You can get a cold turkey sandwich or sub almost anywhere, and sure, they are good. However, hot turkey sandwiches are something entirely different. A hot turkey sandwich usually uses thicker slices of turkey instead of deli meat and includes a medley of toppings, including stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, and gravy.
The Black Bear Diner Open-Faced Turkey Sandwich features 6 ounces of roasted turkey breast on sliced white bread, smothered in turkey gravy, and served with red-skinned mashed potatoes, gravy, and cranberry sauce. It’s basically Thanksgiving dinner in an open-faced sandwich form. “Hot open faced turkey sandwich with mashed red potatoes. 6 oz of perfectly roasted turkey breast, turkey gravy over white toast, and a serving of cranberry sauce. Excellent lunch, except next time I think I will ask for additional turkey gravy,” says a Facebooker.
You can eat a hot turkey sandwich anytime at Luby’s. The cafeteria chain serves traditional roasted turkey and cornbread dressing with gravy, which you can easily turn into an open-faced sandwich with a slice of bread from the cafeteria line. “Love it, luckily the turkey is great and the dressing tastes very much like I make,” a Facebooker writes.
The Primo Pilgrim is another seasonal sandwich, usually available leading up to Turkey Day, that captures Thanksgiving flavors in every bite, stacked with turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and mayo. “I’m a huge fan of Primo’s Pilgrim sandwich,” one Redditor says.
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Silver Diner is another option for a hot turkey sandwich. “Silver Diner has a fantastic hot open turkey sandwich,” a Redditor declares. It is made with Koch’s Farm Free-Range Turkey, sourdough, rosemary-sage gravy, mashed Yukon Gold potatoes, scallions, fresh veggies, and ginger cranberry-orange sauce.
The Gobbler, an iconic Philadelphia sandwich, is Wawa’s most highly anticipated seasonal offering. The Thanksgiving-inspired sandwich comes with hot turkey in gravy and your choice of fixings, including cranberry sauce, stuffing, and mashed potatoes. Philly Mag sandwich connoisseur and food critic Jason Sheehan ranked the Gobbler the top sandwich at Wawa out of 14. “It is comfort on a roll. A portable Thanksgiving dinner. Warm and sloppy and cheap and delicious all at the same time. My only complaint? That it isn’t available 365 days a year,” he wrote.