Mudgie's offers an unbeatable variety sandwiches including the Beefy Bleu — a hoagie stuffed with hot and tender smoked beef brisket, pickled red onions, blue cheese, tangy balsamic vinaigrette, and fire-roasted tomatoes. Order a beer or a bottle of wine to wash everything down. Currently customers can eat outside on the patio or order online for pickup at the walk-up window.

Must-try breakfast sandwiches have made their way onto the menu at cafe-market Folk. The farm egg sandwich features a custardy egg melted together with cheese and maple aioli on crusty, toasty bread. Level up the sandwich with additions like bacon, tempeh bacon, or chicken sausage or try out the waffle egg sandwich that trades slices of bread for gluten-free waffle quarters. Place orders at the walk-up window and grab a seat on the patio or order online for easy pickup.

It’s practically impossible to go astray with this food truck's menu, but it’s always a wise choice to order the 3rd Street Philly with a side of cilantro fries. Sautéed bell peppers, mushrooms, onions, banana peppers, chopped steak, and provolone are layered between two fresh slices of sesame seed-topped bread and pressed. It’s crispy, spicy, and saucy in all the right ways. Place an order for carryout and eat on the patio or take it to-go. The restaurant also accepts delivery orders through DoorDash or Postmates.

Steamed ham hocks are front and center in the shop window at Mike’s Famous Ham Place, a diner-style restaurant specializing in ham sandwiches, ham and eggs, and pea soup. Customers can sit at the counter and watch their meat carved right from the bone and onto a fluffy poppy seed roll. Take cash.

This southwest Detroit Puerto Rican restaurant serves a menu filled with fried treats like meat-stuffed empanadillas, bolitas de yuca (cheese-stuffed cassava balls), and tostones. But the star is the jibarito — a bread-less sandwich with roots in both Chicago and Puerto Rico that’s held together by long slices of crisp, seasoned plantain stuffed with a choice of chicken, beef, or pork, melty cheese, lettuce, and tomato. Rincon Tropical is currently open for dine-in, takeout, and delivery through Grubhub, Seamless, and DoorDash.

Hamido’s chicken shawarma is simple and delicious. The meat is spit-roasted imparting a nice char-grilled flavor. It comes out hot and juicy in a tightly wrapped pita with garlicky toum and a side of pickles. The restaurant is offering dine-in seating but also does a very steady carryout service.

When it comes to Detroit sandwiches, few have achieved the legendary status of the Boogaloo Wonderland at Chef Greg’s Soul-N-the Wall: a hoagie topped with beef, tangy red sauce, American cheese, and caramelized onions. This carryout spot’s signature dish pays tribute to an original recipe at the now-shuttered Brothers Bar-B-Q and to the late “Boogie Wonderland” songwriter Allee Willis, who was a big fan of proprietor Greg Beard’s food. Call in to place an order for pickup or order delivery through DoorDash or UberEats.

Thanks, in part, to the fanfare over its fried chicken sandwich, Durden’s Catering is now slinging fried chicken sandwiches, fries, and banana pudding from the lot of Baker’s Keyboard Lounge. This well-trafficked food truck is named after its flagship sandwich, the Spicy Yung Gripper, featuring crispy, spicy fried chicken with pickle chips, tangy slaw, pepper jack cheese, and bang sauce. Try other variations of the sandwich as well including the Lobster Gripper and Catfish Gripper. Every order comes with saucy parmesan fries. Place orders in person and note that the truck only accepts payment with cash or Cash App, so prepare accordingly.

Former food truck Matt & Mo’s took over the Doug’s Delight stand in Hazel Park last spring bringing its phenomenal Italian beef sandwiches and keeping the ice cream. The beef for each sandwich is slow roasted in its own juices and a special spice mix and topped with spicy giardiniera and bell peppers. Order one dry, wet, or dipped in sauce at the walk-up window.

This bustling Madison Heights Vietnamese restaurant is known for its pho, but it also makes a mean banh mi. The soft French rolls come filled with plenty of veggies, herbs, and protein like pork belly or chicken. Place orders by phone for takeout or dine-in.

The German-style döner is the go-to item for customers at Balkan House, a casual mini chain with locations in Hamtramck and Ferndale. Served on springy Bosnian lepinja bread, this pocket sandwich features salty meat grilled on a flat top with garlic sauce and veggies. Vegetarian and vegan options are available. The restaurants offer dine-in and patio seating as well as carryout and delivery.

Head to the Midtown location of this hit noodle bar and izakaya for an outstanding karaage chicken sandwich. Ima’s sandwiches come in two varieties — mild and spicy — with the option of a juicy fried tofu patty instead of chicken. The sandwich is served on a brioche bun from Knickerbocker Baking Company in Madison Heights with furikake Kewpie mayo, tangy napa cabbage slaw, and sides of pickles and lemon. Dine in or place an order for carryout in-person or through the online app.

Cass Corridor cheese and chocolate shop Mongers’ Provisions plays to its strengths with a selection of grilled cheese sandwiches. The uber-melty raclette sandwich is filled with crunchy Better Made potato chips and pickles. Each order comes flanked by crisp pickles or olives. Walk-ins are welcome.

Grab-and-go sandwiches can be a little limp, particularly when they’re picked up from the grocery store deli aisle. That’s not the case at Marrow in West Village, whose butcher shop offers a handful of carryout sandwiches daily that are wrapped and ready to go out the door. The selection rotates out depending on what meats are available in the shop at the time. Think: Roast beef with sliced white cheddar, pickles, and horseradish on sourdough bread. There’s also typically a robust vegetarian option as well such as marinated tofu.

There’s other shawarma and then there’s the Bucharest chicken shawarma. The chicken is marinated and grilled on a flat top. Then the whole thing is wrapped in a pita with garlic sauce, pickle spears, accompanying veggies, and, of course, french fries. Order by phone for carryout or online (make sure to select the correct location).

This Sunday pop-up operated out of Bunny Bunny in Eastern Market is a good bet for a burger or a seriously crispy chicken and biscuit sandwich. Pre-order on the weekends for carryout or grab the meal and take it to the rooftop patio at Cøllect.