Go Fork Yourself: Hero, Hoagie, Sub or Grinder? (2024)

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Or hoagies, or whatever the heck you call them. Molly and Andrew discuss where these iconic sandwiches came from, plus the dirty-delicious sandwich Andrew claims he’s going to make Molly and the rest of the office.

So… what are these sandwiches called in your area? And follow up question: where’s your favorite place to get one?

Some of Andrew’s favorite places for sandwiches:

• Bay Cities Italian Deli, Santa Monica

• Sandwich Hut, Providence

• Liberty Kitchen, Philadelphia

• Monica’s Mercato & Salumeria, Boston

• Salumeria Italiana, Boston

• Lioni’s Italian Heroes, Brooklyn, NY

• Bari Subs & Italian Food, Chicago

• Mike’s Deli, Bronx, NY

• White House Subs, Atlantic City

• Faicco’s Italian Specialties, NYC

• Molinari, San Francisco

• Sal, Kris & Charlie’s, Queens, NY

• JP Graziano, Chicago

• Defonte’s, Brooklyn, NY

Some of Molly’s favorite places for sandwiches:

• Lowry Hill Meats, Minneapolis

• Quang for a bahn mi, Minneapolis (yep, I know it’s not a traditional sub/hero/grinder/hoagie, sowhatwhocares it’s one of the only sandwiches I love!)

• Jimmy John’s, located in a strip mall near you.