South Carolina BBQ Sandwich
Smoked pork shoulder pulled and tossed in Carolina Gold, the yellow mustard sauce of South Carolina's German-settled Midlands, on a soft bun under cool slaw.
Smoked pork shoulder pulled and tossed in Carolina Gold, the yellow mustard sauce of South Carolina's German-settled Midlands, on a soft bun under cool slaw.
Bacon-wrapped hot dog with pinto beans, onions, tomatoes, mayo, mustard, and jalapeño sauce on a bolillo; Mexican-American border creation.
Whole soft shell crab pan-fried and served on bread with tartar sauce.
Hickory or oak-smoked turkey breast sliced and served on bread with cranberry or BBQ sauce; lighter BBQ option found at most Texas BBQ jo...
Aged, salt-cured Smithfield ham on bread; intense salty flavor.
A loose beef ball smashed flat on a screaming griddle, browned across nearly its whole face: the crust is not seasoned on, it is built by contact, and the burger exists for it.
Smash burger patty cooked directly on a flour tortilla with American cheese, onions, pickles, and pink sauce; TikTok viral trend (626M+ v...
Ground beef in tangy, sweet tomato-based sauce on a hamburger bun.
A cold knife-cut triple-decker: two meats, Swiss, drained coleslaw, Russian dressing, layered on three shaved sheets of Pullman rye. Born at Town Hall Deli, South Orange, in 1936.
Hash browns, eggs, hamburger patties, chili, cheese, and onions; sometimes on toast or with bread.
Small burger, typically 2-3 inches in diameter; White Castle origin.
St. Louis builds roast beef on garlic bread, not a plain roll: garlic-buttered Italian bread under thin beef and molten Provel, broiled open-faced. The beef reading of the Gerber.
Ground or chopped shrimp formed into a patty and fried.
Made-to-order subs customized via touchscreen at Sheetz gas stations; Appalachian/Western PA rival to Wawa's hoagies.
Angus beef burger with lettuce, tomato, and ShackSauce on a potato bun; started as a NYC hot dog cart in Madison Square Park (2001), now ...
Hot dog with cream cheese (often grilled into the bun), grilled onions, and sriracha or jalapeños.
Fried scrapple (pork scraps and cornmeal) on bread or roll with ketchup or mustard; Pennsylvania Dutch influence.
Hot dog chopped up and mixed with chili, oyster crackers, onions, pickles, and hot sauce in a bowl; Columbus, GA specialty.
Sliced beef, fried salami, tomatoes, onions, cheese, and special sauce on a Kaiser roll; McNally's Tavern original.
Split biscuit smothered in sausage gravy; open-faced but eaten as sandwich.
Sliced smoked sausage (beef, pork, or jalapeño-cheese) on white bread with pickles.
Breakfast sausage, egg, and cheese on a roll or croissant.
A sage-and-pepper pork patty, griddled and slid into a split buttermilk biscuit. The sausage biscuit is the Southern breakfast counter at its plainest, and the patty, not the bread, drives it.
Grilled Italian sausage with sautéed peppers and onions on Italian bread.