Dagwood sandwich

Image:Dagwood Sandwich 20070417.png comic strip depicting a Dagwood sandwich]]

Though the exact contents of Chic Young's illustrated Dagwood sandwich remain obscure, it appears to contain large quantities and varieties of cold cuts, sliced cheese, and vegetables separated by additional slices of bread. A whole small fish, presumably a sardine, is usually visible. An olive pierced by a toothpick or wooden skewer usually crowns the edible structure. "Dagwood sandwich" has been included in Webster's New World Dictionary, and "Dagwood" (referring to the sandwich) has been included in the American Heritage Dictionary.The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 2000.

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• In 1951, businessmen Bob Weiler and Art Lang opened a Dagwood-themed restaurant in Toledo, Ohio, with hopes of establishing a national chain. They had not licensed the Dagwood name and were ordered to stop using it by King Features.{{cite news|publisher=Toledo Blade|title=Dagwood Diner part of Toledo's restaurant history|author=Mary Alice Powell|date=27 November 1990}}
• A Dagwood Diner (spelled "Dag-Wood") operated in Ann Arbor, Michigan, until 1971.{{cite news|publisher=Ann Arbor News|title=Fleetwood Diner gets cooking again|author=Dave Wilkins|date=30 July 1992}}
• Assorted lunch meats featuring Dagwood have been sold at grocery stores. In May 1999, a counter-service restaurant named Blondie's opened at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure, serving a traditional Dagwood-style sandwich. Blondie's bills itself as "Home of the Dagwood Sandwich." The exterior displays a 20-foot plastic Dagwood sandwich over the entrance.{{cite news |first=Jim |last=Hillibish |work=The Repository |location=Canton, Ohio |url=http://www.cantonrep.com/life/food/x556416299/Boiling-Point-Make-mine-a-Gagwood-I-mean-a-Dagwood |title=Make Mine a Gagwood |date=June 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606114544/http://www.cantonrep.com/life/food/x556416299/Boiling-Point-Make-mine-a-Gagwood-I-mean-a-Dagwood |archive-date=2011-06-06 }}
• Denny's offered their breakfast Dagwood in the early 2000s;{{cite book|author1=Michael F. Jacobson|author2=Jayne Hurley|author3=Center for Science in the Public Interest|title=Restaurant Confidential|url=https://archive.org/details/restaurantconfid00jaco|url-access=registration|date=6 May 2002|publisher=Workman Publishing Company|isbn=978-0-7611-7886-6|page=[https://archive.org/details/restaurantconfid00jaco/page/35 35]}}
  {{cite web |url=https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NASDAQ_DENN_2000.pdf |title=Denny's Annual Report |author= |date=2000 |website=annualreports.com |publisher=Advantica Restaurant Group, Inc. |access-date=24 April 2017}} it contained over a thousand calories.{{cite book|author1=Michael F. Jacobson|author2=Jayne Hurley|author3=Center for Science in the Public Interest|title=Restaurant Confidential|url=https://archive.org/details/restaurantconfid00jaco|url-access=registration|date=6 May 2002|publisher=Workman Publishing Company|isbn=978-0-7611-7886-6|page=[https://archive.org/details/restaurantconfid00jaco/page/83 83]}}
  {{cite book|author1=Annette B. Natow|author2=Jo-Ann Heslin|title=The Cholesterol Counter: 7th Edition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OQ_8iHnmqvAC&pg=PA647|date=26 December 2007|publisher=Jo Ann Heslin|isbn=978-1-4165-0985-1|page=647}} It was later removed from their menu.
• Dagwood's Sandwich Shoppes, a Blondie-themed restaurant chain founded in 2006, had franchise locations open in Florida, Kentucky, Indiana, Missouri, and Georgia that have all closed as of 2011.{{cite web |publisher=Dagwood's Sandwich Shoppes |title=Find A Shoppe |url=http://www.dagwoodslouisville.com/en/7870/Find-A-Shoppe.html |access-date=January 3, 2013 |archive-date=December 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121204050008/http://www.dagwoodslouisville.com/en/7870/Find-A-Shoppe.html |url-status=dead }} The chain struggled financially and never reached the growth anticipated by its founders.