Sandwiches in Houston

The Barking Pig is a casual neighborhood bar and grill that leans more heavily on the bar end of the enterprise. Expect counter service, but feel free to grab a seat on the patio and have a runner bring your meal. With both the drinks and the food, it’s a good bet to keep things simple. The straightforward backyard cookout-style burgers are pleasant enough, as are the thin-crust pizzas. Stay away from anything that strays from the expectable model, like the truly disappointing ceviche. Don’t expect to be dazzled, but do expect to have a good time.

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Beaucoup Bar & Grill - CLOSED

6356 Richmond Ave. Galleria

832-777-7050

Cajun, Sandwiches, Recommended

Beaucoup Bar & Grill serves up Cajun and Southern classic cuisine in a friendly atmosphere near the Medical Center. The po-boys are top-notch and the wings can hold their own against any place in Houston. The catfish is addictive, and the open-face roast beef sandwich is to die for. There's also lots of vegetarian options. Come for the crawfish bread, but stay for the homemade lemonade and hot sauce.

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Beaucoup Bar & Grill - CLOSED

3102 Old Spanish Trail Inner Loop - SW

713-747-5100

Cajun, Sandwiches, Recommended, Best Of

Beaucoup Bar & Grill serves up Cajun and Southern classic cuisine in a friendly atmosphere near the Medical Center. The po-boys are top-notch and the wings can hold their own against any place in Houston. The catfish is addictive, and the open-face roast beef sandwich is to die for. There's also lots of vegetarian options. Come for the crawfish bread, but stay for the homemade lemonade and hot sauce.

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Biskit Junkie

403 Westheimer Montrose

713-688-1754

Breakfast, Brunch, Burgers, Salads, Sandwiches

Biskit Junkie is an all-day (till 3 p.m.) breakfast and brunch concept in the heart of Montrose. No liquor license means you won’t be enjoying bottomless mimosas with your eggs Benny, but they’re not that great in the first place. For the most part, sticking to simple things served on biscuits is the way to go here. Odd standouts include the surprisingly alluring breakfast salad and the chilaquiles. The former eats like a handful of greens run deliciously through every breakfast trope you can imagine, and the latter is a simple yet satisfying brunch dish elevated by the cliché addition of a handful of fried eggs. Be forewarned that parking can be a real bear.

7 articles

Bocca Deli

4707 Irvington Blvd. Heights

832-582-7225

Deli, Sandwiches, Critics' Pick, Best Of, Menu, Slideshow

This Lindale Park deli is much more than just a sandwich spot: Bocca Deli also offers coffee, ice cream and even free Wi-Fi inside its clean, inviting shop. Owner Mike Kriticos and his family live just down the street, and the personal investment in the cafe shows in the friendly service and warm atmosphere. Sandwiches and soups are on offer all day long, but you don't want to miss the Angus burger that's served every day after 5 p.m.

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Bohemeo's

708 Telephone Rd. East End

713-923-4277

Coffeehouse, Pizza, Sandwiches, Coffee Shops, Recommended, Slideshow

Beloved East End gathering spot Bohemeo's is known for its lush patio, live music, coffee and open-mike nights thanks to former owners and local artists Lupe and Sid Olivares. Current owners Kent Marshall (also of TK Bitterman's and Market Square Bar & Grill) and Keith Adkins of Fontana Coffee Roasters introduced some changes when they took over, and the changes suited Bohemeo's well. In addition to coffee, Bohemeo's also offers a tap wall of all-local craft beers. The small food menu offers excellent fish tacos with a creamy, spicy sauce; individual-size pizzas on a whole wheat crust; and daily specials like a Swiss chard quiche made with chard from The Last Organic Outpost. There are plenty of options for vegetarians, too, which can be tough to find in the East End. And thanks to Adkins, the coffee program at this sprawling coffeehouse is appropriately excellent..

