I Tried The Best Sandwich In America

as a Melting Pot of culinary Innovation and creation it is no secret that America is home to some of the greatest sandwiches in the world and so that's why we're going to find the greatest sandwich in America so I threw up a poll on Instagram asking you for what you think the best Regional sandwich in America is and it could be anywhere we'll go we based that poll off of a reputable article added a couple more just for extra and the results are in and this journey is going to take us to eight cities Across America to find what we're looking for with all that being said let's begin at the fifth bottom most voted for sandwich Po Boys you can only have a true one if you start off in Louisiana that's where we are it's kind of a way of life here you can have them however you want Choose Your Own Adventure you could do shrimp you can do beef you can do a mix of the [Music] two we moved uh we can't get away from the music we really tried we tried for a long time so enjoy the music while you can we're getting the pooy the same way across the board for every single place that we go to and that is fried shrimp fully dressed on a PoBoy roll for every single spot so with all that said let's begin in our first spot guys this is a local secret it's not talked about enough it's guys PoBoy they're famous for their shrimp pooy I've been here before by the way I really like this guy it's literal Mom and Pop Shop little blue building they're here every day every time I come here and the product is always incredible cheers oh God I'm nervous for the other sandwiches we're starting on a remarkable High every little shrimp feels like it was made love to crunchy light bin wispy breading but you guys know how I feel about salt and the salt levels in this sandwich are quite literally perfect everything was fried fresh it's super hot shrimp's cooked nicely it's got like a seasoning to it it's not just salt obviously the bread is soft it just all makes sense but what I really like is they don't skimp on all the toppings it's loaded with fresh tomato lettuce I'm a big Mayo guy they load it up with the Mayo without the Mayo the sandwich wouldn't be what it is everything is what I want it to be honestly this sandwich is immediately starting us off at 8.5 I rarely give eights we're going to need a really good sandwich to beat this moving on okay so we're at domal lisis a familyowned neighborhood bar which then added food but their food might be as legendary as the bar I will say this place is 106 years old only slightly older than me it looks good the shrimp are small like little baby shrimp I can't complain about that I like that it's pretty good I have some thoughts on it the shrimp are cooked actually more nicely here I will say a little more juicy if you will breading's crisp it's not overcooked which I appreciate sometimes when people fry shrimp they go too long they a little too dark this is nice bread chewy crisp on the outside actually spicing salty bread but I do like it my one Coral so I wish the shrimp had a little more seasoning on them they're not necessarily UND salted but they do kind of get lost in the flavor of the ketchup and the Mayo not perfect but it's very good and I would 100% come back here I think it's deserving of a strong standing 6.5 moving on okay we're at Parkway a little different of a Vibe it's maybe considered the more touristy place can you tell I can I don't want to go home we're going to wait in line now for 400 years see you in a second we got the sandwich it actually wasn't that bad we managed to time this out so good I you can probably see the line from here we waited maybe 10 15 minutes got it in no big deal now it's looking more like 45 to an hour this better stand up to that and I will say visually in comparison to the other two this definitely stands up for being a more potentially touristy location that's been there for 113 years supposedly approached by Beyonce and Barack Obama that's pretty high up there this is pretty good one thing I like about this they really load you up on the shrimp they're not skimping at all and these shrimp are big these are jumbo shrimp not the little baby ones we got before they're not seasoned as nicely as guys but they are seasoned salt levels are pretty good I just would have liked a little more seasoning in general maybe like 5% more the Mayo's present I do kind of wish it was a little more evenly spread some bites you get mayo some bites you don't which I don't love I'd like it to be more even same thing with the pickles you got two back here so you're basically going to have to eat half this sandwich before you get to any pickles look that's just me being anal I get it they're moving quick so totally fine this they much just really close to the guys one but is it better the shrimp are cooked a little bit better in this but they're not seasoned as nicely the bread is pretty much the same it's chewy on the outside fluffy on the inside it's kind of got everything else I give this a solid 7.5 this is a great sandwich and guys wins out of the three that you voted for so far moving on to our next sandwich and it begins in Florida there's an iconic sandwich here the Cubano this was the fourth most voted for sandwich on the list it's a pretty simple sandwich it's Cuban Bread Butter pressed and toasted but what's in between is what matters which is typically a salty cured pork ham roast pork mustard and pickles sometimes Mayo so although it's a simple sandwich I'm glad it's on this list because I would argue that it's one of the most iconic sandwiches in America specifically in Florida we're going to be visiting some places in Miami and nint Tampa based off of your votes so let's begin we're at sang this place started in 2017 of a shipping container and today is considered one of the best and was the most voted for Cubano place in the entire Florida area supposedly they brine their ham for days and marinate the rose pork for 24 hours they also hold a Michelin bib Gourmand since 2022 you hear that this looks like a sticker that you would put to wrap around a cigar