli – The No. 5: 5. Corned Beef, Pastrami and Tongue
Topped with Cole Slaw and Russian Dressing
Tio’s Tortas – The Arnaldo: Roasted & Chunked Pibil Pork, with Queso Fresco Cheese, Refried Black Beans, Pina-Mango Pico, Crema, Avocado, and Leaf Lettuce.
Tiff’s Treats – The Tiffwich: vanilla ice cream sandwiched between two warm oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.
Do they still make a meatloaf sandwich at Central Market? The ones in San Antonio don’t.
The Arnaldo sounds good. I am pro-avocado in my sandwich.
Jimmy’s: Cuban Sandwich, no relish
No cheesesteak in DFW is any good. It’s like trying to get good mexican food in the northeast.
Slow news day?
The “Miller Time” pulled pork sandwich at Corner Market (Greenville @ McCommas), substituting cheddar for American cheese. A bunch of other good sandwich choices there as well.
Glad to see NY Subs and Antoine’s received mentions, too.
@drew: I’ve had the Miller Time once. That sandwich has potential.
I love sandwhiches.
PD’s Player no cheese. The pepercini peppers make it.
the effin burger at Neighborhood Services
@Bethany – there simply is nothing better than a little avocado on just about anything.
Avocados are like the bacon of the fruit world.
And bacon, as my hubby likes to say, is “the unstoppable meat.”
Any Cindi’s (downtown now, Yea!) a real new yorker…
Kaiser roll with butter, mayo and Roast Beef! pickle too.
oh yea.
La Hechicera on Maple. The Milanesa, followed by an angioplasty.
Do you run three days straight each week? If you eat any of these regularly, you’re going to look like me.
Spicy Sausage & Peppers at Jimmy’s….but the Cuban at La Duni is better than Jimmy’s.
I like the Blues Brother’s Cool Water Sandwich on a Sunday-Go-To-Meetin’ Bun.
I’m cutting back on meat, so…
La Cubanita’s vegetariano.
Which Wich’s avocado and tomato (sorry Adam) with onions, peppers, cucumber, oil & vinegar, salt & pepper. Delish!
When I’m feeling more carnivorous…
Central Market’s turkey and brie with cranberry sauce.
Potbelly’s turkey with everything on it.
When I was a kid, we listened to this song all. the. time.
Sandwiches are beautiful,
Sandwiches are fine.
I like sandwiches, I eat them all the time;
I eat them for my supper and I eat them for my lunch;
If I had a hundred sandwiches, I’d eat them all at once.
Cuban press – Central market
Shrimp Club – Cheescake factory
In the uber-cheapskate category, the $3 fresh-made sandwiches from Marie Gabrielle (available only in the convenience store across the street on Harwood) can’t be beat.
Stay away from Mr. Goodcents that just opened on McKinney Ave if you want a decent sub, I was extremely disappointed. Their gimmick seems to be that slice the meat when you order the sandwich which doesn’t matter to me, their bread isn’t very good, the subs are very thin and cut on both sides so they are hard to eat, they don’t toast them and they were expensive.
Frankly they would have been much better off just opening a Sub store without licensing the Mr. Goodcents franchise which I have never heard of.
WARNING…When ordering the cuban sandwich at Jimmy’s, be careful not to simply refer to it as a “Cuban.”
I once commented to a friend, as we waited for our sandwich to be prepared and pressed that “The cubans take forever.” Apparently, I offended an elderly cuban woman standing nearby, who scowled at me and and said, “Esscuse me?!?!” I felt like Larry David, as I explained that I meant no offense to her or the people of Cuba.
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/02/11/63-expensive-sandwiches/
Any sandwich on bone bread from Eatzi’s!
Blackened Chicken Po-Boy at Big Easy. Something about the way the mayo blends with the blackened seasoning from the juicy fresh grilled chicken breast. Thank god I stopped eating these back in my early 20’s.
http://www.bigeasyplano.com/menu.htm
Back when there was a Great American Hero near Garland and Buckner, the Heavenly Hero was the way to go. I know cream cheese on a sandwich sounds funky, but you have to try it before dismissing it. Great Outdoor’s Invention is similar but runs a distant second.
No Mr. G’s fans out there?
Belmont Chicken @ Corner Market. The salami and pesto take an ordinary chicken sandwich and make it more fattening than it should be. Perfect.
The wreck at Potbelly’s is a good.
@SAC: Totally forgot the Wreck. Drat.
How about the Classic Reuben at Victory Tavern?? Winner, winner, chicken dinner!
Anything at Murray St coffee shop.
Pastrami Reuben at Ed’s Deli
Chin Chin Chicken sandwich at Pete’s Dancing Marlin (with pepper jack and a side of tempestuous sauce)
The Bistec sandwich at La Cubanita is pretty solid as well.
I’m not a vegetarian, but I do like the veggie reuben from the Old Monk.
Number 11 smoked at New York Subway on Asbury. Been eating those since my days on the Hilltop. Don’t ask how long that is — let’s just say the place has been there forever. Only change is the workers – now knowing a little Spanish helps…
Speaking of Jersey Mike’s does anyone remember Zak’s near the same location on Greenville? I used to see Drew Pearson in there. Also I miss Howdy’s in Lakewood. Chicken pita served by Sondra was the best.
Just about everything at the Corner Market on Greenville is wonderful. A great place just to hang out with your laptop, as well.
Shout out to Wildcat Paul D. at Jimmy’s – love all your comestibles!
Lenny’s is the bomb. Love the Chicken Salad. Great new sub place
Cindi’s chicken salad is great, so it the pastrami. Their ranch dressing is so great with fries its heaven at lunch.
Veggie burger with five counties from old monk. Sliders from Top Golf (Best Burgers in Dallas). Cuban no pickles at Jimmy’s. Milanese from Tio’s. Any sandwhich with fried meat and black beans is good with me.
This thread is almost worth bookmarking.
No one’s mentioned the Reuben at at Kuby’s.
Eatzi’s
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Almost forgot the Tuna Steak Sandwich at Pete’s Dancing Marlin. Awesome goodness!
Ahi tuna burger @ Gulfstream on Santa Monica Blvd. (burp)
“The Invention” (#21) @ Great Outdoors – heated and specially dressed. Yep. I’ve ordered it many times in the last, omg, 30 years. I think it’s #17 at Great American Hero which is owned by the brother and split off from the original in the 80’s.
Roast Beef at Potbelly’s.
Hot Harley at P.D. Johnson’s
California chicken sandwhich at Gazeebo Burgers
Turkey or a Wreck at Potbelly’s
Paging Kinnie….Paging Kinnie.
We need some Short Stop feedback.
French Dip at Houston’s. Going at an off hour helps.
Adam, I can understand the “no pickles,” but no tomatoes? Dude!
Of course, if you’re just skipping those flavorless, pinkish, white-centered tomatoes sold at most grocery stores, which are a travesty of the real thing, well, I can understand that, too.
the Grilled Cheese with Roasted Green Chiles and Roma Tomatoes at the AllGood Cafe is the cornerstone of their lunch menu. Best BLT on town, too!
The people here worshiping Lenny’s should try Jersey Mike’s — same but better.
Am I the only one here who doesn’t really like sandwiches?
Although, I will say, this topic has inspired me to spread my sandwich-deprived wings and give some of these a shot!
glad to see which which is not on the list… they blow.
however, you no like bbq??? mini buns at sonny bryans (sausage, chop beef and turkey).
hot harley at PDJ’s (like the food, hate their attitude).
agree on 86 T every time…