Kevin A. Roberts
The turkey pastrami served up at Protzel’s Deli
This article is part of The Best Soups & Sandwiches in St. Louis feature included in St. Louis Magazine's December 2018 issue.
Spicy but not inflammatory, the Witch Doctor features roast beef with sweet-hot pickled peppers and Zapp’s Voodoo Potato Chips in—not alongside—the ’wich. 8332 Lackland.
Sweet-sour balsamic dressing and crisp bread set the Italian Sub apart. Bread-and-butter pickles on the side add to the fun. Multiple locations.
The Peppered Beef—tender, moist roast beef tenderloin with a black pepper crust—is ideal on an onion roll with deli mustard. 6401 Clayton.
The crammed-with-meats Mom’s Special is a popular pick at this South Side bungalow, and Ron’s Special—salami and pepper Jack with mustard, preferably served hot—is gooey happiness on French bread, irresistible in taste and texture. 4412 Jamieson.
Somehow the turkey pastrami has less fat but no less flavor—it must be wizardry. Even New York purists acknowledge its satisfying flavors. Try it on an onion roll with deli mustard. 7608 Wydown.
