Vote for your favorite Miami sandwich in our very unscientific, highly subjective poll
A totally made up marketing day like National Sandwich Day is good for one thing: to make us appreciate the variety of wonderful sandwiches Miami has to offer.
I’ve already stated my love of sandwiches. If you ask me, everything is a sandwich. But you don’t have to convert to my Church of Sandwichology (though you should) to celebrate like a sandwich disciple.
Miami has a sandwich for every mood. So, which are you choosing? Let me break down the competition, then scroll all the way down to vote in our poll:
Pan con lechón from Enriqueta’s
Thick, meaty shreds of roasted pork, doused in mojo and crunchy white onions, pressed between buttery slabs of Cuban bread.
Pan con bistec from Panolo’s
A twist on the classic Mary’s Coin Laundry steak sandwich, this one by Union beer store bartender and chef Adrian Castro ups the game with garlic-mayo crispy papitas (that are actually hash browns). (Or try the Que Eso with a slab of Nicaraguan fried queso)
Frita from El Rey de las Fritas
El Rey de las Fritas and El Mago de las Fritas are my two go-tos for these Cuban hamburgers, which started off as street food on the island decades ago. Smokey paprika, earthy cumin bring Spanish flavors to these all-beef patties topped with crispy fried potato strings.
Cuban sandwich from Islas Canarias
Nobody does Cuban food better than West Kendall’s Islas Canarias. They nail the classic Cuban sandwich (ham, roasted pork, pickles, mustard and no damn salami).
Miami Sandwich from Luis Galindo’s Latin American
Call in Miami’s take on the club sandwich: Ham, turkey, bacon, cheese, lettuce and tomatoes on toasty Cuban bread
Vaca Frita sandwich from Latin Cafe 2000
Take a classic Cuban dish and make it portable: fried shredded beef, doused in garlicy mojo, pressed between slices of Cuban bread
Double cheeseburger from USBS
A burger is definitely a sandwich. The post-office themed spot in the Citadel food hall owns the burger game. I’ll take the 2-Day with Government cheese and priority sauce, a tangy mayo-mustard blend that lends a French onion soup flavor profile.
Steak Bomb from Hungry Bear subs
Piles of shaved beef bursts out of freshly baked white bread, topped with grilled onions, mushrooms, green peppers and, of course, provolone — 86 the wiz.
Truffle bacon mac and cheese empanada from Empanada Harry’s
I already told you, everything’s a sandwich! Embrace empanadas as sandwiches with this creamy, smokey satisfying emapanda. They make other empanadas — I mean sandwiches — from across Latin America, from crispy Colombian to sugar-dusted Chilean.
El Madurito from Tinta y Cafe
Tinta y Cafe has no shortage of great sandwiches on its menu. The Madurito brings together the sweet and the savory: roasted pork, caramelized onions, cantimpalo chorizo, Swiss cheese, garlic aioli and diced sweet plantains on a fresh-baked baguette.
This poll is obviously highly unscientific and will be closed on Nov. 4 at noon. We will share the name of the winner on social media.
UPDATE: Latin Cafe 2000’s Vaca Frita Sandwich won our highly unscientific poll.
This story was originally published November 3, 2021 at 12:12 PM.
