CharlotteFive invited readers and staff to share the top local sandwich shops.
Top 4 finalists advance after 36 Charlotte-area delis and restaurants were nominated.
Voting in Round 4 is open until noon Wednesday, March 18.
Wednesday, March 18 update: We are in Round 5 of our best sandwich contest. You can vote here.
We asked for the best sandwich shops in Charlotte, and we heard about plenty of places that keep you coming back for more.
On March 2, CharlotteFive invited readers to share the best local places to eat sandwiches. We reviewed your nominations and asked our staff’s foodies to recommend can’t-miss spots for Reubens, tuna melts and other lunchtime favorites.
We started with a list of 36 nominees, and the Top 4 are still vying to be the winner. Below, you can cast your vote for the Charlotte-area sandwich shop you love the most:
If you really want to see a sandwich shop take the crown, feel free to refresh this page and vote more than once. Here’s what you can expect for future rounds of the contest:
The fourth round will determine the Top 2. It will be live from about 1 p.m. March 16 until noon Wednesday, March 18.
The fifth round will determine the winner. It will be live from about 1 p.m. March 18 until noon Friday, March 20.
Here’s a recap of how nominees fared in past rounds of the contest. The results are listed in order of the total number of votes for each sandwich shop:
Top 4
1. Bedder Bedder & Moore
2. Brooklyn Pickle
3. Sub One Hoagie House
4. Le’s Sandwiches & Cafe
Top 8
1. Bedder Bedder & Moore
2. Le’s Sandwiches & Cafe
3. Sub One Hoagie House
4. Sandwich Max
5. Brooklyn Pickle
6. Brooks Sandwich House
7. Hemby Hoagies
8. Katz Deli
Top 20
1. Le’s Sandwiches & Cafe
2. Sandwich Max
3. Bedder Bedder & Moore
4. Brooks Sandwich House
5. Sub One Hoagie House
6. Pump Social
7. Rhino Market & Deli
8. Clark’s Snack Bar
9. Hemby Hoagies
10. La Lima Sangucheria
11. Meshugganah
12. Katz Deli
13. Laurel Market - tie
13. Pinky’s Westside Grill - tie
14. The Culture Shop
15. Brooklyn Pickle
16. Pasta & Provisions
17. Big Apple Deli
18. Schreiber’s on Rye - tie
18. The Common Market - tie
This is a fun contest and isn’t meant to be a scientific poll. To go up for a vote, nominees had to have a “location in the Charlotte region — which includes surrounding areas such as Lake Norman, Gastonia, Matthews, Mint Hill and Fort Mill — and have fewer than 20 locations nationwide.”
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