{{cite news|first=Jonathan |last=Maze |work=Franchise Times |title=Developers of Dagwood's Sandwich sue for fraud |url=http://www.franchisetimes.com/content/story.php?article=00871 |date=May 2008 |access-date=January 3, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711022634/http://www.franchisetimes.com/content/story.php?article=00871 |archive-date=July 11, 2011 }} Two lawsuits were filed alleging mismanagement, fraud, embezzlement, and deliberate deception of the chain's financial state as it collapsed.{{Cite web|last=Vaillancourt|first=Cory|title=Allegations of fraud, failure haunt Ghost Town developer|url=https://www.smokymountainnews.com/archives/item/25550-allegations-of-fraud-failure-haunt-ghost-town-developer|access-date=2020-06-10|website=www.smokymountainnews.com}} The Dagwood was sold as a {{convert|1.5|lb|g|adj=on|-1}} sandwich.{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2006/11/24/a_sandwich_shop_dagwood_would_love/ |title=A sandwich shop Dagwood would love |publisher=Boston.com |date=November 24, 2006 |access-date=June 23, 2010}} The Dagwood sandwich served in the Dagwood Sandwich Shoppes included the following ingredients: three slices of deli bread, Genoa salami, ham, pepperoni, turkey, cheddar cheese, provolone, lettuce, tomato, roasted red bell peppers, banana peppers, red onion, deli mustard, and low calorie mayonnaise.{{cite web |url=http://www.dagwoodslouisville.com/en/7868/Menu.html |title=Dagwood's Sandwich Shoppes |access-date=January 3, 2013 |archive-date=July 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703131241/http://www.dagwoodslouisville.com/en/7868/Menu.html |url-status=dead }}
• Cincinnati-based chain Penn Station East Coast Subs refers to its "create-it-yourself" submarine sandwich as a Dagwood. A customer may include up to five meats, and any combination of available condiments and vegetables.{{as of when?|date=November 2016}}
• Dagwoods are also a popular sandwich in South African takeaway (fast-food) restaurants and roadhouses, both in small street-side stands and larger chains. A South African Dagwood is usually made with three slices of toasted bread with a hamburger patty (or two), along with lettuce, tomato, and a fried egg. Other common accoutrements may be added and the beef patty may be replaced by savory mince reminiscent of an American sloppy joe, but it seems to be the fried egg and double-decker nature of the sandwich that characterizes a South African Dagwood.
• In 2008, Man v. Food host Adam Richman visited Columbus, Ohio, and partook in the Ohio Deli and Restaurant's Dagwood Challenge. The challenge was to eat a 2-1⁄2-pound Dagwood sandwich, plus a full pound of French fries, within 30 minutes. Richman successfully ate the sandwich and fries in 20 of the 30 minutes and was awarded a commemorative T-shirt.
• Dagwood's Deli and Sub Shop opened in Indiana in 1985, now serving several locations.{{Cite web|title=Dagwood's Sandwiches - Award-Winning Gourmet Deli & Sub Sandwiches|url=http://www.dagwoodsandwiches.com/about.html|access-date=2020-06-10|website=www.dagwoodsandwiches.com}} On the menu is a "Dagwood Supreme", which includes roast beef, ham, turkey, provolone and Colby cheeses, lettuce, tomato, and onions and a "Dagwood" sauce.{{Cite web|title=Best Sandwich in Every State and Washington DC|url=https://people.com/food/best-sandwich-every-state-washington-dc-america/|access-date=2020-06-10|website=PEOPLE.com|language=EN}}
• Dagwoods Sandwichs et Salades is a fast-food chain operating in Canada. It was founded in 1989 in Montreal but subsequently expanded throughout Quebec and into Eastern Ontario.{{Cite web|title=The Dagwoods Story|url=http://dagwoods.ca/m/about.php|access-date=September 16, 2020|archive-date=November 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105101129/https://dagwoods.ca/m/about.php|url-status=dead}}
• Canadian supermarket chain Sobeys sells an in-store made Dagwood sandwich. However, this version does not look like the multi-layered sandwiches from the comic; instead, it resembles a thick Submarine sandwich.{{Cite web|title=Sobeys summer meals made easy|url=http://www.sobeys.com/en/summer/summer-meals-made-easy/|access-date=January 26, 2022}}

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