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The Boom Boom Room

2518 Yale Heights

713-868-3740

Cafe, Dessert, Sandwiches, Wine Bar, Bars and Clubs, Recommended, Best Of, Menu

This Heights wine bar has a funky, bold, colorful '60s decor, and serves some of the best bar food around, with live music to boot. Boom Boom Room has an extensive international wine list, offering many by the glass, along with some wonderful beers. At lunch, it's easy to fill up on their panini - there's salami, beef and tuna versions, to name a few - and the cheese plate and mezze platter both go down well with the wines. Try the homemade strawberry shortcake.

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Bosta Kitchen

1801 Binz St #130 Inner Loop - SW

Sandwiches, Slideshow

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Bowl - CLOSED

607 Richmond Montrose

832-582-7218

Health, Salads, Sandwiches, Recommended, Menu

Bowl is one of a string of concept-it-yourself salad restaurants popping up around town. Salad toppings and dressings are tangy, fresh and delicious. The restaurant is small and fills quickly during the lunch hour. Sandwiches - both traditional sammies and grilled paninis - are excellent as well. Pizzas are made with classic flavors and ingredients, though are inconsistently cooked. The restaurant prides itself on the little things - creative iced teas, homemade potato chips, fresh breads and gorgeous ingredients.

Brown Bag Deli

702 Main Downtown/ Midtown

713-224-7000

Deli, Sandwiches, Recommended, Menu

Nothing could be simpler or faster than ordering the sandwiches here. Pick up a brown bag from the counter, mark your choices of home-made bread (go for the Jalapeno cheddar), meat (white meat chicken salad or maple glazed honey ham are favorites), cheese (go for the horseradish white cheddar), toppings (lettuce and tomatoes for example) and spreads (try the honey mustard), directly on the bag, hand it in and wait maybe two minutes at most to be called. For those who prefer crispy bread, try having it toasted. Do not miss their chocolate chip cookies, which are more chocolate chips than cookie dough.

Burton Roadhouse

518 N. Railroad, Burton Out of Town

979-289-0013

Music Venues, Pizza, Sandwiches, Historic Landmarks, Bars and Clubs, Slideshow

Open mic nights, live music and karaoke, plus a kickin' menu and a hair-of-the-dog Sunday brunch that will keep the party going. Have you seen their Bloody Mary bar? Check out the Facebook page at facebook.com/burtonroadhouse for the music calendar.

Cafe Express

5601 Main St. Kirby-West U

713-639-7370

American, Deli, New American, Sandwiches, Best Of, Menu

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Cafe Flores

6606 Lawndale East End

713-928-5244

American, Sandwiches, Recommended

Homemade sandwiches, cakes and coffees, all made with care and from scratch, are to be found at this small, eclectic place. It is also a repository of art, with works on the walls and on tables. The chicken salad sandwich is an award-winner, and a simple PBJ is made with homemade strawberry jam. Another basic sandwich is The Nut - Nutella spread on toast. But an excellent selection of breads, meats, cheeses and spreads means that you can customize your sandwich any way you like it. The German chocolate cake, Italian cream cake and tiramisu are all excellent.

Cali Sandwich

3030 Travis Downtown/ Midtown

713-520-0710

Sandwiches, Vietnamese, Best Of

Cali defines Vietnamese hole-in-the-wall, from the no-nonsense older woman who mans the counter to the no-frills (though sunny and relatively clean) dining room. Lunch crowds mob the place for homemade-tasting vermicelli bowls and $3 Vietnamese sandwiches on crunchy French bread. Seating is often limited, but to-go orders are filled fast. Smoothies are cheap and come in a variety of flavors, including stinky durian for the adventurous.

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Cane Rosso Montrose

4306 Yoakum Blvd Montrose

713-337-1155

Brunch, Italian, Pasta, Pizza, Sandwiches

Cane Rosso serves the most authentic Neapolitan style pizzas in Texas, cooked in our wood-fired ovens in less than 90 seconds at 900 degrees. Named "Best Pizza in Dallas" by D Magazine 5 years in a row, Cane Rosso also serves sandwiches, salads, pastas, and desserts, and also runs a charitable dog rescue group, Cane Rosso Rescue.