this looks remarkably good the ham looks fresh sliced it's juicy but also the roast pork the moho pork I thought it was going to be like shredded but it looks like they slow roast it chill it and then slice it wow it's actually really good I'm not going to lie Cubanos are good I make them I eat them I'm a fan of them but I I've also felt like they are a little overrated sometimes cuz like oh it's ham roast pork and a pickle who cares but this this made me realize I was wrong about that this is delicious the outside's crispy it's crusty you can taste the butter on the crust it's salty it's a little sweet it's acidic the cheese but the best thing about it it's not overwhelmed by any singular flavor it all works together you get every little piece I do feel like I wish the ham was a little saltier I got a salt heavy pet but that said this is a wonderful sandwich I'm going to give it an eight sandwi you're doing good moving on our next stop was Columbia Restaurant in Tampa started off as a saloon and over 120 years later grew to a whole city block it's beautiful it's got Vibes it's got great music and it's got these stunning artistic tiles this is supposedly the oldest recorded Cubano sandwich right here at this very restaurant I waited for an hour to get this sandwich the sun went from fully up to completely set I think this died in the window to be dead honest with y'all so I really hope this is worth it that is ice cold cheese there's a big different element of this sandwich than the other one they added salami to this which I had no idea was going to be a thing I do like the addition of the salami but it's not really making up for the fact that the sandwich wasn't preo I do like the seasoning on it though the salt level's good the roast pork on this is extremely dry though I'm not going to lie but everything else is seasoned nicely the cheese isn't melted the bread is crispy I mean it's like to me that gives this a 6.8 if it were like really nice and hot and cheesy I might give it a 7.5 the sandwich is still good I just wouldn't wait an hour for it the bread that was made was made by a place called launda Bakery which also happens to be our final stop this is their original location which has been open since 1915 this isn't just some Bakery this is an institution putting out 18,000 loaves a day the old school way you know with the Palmetto Leaf where they make the split and everything I've made my own Cuban bread and honestly I think theirs is significantly better than mine despite all that though it was the least voted one on the list but we felt we needed to go there anyway because it was such a Cuban bread institution so surely their Cubano may be a winner this actually looks promising this toast looks beautiful the bottom the top crisp this fresh bread is absolutely Bonkers this is the best bread we've had on any sandwich it's almost flaky cuz it's fresh now the place we went to yesterday used the same bread but this one's better because it's fresher the pickles are nice not too acidic not too salty ham is salty the brast pork is seasoned pretty well it's not dry what I really like is this yellow mustard or whatever mustard there is in here it's almost like borderline creamy like a Dees but it's stone ground my biggest complaint is is the cheese is not melted I don't know what it is about these places that they make the Cuban and they never melt the cheese except for sangu but the salt levels are better on this honestly I'm going to also give this sandwich an eight that's right we have a tie you have a place in Miami and you got a place in Tampa you know where to go you're welcome moving on so we're in Chicago for the one and only Italian beef it is thinly sliced beef that has been brazed in a nice Jew served in between a roll that's been dunked in the shoe it's juicy it's fatty it's messy it's delicious it is single-handedly the definitive Chicago street food this was the third most voted for sandwich on our entire list thanks to you so we're starting this off at Owl now I have a few points about this number one Al is supposedly the inventor of the Italian beef this is what we've read this is what we've heard number two this is the original owl's location okay so we kept this as OG as humanly possible to kick this off right this is their Italian beef it looks pretty good it's messy it's drippy it's juicy I mean I can just tell look at this thing it is quite literally dripping so first one of the day here we go cheers okay I like it I do like it the bread is nice and chewy but the first bite you get it's almost like just gushing in your mouth with salty slightly spicy juicy beef broth it's not a complete mushy sponge it's still chewy it's got Integrity I like that the beef is nice and tender it's not dry which I appreciate flavor-wise I feel like it could be a bit more diverse it feels a little one note I'm not tasting much of the peppers the jardinera it doesn't really give much it's a wonderful Italian beef if you go here you'll probably be happy I don't know that this is the best or not but I'll give it a solid 7.8 so owls didn't really do well but the other two Italian beefs could still beat it and become the best sandwich in America okay we're now at Portillos this is the most voted for place on the entire list of Italian beef this is the most widely accessible Italian Beef restaurant in Illinois probably honestly in America cuz they're scaling outside of Illinois it makes sense they be the most voted for but that doesn't necessarily mean they're the best we got their typical Italian beef by the way we're ordering all these the same traditional Italian beef with both a mix of sweet and hot peppers and dipped on both sides same exact way all locations just to keep it fair this one is the messiest I feel like they made this one a while ago it's almost like too wet to eat now hang on right away this is better than owls flavor way better I don't care if there's MSG in here or not it can tastes better the flavors are Diversified it's beefy it's Rich it's a little bit of a pickled flavor from the peppers the is in the Jew and the beef