Silver Lake— According to a recent ranking in Food & Wine Magazine, Bodega Park in Silver Lake is the second-best sandwich shop in America, coming in just after Ideal’s in Durham, North Carolina, and one spot ahead of J.P. Graziano’s in Chicago, which is a pretty wide spread geographic assortment of destinations at which to grab some meat and cheese on a crust.

What isn’t widespread is the fact that they’re all pretty much joints. You want properly set tables and bespoke service? Fuhgeddaboudit! You place your order at a counter and wait. Bring along a well-charged cellphone to keep you company – your order may take a while.

And then, there’s the consistent love of excess. The sandwiches at our own Bodega Park are big and then some – because you don’t make the list if you’re serving a

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