Trenton Pork Roll Sandwich
A scored disc of pork roll on a kaiser, plain. The Trenton lunch reading of the meat John Taylor has cured in the city since 1856, sold at every luncheonette.
Split Roll Sandwiches
Step into our Split Roll Sandwiches category – your guide to the world of delectable fillings encased in a soft, split roll! Explore the universe of sandwiches like the classic Hot Dog, the decadent Lobster Roll, and much more. These delights, which sit in the bread rather than between two slices, offer a unique take on the sandwich concept. Whether it's a ballpark frank or a seaside seafood treat, we've got it all.
Texas Weiner
All-beef hot dog with mustard, onions, and spicy meat chili sauce; Greek-American diners throughout NJ.
Texas Hot Weiner
All-beef hot dog with yellow mustard, chopped onions, and a proprietary Greek-recipe chili sauce; northeastern PA Greek-American diner tr...
Taylor Ham/Pork Roll Egg and Cheese
A scored disc of Taylor ham or pork roll griddled flat, folded with egg and American cheese onto a New Jersey hard roll. The North Jersey and South Jersey names for the same sandwich.
Stuffie Roll
Stuffed quahog filling on a roll; clam, breadcrumb, and chouriço mixture.
Sonoran Hot Dog
Bacon-wrapped hot dog with pinto beans, onions, tomatoes, mayo, mustard, and jalapeño sauce on a bolillo; Mexican-American border creation.
Seattle Dog
Hot dog with cream cheese (often grilled into the bun), grilled onions, and sriracha or jalapeños.
Scrambled Dog
Hot dog chopped up and mixed with chili, oyster crackers, onions, pickles, and hot sauce in a bowl; Columbus, GA specialty.
Sawmill Gravy Biscuit
Split biscuit smothered in sausage gravy; open-faced but eaten as sandwich.
Sausage Egg and Cheese
Breakfast sausage, egg, and cheese on a roll or croissant.
Sausage Biscuit
Breakfast sausage patty on a buttermilk biscuit.
Ripper Hot Dog
Hot dog deep-fried until the casing 'rips' open; crispy exterior.
Red Hot
Smoked pork/beef hot dog with red casing; Rochester staple.
Pork Roll on Kaiser
Two or three slices of pork roll griddled until the rim curls and blisters, on a crusty kaiser with a stripe of yellow mustard. The plain New Jersey snack-and-lunch build, no egg, no cheese.
Oyster Roll
Fried oysters on a split-top bun with tartar sauce and lemon.
Newark Hot Dog
Deep-fried frankfurters split into "rippers," packed with fried potatoes, peppers, and onions into a torn pocket of pizza bread. Newark's own, born at a 1932 card table.
New England Hot Dog
Frankfurter served in a top-split, butter-griddled bun; standard regional style.
Nashville Hot Chicken Biscuit
Nashville's cayenne-paste fillet slid into a split buttermilk biscuit, where the South's breakfast bread carries the heat with butterfat instead of standing aside.
Mother-in-Law
Tamale on a hot dog bun topped with chili; Chicago South Side specialty.
Michigan Hot Dog
Hot dog with meat sauce; confusingly also called 'Michigan' in parts of NY.
Maxwell Street Polish
Grilled Polish sausage on a bun with grilled onions and yellow mustard; Maxwell Street Market original.
Maine Lobster Roll
Chilled lobster meat with mayonnaise on a split-top, butter-toasted hot dog bun; served cold.
Long Island Bacon Egg and Cheese
On a Long Island deli counter the BEC call is bacon egg cheese on a roll, and the roll is always a kaiser; the regional build that anchors a generation of Nassau and Suffolk mornings.
Knish
Not a sandwich, but potato or meat filling in dough; sometimes split and filled.