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Where in this city can I get a tuna salad sandwich? (midwest.social)

submitted 2 years ago by Nemo@midwest.social to c/chicago@midwest.social

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The last FIVE times I've ordered a tuna salad sandwich at a diner, it's been just tuna, not tuna salad. This is very upsetting, and for the sake of preveserving my marriage I'm not able to just make tuna salad at home. Does anyone know where I can get one?

Places I know I can't get one:

Margie's Candies
Bridgeport Coffeehouse
Moon's Sandwich Shop (Western & Madison)

Please. It's been so long.

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[–] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm a little horrified by this one. Either you don't know how to use a web search, or I don't know what tuna salad is. Both are worrisome, but more so that you aren't allowed to make it at home. In that case, your partner is controlling or pregnant.

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

She grew up on the coasts, and has strong opinions about how fish should be prepared; ones that don't align with my Midwestern upbringing.

The problem is, a lot of places are saying they serve a tuna salad sandwich, but the sandwich is just tuna, not tuna salad. Searching menus online won't cut it. Hence soliciting personally recommendations.

[–] EssentialCoffee@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

What are you considering tuna salad? I've never seen a place that just put tuna on a sandwich, normally it's that premixed stuff with mayo only.

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It has to, at a bare minimum, have celery or onion mixed in, preferably both. Also common are corn, peas, various herbs, bell peppers, olives, pickled or raw cucumber, or other garden vegetables.

[–] EssentialCoffee@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You're never going to find that in a restaurant. You'll have to make it at home.

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

It's pretty common to see in the Great Plains, in diners and the like.

[–] FlowVoid@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That's sounds reasonable, but now I'm wondering why your wife would object to that.

[–] dmention7@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Honestly, this reply raises more questions than it answers.

This feels like some Andy Kaufman shit...

[–] soviethero@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

Jewel, they got the best

[–] FlowVoid@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

Might be a bit of a drive, but Burhop's in Hinsdale has a great cranberry tuna salad.

[–] RidgeRoad@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

Odd. I wondered why friends from Chicago always order tuna salad whenever they visit.

[–] Ejh3k@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Jimmy John's or subway? I've never cared for the Jimmy John's version, but the subway always was ok.