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Best Sandwich in America: Food Sneak Peek

Get a taste of some of the sandwiches Adam Richman encounters during his quest to find the Best Sandwich in America.

<b>The Club Sandwich</b><br><b>Where:</b> The W Hotel in Washington, DC<br><b>What:</b> It’s a triple-decker sandwich with grilled chicken, bacon, tomatoes, lettuce, avocado, mayo and a sunny side up fried egg, all in 3 slices of sourdough bread.

<b>Crab Cake Sandwich</b><br><b>Where:</b> Faidley Seafood in Baltimore<br><b>What:</b> These traditional sammies are filled with 6.5 ounces of jumbo lump crabmeat, fried to perfection.

<b>Chicken Cheddar Biscuit</b><br><b>Where:</b> Time-Out Restaurant in Chapel Hill, NC<br><b>What:</b> This sandwich has a crispy piece of fried chicken topped with an oozing piece of cheddar cheese resting between a large, fluffy biscuit.

<b>The Chicken Conquistador</b><br><b>Where:</b> Zunzi’s in Savannah, GA<br><b>What:</b> The Conquistador consists of a baked chicken breast served with lettuce, tomato and special sauce on French bread.

<b>The BLT</b><br><b>Where:</b> Crown Candy Kitchen in St. Louis<br><b>What:</b> A mountain of thick-sliced crisp bacon is topped with tomato slices and lettuce, all sandwiched between 2 pieces of golden brown white toast.

<b>The CSS Virginia</b><br><b>Where:</b> The Blacksheep in Richmond, VA<br><b>What:</b> This creations has with fried chicken livers loaded into a toasted French baguette with shredded cabbage, green onions, granny smith apple and remoulade sauce.

<b>Corned Beef and Pastrami Sandwich</b><br><b>Where:</b> Katz's Deli in New York City<br><b>What:</b> The meats are on rye bread with mustard but Adam’s favorite way to eat this sandwich is with Russian dressing and coleslaw.

<b>Grouper Reuben</b><br><b>Where:</b> Skipper’s Smokehouse in Tampa, FL<br><b>What:</b> The sandwich is a filet of grouper topped with melted Swiss cheese, Thousand Island dressing, and warm sauerkraut placed between 2 slices of marble rye bread.

<b>Shrimp Po' Boy</b><br><b>Where:</b> Domilise’s Po-Boy and Bar in New Orleans<br><b>What:</b> It has loads of fresh shrimp straight from the fry basket piled onto a loaf of locally made bread. It is dressed with tomato, lettuce and creole mustard with some pickles to top it off.

<b>4-Courser Sandwich</b><br><b>Where:</b> The Fifty/50 in Chicago<br><b>What:</b> The sandwich has smoked pulled pork with a gouda béchamel sauce, pickles, jalapeño chips, sweet potato chips with BBQ sauce and a waffle-ized macaroni and cheese, all between a smoked pretzel bun.

<b>Al’s Combo Italian Beef</b><br><b>Where:</b> Al's in Chicago<br><b>What:</b> The fall-apart tender beef is piled high on top of an Italian Sausage grilled to perfection. It is topped with sweet hot peppers and Giardiniera, and is sandwiched between a hearty Italian roll that soaks up the au jus, giving it that extra burst of flavor.

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