Hoagies

[Bryan]

What are the hoagies in your part of the world like?

And what are they called?

• grinders?
• subs?
• hoagies?
• banh mi?
• hero?
• cheesesteak?

Let's talk regional sandwiches.

In Montreal there are loads of these non-corporate fast food places that do poutine, hot dogs and subs, aka les sous-marins. You may remember one such place from the "Worst Business Names" episode of the Best Show: The Hotdogeria. My local place is called Hot Dog Mont-Royal. You usually get steak, fried pepperoni, mushrooms and onions, in a pretty good bun, often with a weird green powdery seasoning sprinkled on top, and a bunch of Italian dressing on it.

In Kingston, Ontario I was surprised to see that just about everyplace had a "cheesesteak" on their menu. The best place to get it is this place, which has wood panelling inside that I can only describe as troubling, plus an Area 51 arcade game:

[iAmBaronVonTito]

unfortunately, i don't know if we really have hoagies, etc. in the south.  maybe dfk can prove me wrong (maybe?  how about definitely), but unless it has pulled pork in it, they don't take too kindly to sandwiches around here.

[akaJudge]

pretty much they're just called subs everywhere I've been in Texas.

[yesno]

I grew up in north Ocean County NJ, and they were generally called "subs" and we mostly had New York TV stations (and Mets fans).

But, we had a few Philly TV stations, a few Phillies fans, and they were called "hoagies" in the school cafeterias.  We also had Wawas and they were called "hoagies" there, I believe.

[Sarah]

I believe in New Paltz they were heros.  In Boston and here, they are subs.  And I know of one diner in Gouverneur, NY, that called them torpedo sandwiches.  At least it did in the early/mid-sixties.

[Bryan]

Post-Subway standardization? Or has "sub" been the dominant term for a long time?

unfortunately, i don't know if we really have hoagies, etc. in the south.  maybe dfk can prove me wrong (maybe?  how about definitely), but unless it has pulled pork in it, they don't take too kindly to sandwiches around here.

I encourage discussion of non-sub regional sandwiches, despite the specificity of my first post.

[kiemzi]

grinders in Connecticut!!

also, a "lobster roll" is hot lobster with butter on a hot dog roll. in Maine it's COLD lobster SALAD on a hot dog roll.

it's DIFFERENT!!

also "sprinkles" are "jimmies" here.

[nec13]

In Western PA, we call them subs hoagies.

Although, nobody eats subs hoagies around here. This is the sandwich of choice:

[Bryan]

Although, nobody eats subs around here. This is the sandwich of choice:

Is that coleslaw, fries and pastrami? What do you call that?

[slipperyslope]

What the hell?


I grew up thinking "hoagies" were just a slang name for sausage.
I feel dumb.


Unless there's some truth to that or regional confusion...

[nec13]

Although, nobody eats subs around here. This is the sandwich of choice:

Is that coleslaw, fries and pastrami? What do you call that?

Indeed it is. It's the "world famous" Primanti Brothers sandwich.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primanti_brothers

[Bryan]

In England they have a "chip butty" which I think is typically made with cheap white bread and oven fries. Despite the low-quality ingredients, they're probably pretty tasty.

[Sarah]

I'd rather have a bacon butty.

[Tyrannosaurus Rocks]

*Chip Butty
A special power-up shaped like a sandwich. This allows to super suit to reach 200% health. However, normal suit atoms will not heal the suit until it is damaged beneath 100% again. It is named after St. Charles "Chip" Butty, the patron saint of video games.

[Gilly]

I find it funny that the sub place next to my house is called Jersey Mike's Subs. Does anybody in Jersey call it a sub? I do like Jersey Mike's though, I think it's a national chain.