Triple Deckers, Meat Tornadoes, and Pastrami Pile-Ups: 15 Enormous Sandwiches in NYC

There's something uniquely comforting about a big, hefty sandwich, and New York might have the world's greatest supply. But only a few can be described as super-mega-massively-Dagwood-Bumstead-esque comically large, and fewer still that actually taste good beneath their heft. When such a sandwich comes along, we believe it deserves some recognition, so here are 15 "I can't believe I ate the whole thing" sandwiches that make us brave a case of the meat sweets. See them all in the slideshow above or read more about them in the articles linked below.

• Roast Pork Club at Dominique Ansel Bakery
• Open Face Beef Cheek Sandwich at Perla
• 'The Bomb' from Sal, Kris, and Charlie's, The Sandwich King of Astoria
• Italian Special at Faicco's Pork Store
• Pork Gyro at BZ Grill
• Slow Roasted Short Rib Panini at Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria
• Pastrami at Katz's Deli
• Pastrami at Artie's Delicatessen
• Pastrami at Pastrami Queen
• Chicken Parm at Faicco's Pork Store
• So Good at Shopsins
• 'The Firehouse' at Defonte's
• Torta Pumas at Tortas Neza
• Potato and Egg on Lard Bread at Parisi Bakery
• Reuben at Odessa
• Open Face Turkey at Stage Restaurant
• Roast Beef Sandwiches at This Little Piggy Had Roast Beef

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