Re:Design and Implementation of Sprites
by tptacek on Thursday January 15, 2026 @04:19PM
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It's too early to say. We started the bracket back in 2020 with a nomination Google Sheet, and then the pandemic happened, and then I kept saying I'd throw a web app together for us to actually do a seeded bracket with; 5 years later, some of the restaurants have changed, so we're re-doing nominations, and we'll have bracket voting rounds starting probably in February. I owe it all to Sprites!
Nhu Lan's Banh Mi #1 and JPG's Muffaletta are the top 2 current noms, but I think the Tempesta B. Franklin is a sleeper, and the Phodega Viet Dip has a cheering section and I haven't tried it yet. The joy of doing an actual bracket is that it'll involve people doing field trips to have their first Mr. D's Pork Shish-Ka-Bob sandwich, or the Alpine Combo.
It's a 16 sandwich tournament and we're at like 26 nominations right now so it'll be interesting to see what happens.
I’m so happy I kept reading these comments and came across this gem. Sprites are cool and all but a sandwich tournament is next level.
Very credible nominations; clearly “this guy sandwiches.” Thanks!
I’d love to see a post of some kind when it’s all settled; you’re doing the lord’s work here.
Re:Design and Implementation of Sprites
by servercobra on Sunday January 18, 2026 @03:37PM
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I love this bracket. The first startup I worked (Triggr Health) at was in Chicago and we started a bracket for best wings. Sadly we never finished!
What did the bracket in the slack channel determine was “Chicago’s best sandwich”? Or the top three, even? I’m always looking for new sandwiches.
Off the top of my head, I might nominate,
- the pork tenderloin at JT’s
- the Big L from Fontano’s (hot take, I know; it might go to Graziano’s if they hinge-cut the bread, but not doing so is a fatal flaw to me)
- the Cambodian fried chicken sandwich that’s occasionally available at Hermosa
- honorable mention: the comically oversized chicken torta at Migos
(Edit: I inexcusably transposed Bari and Fontano’s; the nomination is intended for Fontano’s)