the best part about it is the beef flavor isn't lost my one deduction though is texture the peppers are super overcooked way too mushy the bread is just completely obliterated they either dunked it too long or this has been sitting for too long cuz it's honestly a mushy mess but the beef is nice so all in all I'd give this an eight not bad Portillos moving on our final stop was Mr Beef but it turns out they were filming the bear we came back later that night where our buddy Chris stayed open for us he fired us off some beefs gave me a kiss as usual not going to show that on camera and it was time to taste and see if the reigning Champion still holds up uh I need to address something I know people are going to think well Josh you've been to Mr Beef before aren't you friends with him isn't there a bias here listen I've eaten around I've had different Italian beefs already and I became friends with him after I had his sandwich so let's see if it upholds the standard just the smell of this is unbelievable first thing I'm smelling beef I smell the bra I can get the jarder you can smell the celery and the chilies on it I haven't even taken a bite that's said I am going to take a bite could this end up being the best sandwich out of everything we've had so far are we looking at the best sandwich in America it's juicy it's seasoned perfectly I don't even know where my brain is Right Now jera by far is the best I of any of the sandwiches we've had it's fresh I taste the celery I taste the chilies I taste every last little aromatic that's in there the seasonings there's like a little bit of olive oil in the jarder like it's supposed to so it's got some fattiness to it but the beauty of the sandwich is the main event beef and I'm talking like a nice steak combined with the nicest roast beef you've ever had it's thin it's tender it's not dry at all it melts in your mouth it's fatty it's salted perfectly it doesn't need any more or any less salt it's right where it needs to be despite the fact that it's so messy it holds together pretty well and this bread it cannot fall apart it doesn't fall apart but it does absorb those juices so it's both juicy and spongy but chewy at the same time out of all the Italian beefs we've had today I'm going to give this one a solid 9.2 a staggering 9.2 a rating that is very few and far to come by around here but our journey has many sandwiches and States left moving on to the next sandwich we are in Omaha at the Crescent Moon The Original Ale House for one thing and one thing only the Reuben this was our second most voted for sandwich in all votes you guys submitted everyone thinks that the Reuben was invented in New York actually we found out that is not true it was invented in Omaha Nebraska this place Crescent Moon suggests that they have the original recipe now Ruben is a sandwich with corn beef sauerkraut swiss cheese thousand island dressing or Russian dressing to be specific on Ry bread that has been grilled or griddled sometimes the bread's toasted sometimes it's not I personally prefer toasted so I will be judging off that so let's eat it oh yeah the big waste management garbage truck arrived in this location and he's going to park right there this is a Ruben it's good let's talk about this toast we ordered this ahead of time it sat closed like this and I was worried about that the toast maintain the toast upheld it's crunchy crisp I can taste the marbled Rye which I appreciate but it's not overly ryy if that's a term corn beef beautifully tender it's fatty Rich it's moist not dry it should fall apart I love that they put the Thousand Island dressing it's got just the right amount of cheese this is a great sandwich this is an eight I wish we had this in Austin I would eat this all the time there's a reason this has been voted the number number one Reuben in Omaha and it easily solidifies itself as I was saying it solidifies itself as a contender for the best Reuben in America but will it be trumped onto our next stop in La langers Kate's going to be filming us today thank you Kate for volunteering you seem excited okay we're at Langer's Deli their Ry is double baked supposedly if you want a traditional Reuben though you got to get the number I believe 88 first thought salty as it should name it does have good flavor though it's fatty it's delicate it's not dry at all super moist appearance-- wise it looks like a typical Ruben missing salt maybe with the dressing it'll help this literally makes to say much when you don't have Russian dressing this is easily 5 out of 10 but with the Russian dressing takes it all the way up to a solid 7 out of 10 hopefully the next one is better we're at the number one most voted for reuben sandwich out of anything like nothing compared to this place at all in terms of volume of votes what is that place might you wonder it's catus here's the first thing I'll say I would never come to this place and wait this line that's insane I was stopped multiple times coming in and leaving to get my rubit like I was stealing something but really what it was was a $35 sandwich 335 not including tax when I walked in I was like there should be an order for Josh Weissman they're like did you call they were looking for like a number or something I was like I don't know someone called for me and they're like looking at me all skeptical like pissed off at me you just check to see if there's a name with Josh Weisman sure enough there was and they're like looking at and they look at me and they're like I'm going to need a number for you to get this order bro and I'm like I have a license and I showed them the license they're looking at the license and the name on I'm like give me the sandwich I showed you my driver's license for a sandwich it's better live up to that here's a fun fact I'm not sure if it's a whole pound but it's borderline a pound of meat I mean there's a of meat on this but is it worth it no first of all you have so much time to cure this and smoke this and make sure this is as good as possible how is this under seasoned look at this the salt level should be better should be more cured