Talk:Sloppy joe

Just ragù alla bolognese, without the basil.
Looks like it’s just ragù alla bolognese, but without the basil. Or chili con carne without the chilies/peppers. It would be interesting to note the commonalities and differences in the article (and related articles), and put it in the ragout dishes category.
 * Yes, it pretty much is, although usually with a slightly higher meat-to-sauce ratio. 167.206.122.66 (talk) 23:22, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

Untidy Joseph?
This looks a helluva lot like vandalism. 'Untidy Joseph' indeed! I'm going to remove it, if no-one objects. Morandir (talk) 01:55, 16 July 2010 (UTC) OK, I've checked further and it seems that many Americans believe that this is the case. (Of course, it's not!). I'm still going to remove it. Morandir (talk) 01:58, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

References & Variations
I'm thinking we need to see some references for the section US variations on the term - even if the source is simply a restaurant menu or a locally published cookbook, it'd be better than nothing. Boneyard90 (talk) 17:33, 7 May 2011 (UTC)


 * I agree! jmcw (talk) 11:06, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

Bolognese Sandwich
So it's literally just Bolognese on bread? This should be noted, because a lot of people will already know about bolognese (and bread!) and otherwise it looks like this is a unique creation. Iain UK  talk  00:31, 7 September 2011 (UTC)


 * My first thought was: What's Bolognese? But then I looked it up. Apparently, what you (and I suppose others) call "Bolognese", I would call "spaghetti sauce" or "meat sauce". So, sloppy joe sauce and bolognese appear to be pretty similar, in that the main ingredients are ground beef and tomatoes. I would say they're different in that sloppy joe meat is more ground up (perhaps it uses cheaper hamburger), and the spices that are used are very different. Also, sloppy joe sauce probably has a higher proportion of meat versus tomato sauce. As for the bread, I've never had a sloppy je on anything but a hamburger bun. So calling a sloppy joe "Bolognese on bread" is like calling lasagna "ketchup and cottage cheese on crackers". A little "yes", but more "no".Boneyard90 (talk) 14:13, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

First line
When I read the first line of the article, it sounds like a Sloppy joe made anywhere but the United States wouldn't be a Sloppy joe; I'm certain there's a better way to word it. Isslwc (talk) 01:33, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

Can anyone find a reliable source connecting the sandwich with the bar of the same name in Havana, Cuba?
There was a once famous bar in Havana known as Sloppy Joe's, supposedly nicknamed for its generally unkempt condition. That bar existed at least as far back as the early 1920s; I came across a reference to it while reading about the early U.S. flying boat airline Aeromarine Airways. Curious about the bar's name, I also found out that one of their popular dishes was a sandwich made from the Cuban dish ropa vieja, a description of which sounds a lot like a prototypical "sloppy joe" filling. Thus it seems quite likely to me that the sandwich got its name from the bar. However, I freely admit that my musings don't even rise to the level of Original Research—more like Original Speculation. :D

Hence, I'm hoping that an intrepid sandwich historian might be able to dig up something more concrete. --Colin Douglas Howell (talk) 10:23, 26 August 2018 (UTC)
 * As you closely read this article's history section you'll see that the sandwich did indeed have early associations with Cuba and Latin American cuisine, although nothing to directly link to the eponymous bar as of yet. Interestingly, the cold sloppy joe does have a claim of origin at the Havana Sloppy Joe's. Ibadibam (talk) 03:04, 27 August 2018 (UTC)

Sloppy Joe item of clothing
Sloppy Joe, is an American term used in the 1940s and earlier and is now known as a T Shirt, usually with horizontal stripes in many colours as worn by the the kids in the old movies like east Side Kids etc or white as worn by Brando & James dean in 1949, my dad who was employed on Queen Mary would bring them home for me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.101.217.71 (talk) 22:26, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

To add to article
To add to this article: what the "other seasonings" might include, as well as the fact that the seasoned meat is usually somewhat spicy. 173.88.246.138 (talk) 17:06, 1 May 2021 (UTC)