My husband hates bologna sandwiches. Obviously, he disclosed this post-nuptials or I would’ve rethought things. His one exception? Brian Baxter’s sometimes-on version at The Patterson House. It starts with thick-cut bologna, griddled hard as hell. It’s slathered with tangy tonkatsu barbecue sauce, smoked Kewpie mayo and sweet onion. It’s wrapped in pillowy Japanese milk bread. Something on it is delightfully crunchy — onions? bologna crust? — and it all just melts together into a smoky, zingy, porky delight. Put it this way: The last time I went to The Catbird Seat, this bologna sandwich was in the running for my favorite bite of the night. Baxter gets it done, upstairs and down.
Best Bologna Sandwich
