The best sandwiches in America, they say

The excellent culinary blog slashfood.com has some great stuff on it, including a hilarious post about a man who had his resignation letter to his employers written in blue frosting on a vanilla sheet cake.

What caught our eye was this list of “The Best Sandwiches in America” compiled by the blog’s readers. Pitch managing editor Scott Wilson was pleased to see one Kansas City entry on the list: the pork and beef barbecue at LC’s Bar-B-Que, one of my all-time favorites.

Since I agreed with the LC’s selection, I wondered how many other sandwich joints on this list I had visited. I have paid veneration, several times, to the most legendary Philly cheesesteak shrine in the universe, of course, Pat’s King of Steaks in Philadelphia. I wish I was eating one right now. I totally support the choice of pastrami-on-rye from New York City’s Katz’s Delicatessen, but I was disappointed the fantastic corned beef-and-Swiss-on-rye from my beloved Shapiro’s Deli in Indianapolis didn’t make the list. I’d kill for one of those right now, too!

The Coney Dog with chili at Skyline Chili in Cincinnati made the cut. I’ve eaten plenty of Skyline chili over the years, but I’m embarrassed to say I’ve never eaten a Coney dog there because I don’t like Coney dogs. Too messy. The list also includes Maid-Rite burgers (but not our closest location — in downtown Leavenworth) and the beef-on-weck sandwich at the All-Star Sandwich Bar in Massachussetts. I’ve not eaten there, but I say that the very best beef on weck on the planet is to be found in the city of its birth: Buffalo, New York and, more specifically, Charlie the Butcher’s joint. 

I’m going to make my own list of the Best Sandwiches in Kansas City. But first, I have to start my research and drive over to Mug’s Up for a Whiz Burger or two.