Cheeburger Cheeburger

106 Vintage Park Blvd. Jersey Village

281-320-1212

American, Sandwiches, Recommended

Cheeburger Cheeburger is designed to be a family restaurant and hang- out. The malt shop look, the 1960s rock and roll on the sound system, the Elvis posters and kid-friendly touches draw a good crowd of families with children. "Big is better" is the restaurant's slogan, and the cheeseburgers come in one-pound, three-quarters-of-a-pound, half-pound, seven-ounce, and five-and-a-half-ounce versions. The hand-cut fries, milkshakes, malts and egg creams are fabulous.

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Christy's Donuts

1103 W. Gray River Oaks

713-524-4005

Bakery, Breakfast, Sandwiches, Best Of, Menu

This family-run shop has been serving fresh donuts in Montrose folks for years. The service is quick and friendly, and the selection rivals that of any chain. Of course, kolaches are available. The heavy croissant and biscuit sandwiches (served hot out of the microwave) are still a popular breakfast item. The dining room is clean, though a little dingy - the building is older. But there's plenty of interesting stuff on the walls, like business awards for community involvement and customer photos.

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Dacapo's Pastry Cafe

1141 E. 11th St. Heights

713-869-9141

Bakery, Cafe, Dessert, Sandwiches, Recommended, Best Of, Menu

This is a tiny, quiet spot in the Heights, perfect for consuming worthwhile calories. Dacapo Pastry Cafe's desserts, cakes and cookies are homemade, and it is impossible to pick the best, although the banana split cake and the raspberry cream tres leches probably would win. They also serve sandwiches on homemade breads. The "healthy pollo supreme," lean chicken on peppered herb bread, is superb, as is the "vegetarian special." Salads - all with homemade dressings - soups and fabulous quiches round out the menu.

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Dogarz Doner

2101 Smith St. Downtown/ Midtown

German, Sandwiches, Slideshow

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Duy Sandwiches

6791 Wilcrest Dr. Outer Loop - SW

281-498-2880

Deli, Sandwiches, Best Of, Menu

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Earl of Sandwich

1930 Highway 6 S., Sugar Land Outside Houston

281-240-2408

Bakery, Deli, Sandwiches, Recommended

Roger Clemens's franchise (the original's in Disney Land), is a "walk up, order and watch your hot sandwich being made" kinda place. The place does lots of business, so the interior is large and accommodating, especially the back, which is designed to look and feel like a library. The sandwiches have cute names like cannonballs (meatballs, marinara and mozzarella) and Le Frenchy (ham, brie and dijonnaise sauce), although at breakfast time the names are plain and simple. Cobb, Chinese chicken, Caesar and tuna are among the decent, yet unremarkable, salad offerings.

ERA

809 Congress Downtown/ Midtown

713-225-1066

Pizza, Sandwiches, Recommended

This Market Square pizza place comes from folks who know their pizza: Pink's Pizza expats, who've constructed a menu of fun, playful pizzas that all come in a personal, 12-inch size. The basic Margherita Ville is made with tequila-marinated roma tomatoes and plenty of roasted garlic for a one-two punch, while the Castro is a Cuban-inspired pie with roast pork and plantains. Sandwiches are equally tongue-in-cheek, like the Guido Sarducci filled with meatballs.

Firehouse Subs

9359 Katy Freeway Outer Loop - NW

713-468-7827

Sandwiches, American, Recommended, Menu

This franchise, based in Jacksonville, Florida, was founded by two fireman brothers. The sandwiches here have that "something special" about them. First, the rolls are toasted, giving them additional flavor and texture. Second, they're served with a lot of meat and cheese and are particularly juicy because the meat has been steamed. The New York Steamer is a favorite.

The General Public

797 Sorella Ct Ste 118 North-Northwest

832-690-4450

Oysters, Seafood, Sandwiches, Burgers

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Givral's Sandwich & Cafe

2704 Milam St. Montrose

713-529-1736

Sandwiches, Vietnamese, Best Of, Menu, Slideshow

Bahn mi (sandwiches), pho (noodle soup), spring rolls, eggs rolls and other snacks form the basis of this inexpensive, order-at-the-counter Vietnamese restaurant. Also try the vermicelli bowls and rice plates, and wash it all down with a thick Vietnamese iced coffee made with condensed milk.

