Sandwiches That You Will Like (2002)

Directed by

Rick Sebak

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary travels across the United States to look at regional sandwich specialties. It shows how different cities make and serve their iconic sandwiches, from well-known ones to more obscure local creations.

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What happens

Sandwiches That You Will Like is a 2002 PBS documentary by Rick Sebak of WQED. The unique sandwich offerings of cities across the United States (although excluding two from California, the remaining sandwiches all originate no further west than Texas) are shown, from those that are often found outside of their city of origin (cheesesteak from Philadelphia) to the virtually unknown (St. Paul in St. Louis). The sandwiches showcased are: Tripe: George's Sandwich Shop — Italian Market, South Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Elvis: Peanut Butter & Co. — Greenwich Village, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York City, New York (Restaurant and retail shop closed in 2016.) Beef on weck: Schwabl's — West Seneca, New York Roast beef: Kelly's Roast Beef — Revere Beach, Revere, Massachusetts French dip: Philippe's — Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Italian beef: Mr. Beef — River North, Chicago, Illinois Loose meat: Taylor's Maid-Rite — Marshalltown, Iowa Cheesesteak: Dalessandro's Steaks and Hoagies — Roxborough, Northwest Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Geno's Steaks and Pat's King of Steaks — Passyunk Square, South Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hoagie: Chickie's Italian Deli — Passyunk Square, South Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Closed in 2015.) Pig ears and snouts: C & K Barbecue — St. Louis, Missouri Brain: Ferguson's Pub — St. Louis, Missouri (Listed as permanently closed on MenuPix website.) St. Paul: Kim Van Restaurant — St. Louis, Missouri Bánh mì: Huong Lan Sandwiches — East San Jose, San Jose, California; Lucy Sheets, outside My Ngoc Restaurant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Primanti: Primanti Bros. — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Chipped ham: Isaly's, — West View, Pennsylvania Hot Brown: Brown Hotel — Louisville, Kentucky Lobster roll: Red's Eats — Wiscasset, Maine Po' boy: Domilise's Po-Boys and Bar — Uptown New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana Muffuletta: Central Grocery — French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana Barbecue: Thelma's Bar-B-Que — Third Ward, Houston, Texas (Closed in 2013.) Falafel: Sepal — Watertown, Massachusetts (Closed in 2006.) Pastrami: Katz's Delicatessen — Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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