SANDWICH

Beyond po-boys, there are sandwiches of all sorts around town. The Fleur-de-Lis Panini, from Café Fleur de Lis is a pressed focaccia sandwich with thin-sliced roast beef, pepperjack cheese and onions. Roast beef, ham, and cheese hit one out of the park on the Grand Slam from Corner Café . On Thursdays, Stitches Bar & Grille features an open-faced roast beef sandwich on French bread smothered in Swiss cheese and served with fries. At Angeli, the Angeli Special layers mozzarella cheese, spinach, bacon, lettuce and tomatoes dressed with pesto sauce. The Metairie Country Club is a perennial favorite at Café Latte II with ham, turkey, bacon, melted Swiss and American cheeses and dressed with lettuce, tomato and honey mustard. The Black Forest at the Fox & Hound English Pub and Grill caps a mouth-watering mixture of turkey, bacon and Monterey Jack cheese with honey mustard served — uniquely — on a pretzel roll. While Hooters is well-known for its wings, sandwiches deserve special mention as well, especially the Cuban sandwich — a toasted "stogie" roll filled with layers of pork loin, ham, pickles and spicy mustard.

At the Kosher Cajun New York Deli and Grocery, you can't go wrong with either the J&N Special (extra lean corned beef and pastrami on rye with mustard, horseradish and coleslaw) or the Rachel, a turkey twist on the traditional Reuben (served on rye with sauerkraut and Russian dressing). The Baja Tortilla Rolls at Lucy's Retired Surfer's Bar are filled with sautéed chicken, black beans, avocado, salsa and cheese served with sour cream. Choose from basic and exotic offerings at Mojo Coffee House. The basics include a build-your-own choice of ham, turkey, Swiss and/or cheddar cheeses. "The Magazine" features ham, brie, pears and Creole mustard on a six-inch roll. To order the Zorba the Greek Panini, head out to Metairie and Mojo's Frozen Custard. This pressed sandwich contains grilled chicken, tomatoes, kalamata olives, feta cheese and fresh greens lightly dressed in the house Greek vinaigrette.

Check out Obee's Soups-Salad-Subs for breakfast or lunch. The croissant breakfast sandwich offers ham, sausage or bacon served with scrambled eggs and cheese on a hot, buttery, fresh-baked croissant. For lunch, the Spicy Bird is an Italian sub with turkey, capicola, pepperoni and cheese. At Rotolo's Pizzeria in the French Quarter, the Vieux Carre sandwich is toasted French bread topped with seafood in cream sauce, roasted corn and cheese. Schiro's Café and Bar tempts with its croissant sandwich (grilled chicken with ham, bacon and Swiss cheese) as well as its panini (choose from ham and cheddar, turkey and Swiss or grilled chicken and feta). The gyro sandwich at Babylon International adds hummus and salad to the meat. Vianne's Tea Salon and Café has an elegant afternoon high tea with gourmet tea sandwiches such as cucumber and herbed cream cheese, chicken salad with pecans and grapes, curried egg salad and smoked salmon and sliced egg with fresh dill. The Cellars of River Ridge beckons with its fresh mozzarella sandwich served on ciabatta with basil pesto, sliced tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette. Among the sandwiches at Fellini's Café, the Fellini Special inclues grilled chicken, red peppers, red onions, mozzarella, lettuce, tomato and marinara sauce. The Club Croissant at Camellia Café piles ham, turkey, applewood smoked bacon, Swiss and American cheese on the sandwich. A variety of po-boys are available till 3 a.m. aboard the Treasure Chest in the Pontchartain Café.

Hugh's Wine Cellar's Hot Pastrami on Rye Dawlin' puts hot pastrami on toasted rye with melted Gruyere cheese, horseradish coleslaw and tomato with Hugh's mustard. Some PJ's Coffee locations offer grilled paninis. The pressed Cuban sandwich is a favorite at The Grocery. Espresso Express' roasted chicken panini includes fire-roasted chicken, onions and peppers plus Monterey Jack cheese and ranch dressing. La Boulangerie offers a number of choices for a ciabatta-bread sandwich: roast beef, turkey, tuna, turkey and brie are all available. Paradise Café has several sandwich options served on croissants. Giorlando's cooks its own beef for the roast beef po-boys. Acquistapace's Supermarket offers turkey, ham and hot or cold roast beef sandwiches. The Roman Special at Roman Pizza features pepperoni, ham, salami, black olives, onions, tomato and lettuce dressed with mayo and Creole mustard.