The Wildest Sandwiches in America

America’s sandwich scene is loaded with playful, over-the-top creations. This list is all about the wild, the bold, and the downright weird—each one with enough character and attitude to steal the show at lunch.

Pueblo slopper

Take a cheeseburger, leave it open-faced, then drown it in spicy green chile sauce and top with onions. Eat it with a fork and plenty of napkins. It’s a Colorado rite of passage.

Navajo taco

Fried pillowy bread topped with spiced ground beef, beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese, and salsa. A Southwest classic that blurs the line between taco and sandwich—always a crowd pleaser.

Fried chicken biscuit

Fluffy, buttery biscuit split and stuffed with crunchy, juicy fried chicken, sometimes drizzled with honey or hot sauce. Southern comfort you can hold in one hand.

Shrimp po boy

Crispy fried shrimp piled onto French bread with lettuce, tomato, and spicy remoulade. One bite and you’ll be dreaming of Bourbon Street.

Liver mush sandwich

It’s a North Carolina tradition: fried liver mush, sliced and served with yellow mustard on white bread. Unapologetically local and surprisingly addictive.

Crab cake sandwich

Maryland’s pride—thick, crispy crab cakes stuffed in a bun with lettuce, tomato, and a slather of tartar sauce. Seafood lovers’ paradise.

Fried bologna sandwich

Thick-sliced bologna pan-fried to a sizzle, then topped with cheese and stuffed into white bread. It’s old school and ridiculously satisfying.

Loose meat sandwich

Ground beef, seasoned and cooked loose, then spooned onto a soft bun and topped with pickles and onions. Iowa comfort, bite after bite.

Fullfernutter sandwich

A nostalgia bomb of peanut butter and marshmallow fluff between soft white bread. Pure childhood joy, no matter your age.

Cuban sandwich

Layers of roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard, all pressed until warm and crispy. Miami’s most famous export, and for good reason.