The Tribune is garnished with a handful of salaminchini—pepperoncini stuffed with salami-wrapped provolone—halved and jammed into the sandwich along with dry cured capicola (the real stuff, similar to prosciutto) and regular capicola (the pink stuff that's more like deli ham). More

The Ikea Dog, officially known as the Swedish Meal Time Dog, starts with Hot Diggity's standard base of a toasted Liscio's oversized hot dog bun, lined with two pieces of bibb lettuce tossed in lemon vinaigrette. Next is the grilled all-beef Sabrett's dog topped with rock shrimp salad made with mayo, sour cream and tarragon. Finished off with fresh dill, fried potato sticks, and a handful of salmon roe. CAVIAR. On a hot dog. And it works. More

We abide by Philly's status as a mecca for sandwich lovers. One visit to Paesano's is proof that the title goes above and beyond the cheesesteak. More

Many years ago (okay, four), back when I was a spry young undergraduate, I called the wonderful city of Philadelphia home. As a fledgling serious eater, it was quite a place to explore—BYOB restaurants! Epic brunches! Food carts! Admittedly, I ate a lot of late night pizza, and curly fries, and Wawa hoagies (though, for better or worse, maybe four cheesesteaks over four years). But when I wanted to class it up with some good cheese and a good glass of wine, Tria was the spot I would go. More

Maui's Dog House has been quietly serving hot dogs at their family-run stand in Wildwood, New Jersey, for over ten years now. At least until Guy Fieri showed up and put them on the "Flavortown" map, quadrupling their business overnight. Having never visited the original, I was excited to hear they were opening a new location smack in the middle of Center City Philadelphia. More

We visited Rocco's—a sandwich shop in front of the South Philly Home Depot, constantly bustling with contractors covered in drywall dust—a while back for their awesome italian sausage sandwiches. I couldn't help but notice a wild menu of exotic-sounding cheesesteak flavors like "cajun chipotle" and "teriyaki." More

A few weeks ago we featured the kielbasa from Swiacki Meats in Port Richmond; this week it's a kielbasa variety from nearby Krakus Market, a full-service Polish grocery store and restaurant that also has a staggering variety of house-cured Polish meats and sausages. More

Equal parts non-traditional Philadelphia hoagie shop and non-traditional Jewish deli, Koch's makes some of the best and most unique sandwiches in the city. More

The Gravlax with Dill and Capers ($11) is filled with rosy slices of fennel cured, sustainably raised salmon spread with a lemony, dilly cream cheese, scattered with thin sliced red onions, and sandwiched into a crisp, chewy baguette. Not quite as salty as traditional lox, Plenty's Gravlax is mild, letting the delicate flavor of the Scottish salmon shine through and complementing it with subtle notes of fennel. More

Don't even think about calling it a hoagie. In Norristown, a small industrial city just west of Philadelphia, vaguely Italian sliced meat sandwiches on long rolls are not called subs, hoagies, or grinders. They are Zeps, and there are rules. Eve's and nearby Lou's Sandwich Shop are widely considered the cream of the crop. More