Talk:Tavern sandwich

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I have moved this out of Tavern. I have no knowledge of the tavern sandwich itself. SilkTork 08:20, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

- The term is "loose meat" not "loosemeat." I've made corrections to this article. You'll see both terms in use if you do an internet search. But the term "loose meat" is more common and also is grammatically correct. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.150.27.130 (talk) 12:57, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

Isn't loosemeat sandwich a better known name? The article should perhaps be retitled.76.215.11.88 13:32, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Both names are common in Iowa, as are "maidrite" (generic) and "beefburger." But I'm not sure they're all the same sandwich. Most of the recipes I've seen for "taverns" include either tomato soup or ketchup. ObtuseAngle 22:22, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

I grew up north of Waterloo, IA, and nobody calls them Tavern sandwiches. I have no idea where the name Tavern sandwich came from. The proper term is loose meat sandwich. The title of this article should probably be changed, and perhaps Tavern sandwich listed as a secondary name. This Wikipedia article is the first instance I've ever heard of it being called a Tavern sandwich. There is also very few sources on the web that use that name. The consensus seems to be Loose Meat sandwich.

The Feb 6, 1977 edition of the Sioux City Sunday Journal has a full page article on page B1, "The Tavern Sandwich: A Sioux City Institution". They interviewed Abe Kaled's wife Bertha. It states the birthplace is generally recognized as the Ye Olde Tavern Inn on 14th and Jackson. Her taverns did not use tomato based sauces.

variation?
a few years back one of the food shows (diners dives and drive-ins, i imagine) showed a sandwich with just ground beef and salt (and maybe pepper?) on a bun. no cheese. no onions, AFAICR. it was supposedly a popular item in the city in question ((cincinnati wuzzit? st louis?), and had a very specific name. sumpin "adverbial" sounding, like the "all-in" or the "easy-up".

anyone know the term, and which city it was? for that matter, what would you call such a sandwich in iowa? still close enough to be dubbed a "tavern" or is the cheese, etc critical?

tell u the truth, we had all of these quite a bit growing up in boston, but i can't think of any special name for them. we prolly called them "ground beef sandwiches" or "crumbly cheeseburgers" or something, i can't recall. school lunch staple. 209.172.25.108 (talk) 09:32, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

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