The Red Reuben served at all of The Alehouses (Hilltop, Columbia City, 74th Street) has been a staple on the menu for, well, a long time. The trick to its popularity is not only the housemade red sauerkraut, but the Thousand Island dressing that's fully slather on each slice of rye bread.

The drunken chicken baguette found an immediate spot on the sandwich heat map when Baguette Box first opened in 2004. The battered crispy chicken mingles with sweet tangy sauce, caramelized onions and cilantro and is a steal for under $7.

The turkey sandwiches at this downtown cafeteria are legendary. True to a traditional Thanksgiving leftover lunch, the fresh roasted meat is topped with a dollop of mayo and for an extra few coins can be topped with cranberry sauce, too.

From the Grinders menu: "Homemade meatballs! No, really. Homemade meatballs. Shut up and listen to what you just read! Meatballs so tender you don’t need your teeth to chew’em. Dem’balls are nestled into an Italian roll topped off with melted mozzarella, caramelized onions, and ournot-from-a-can marinara."

A tuna melt sounds so pedestrian compared to all of the fancy pants sandwiches Seattle has to offer. This one at the Madrona Hi-Spot cafe is made with albacore, cheddar, tomato and mayo on a grilled herb roll. It's as delightful as it is simple.

A lot of tourists pony up to the bar at this tiny slice of Seattle heaven in Pike Place Market for the clam chowder, but insiders know to order the blacked salmon (or halibut depending on season) sandwich. To punch "fresh and local" in the face, the fish is served on French bread from market neighbor Le Panier.

The pan-fried catfish sandwich has been on the menu since the restaurant's namesake, Matt Janke, first bought the place. An owner switch later, the sandwich is still a crowd favorite. Pair it with a cup of gumbo and you have sufficiently tasted Pike Place Market.

The Rajun Cajun is one of just a handful of hot sandwiches on the Other Coast menu and it's by far their most popular. Cajun turkey is topped with pepper jack, tomato, onion, and spicy salsa mayo. If you're a normal human being with only one stomach, get the 6" because these suckers are huge.

Seattle isn't really a barbecue haven, but if your idea of a good pulled pork sandwich is damn tasty and messy, you found your mecca.

There's no lack of banh mi in Seattle. But no matter where you like to get yours, Saigon Deli in the International District has a long-standing reputation as the best.

Salumi has a lot of sandwiches on their menu worth trying, but the tried-and-true is their porchetta sandwich. While founder Armandino Batali's celeb chef son Mario prefers the braised oxtail sandwich (he says it's the best in the NW), Salumi’s porchetta hot sandwich is the deli's tribute to the glorious pig: butterflied and stuffed with meatballs and spices. Good lord.

This Pike Place Market institution has an institution of its own: the meatloaf sandwich. Many consider it the best meatloaf sandwich in town — dense, meaty, slathered with barbecue sauce, and served on one of several varieties of bread baked daily.

The Joker's Dip comes with mayo, ham, turkey, roast beef, bacon, and cheddar cheese on a toasted baguette, topped with lettuce and tomato. But what elevates this to icon status is the side of hot BBQ sauce for dipping. It could easily double as the accompanying beverage.