texturally it's pretty good it's tender it's juicy it's not too dry but end of the day the beef is still surprisingly dry the bread's good krauts good everything else is there flavor is there but the salt is not there appearance it looks beautiful all things added up the experience of leading up to this sandwich does it warrant the clout that it has not really no I'm going to give this a very even flat six maybe on a good day it's a seven I don't know about the local New Yorkers but you tell me do you want to wait 2 hours spend maybe 70 to $100 for two sandwiches are you going to feel good about it you got New York you can eat anywhere I kind of feel bad saying it this is what I'm experiencing right now and just like that Crescent Moon takes the throne for the very best Reuben out of the three that you voted for but we have one more sandwich to consider in the running Philadelphia this is the number one most voted for sandwich on all of our list of sandwiches the Philly cheese steak and we're starting at our number three most voted for location John's Roast Pork the last time we came to Philadelphia we were kind of disappointed in the things that we tried most of these places we haven't been to so it could redeem it and it could be the winner I do need to clarify how I'm going to be ordering this it's very important cheese steaks are kind of a personal choice some people say oh cheese whz not cheese whz American cheese not American cheese so to keep this super duper duper duper duper simple we're doing a simple cheese steak with provolone beef salt and pepper onions light mayo and that is it and all of them will be exactly the same to make a fair comparison this place has been here for a long time 1930 I will say the most prominent food critic in Philadelphia has voted this to be the best cheese steak in Philadelphia so it's got a lot to live up to let's try it this is a great start I'm not going to lie you got the seated poogy roll it's soft but it's toasty it's got a little bit of chew on the outside the cheesiness of this is beautiful the meat looks nice smells great cheers wow this is an incredible Philly cheese steak actually remarkable this makes me want to come back to Philadelphia just for this it's chewy it's fresh it's nice you get a little bit of the Sesame the beef fat is like soaked into this you're getting that beefy flavor the provolone is perfuming the whole thing you smell it before you even eat it I do wish the meat was a little less dry that's just me being really anal but I'm still going to give this a solid 8.5 already on a high all we need is for one of these last two sandwiches to get a minimum of .1 higher than our current leader to win the best sandwich in America I'm excited for this one we were at dandro the last time we came here this was the number one most voted for for another video but they were closed and we're back and we're finally able to try for the first time I'm really excited about it it's constantly in the Philadelphia Philly cheese steak conversation I'm hoping for good reason John's rast pork kicked it off strong so there's a lot to live up to here it is not seated that's very sad the seated roll is not a requirement I just like them and uh here we go I don't know the one rule I have is probably the easiest thing for most restaurants to achieve which is just put enough salt it does have salt it's just low it's so low that the entire thing is sweetened by the onions excessively it's got a good chew though I do like it all I tastes is really stinky strong provolone which I do like stinky strong provolone so that's actually helping the sandwich but I don't know man to me it's like barely gets a 6 out of 10 I want to say 5 out of 10 but I'm going to be nice only because I know de los sandros has a lot of clout in this area and I'm thinking maybe they just had a bad day I'm I'm kind of embarrassed honestly on their behalf we are now moving on to the most voted for Philly cheese stick might even be the best sandwich okay we are at Angelos this is the number one most recommended place because of you it's hot oh my goodness look at the bread Wow first of all I don't even need to try this to tell you this is the best bread I've ever seen on a Philly cheese steak this is how a hogi should always be got little blisters it's almost like a French bagette this is baked nicely it's got the seated roll I like seeds on mine but this cross-section the beef has a myard it's caramelized the onions look nice nice everything here it's juicing cheers holy Fu little crispy on the edge nicely chewy moist not dry and that's just the bread we haven't even gotten into the little party going on in here the meat seasoned quite literally perfectly not too much salt not too little salt the onions are seasoned it's creamy the provolone has like melted and formed into a sauce with the Mayo which is what should happen my hands are covered in fat and grease as it should be just one last remark which is the beef we had every single one be a little too chewy a little too dry this beef is not this is perfectly tender all that being said where does it rank across all sandwiches we've tasted on our journey the sandwich is a 9.5 I'm not even joking I don't think I've ever given a 9.5 this is hands down one of the best sandwiches I think I've ever put in mying mouth this redeemed Philadelphia to me Philly you should have been in my heart all along and you wouldn't have been if it weren't for Angelos so that means that at the end of the day everything we've tried we've been to multiple States across the country this was honestly not a fun trip I'm not going to lie but that means that out of all the sandwich I've eaten this is not only one of the tops but it is the greatest Philly cheese steak I have ever had in my life and this one wins by a landslide we compiled all of the greatest sandwiches based off thousands of votes and everyone's opinions Across the Nation and it brought us here so that's it for the video thanks so much subscribe and goodbye [Music] I

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Published: Sun May 19 2024