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Go-Sip Cafe

1050 N. Post Oak Rd. Outer Loop - NW

713-808-9349

Cafe, Coffeehouse, Eclectic, Health, Sandwiches, Vegetarian, Coffee Shops, Recommended

You would never know this is a restaurant since it is situated in an office park, but inside it's homey. The organic yogurt, granola and fresh berries coulis will leave you wondering if you'll ever eat anything else for breakfast. Lunch includes creative salads and pita wraps like the hummus and grilled vegetables or the organic kafta with mint yogurt.

Hobbit Cafe

2243 Richmond Ave. Lower Shepherd-Kirby

713-526-5460

Brunch, Burgers, Sandwiches, Vegetarian, Recommended, Best Of, Menu, Readers' Choice

The sandwiches and burgers are the stars at the Hobbit Cafe, particularly the Martinique burger, a mountainous half-pound patty of Angus beef with so many messy toppings that you practically need to be hosed down when done eating. We still can't figure out how the Hobbit prepares its delicious tabbouleh, but we'll have to keep ordering it at this little house near Upper Kirby until we can reverse-engineer the recipe at home. It's all enough to make even Smaug the dragon happy.

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Hollister Grill - CLOSED

1741 Hollister Rd. Outer Loop - NW

713-973-1741

American, Comfort Foods, Sandwiches, Seafood, Recommended, Menu

There's a solid comfort-food menu with meat loaf, pot roast and burgers at lunch time, and ambitious New American cuisine preparations of fresh seafood for dinner. Don't miss Hollister Grill's crab cake Benedict for Sunday brunch. The real charm of this Spring Branch neighborhood cafe is in the incredible service - the owners are genuinely interested in everyone who walks in the door.

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The Honeymoon Cafe & Bar

300 Main St. Downtown/ Midtown

281-846-6995

Burgers, Coffeehouse, Salads, Sandwiches, Bars and Clubs, Coffee Shops, Recommended

The Honeymoon, located on a currently booming corner of Main Street in downtown Houston, wants to be all things to all people, and does remarkably well at it. Offering in-and-out coffee service to rival some of the better shops in the city, and easily the best coffee downtown, The Honeymoon also transitions into multiple formats throughout the day to meet the needs of a changing neighborhood. Business meetings are as welcome here as students, date night as well as a date with a good book. Alongside casually elegant breakfast and lunch fare, the light-filled space also boasts one of the best new cocktail programs in the city, with a focus on well-executed classics. A tightly edited wine list adds a dimension not found in many of the area’s other drinking establishments, while weekend brunch service combines all of The Honeymoon’s forms into one beguiling way to spend a weekend afternoon.

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Hubcap Grill

1111 Prairie St. Downtown/ Midtown

713-223-5885

Burgers, Sandwiches, Critics' Pick, Best Of, Menu, Slideshow, Readers' Choice

The king of downtown burger joints sports a crown of shiny hubcaps. "Welcome to Hubcap Grill" reads a sign in the entranceway, "hand- formed, crafted, burgers, never frozen, 100% fresh ground chuck with homemade toasted buns." The tiny burger joint is located on Prairie Street next to the Alden Hotel. There are a couple of tables and a long skinny counter inside the urban snack shack, a few more tables on the sidewalk out front, and a patio with five or six umbrella tables along the side of the building. The muffuletta burger and the Greek burger are fascinating variations on the all-American hamburger.

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Humble City Cafe

200 E. Main St. Humble/Kingwood

281-319-0200

American, Breakfast, Cafe, Diner, Sandwiches, Recommended, Menu

The chicken-fried steak is among the best in the state and the humongous ten-ounce hamburger is a real contender in any round-up of Greater Houston's best burgers. Don't miss the giant cannonball schooner filled with homemade banana pudding. Combine the solid country cooking with a location in a 94 year-old building in the historic district of an old boom town and you get a truly charming small town Texas cafe.

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Sandwiches in Houston