Just as "package stores" in New England are the same things as "party stores" in parts of the Midwest, and both are also known as "liquor stores" elsewhere, so are sandwich makers referred to in different terms. So let's say you're looking for a well-made sandwich and a hot drink from a local store. Is such a business called a delicatessen, a bodega, or a sandwich shop in your neck of the woods? Here in NYC, the name changes. If not operated as a fast-food provider and owned by members of the Latino population, then we usually call them bodegas. If operated similarly but not owned by members of the Latino population, then we typically call them delicatessens. Finally, some establishments such as Subway and Jimmy John's—stores that provide drinks and sandwiches with the rapidity of a fast-food franchise—are often referred to as sandwich shops.
What about your neck of the woods? Same names? Others?
~RWARwriter (Red, White and Real)
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