Sam LaGrassa's

Review Highlights

Sam LaGrassa's is a family-run sandwich shop in downtown Boston that's been operating since 1968 — starting as Providence Cafeteria and evolving through several names before landing on Sam LaGrassa's in 1996. Now run by Sam with his three sons Rob, Ronnie, and Richie, the shop serves around 1,300 sandwiches a day and proudly claims to make "the world's number one sandwiches." Guy Fieri visits on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives to see what four decades of old-school sandwich-making tastes like.

• ·Chipotle Pastrami — house-smoked pastrami cooked in a 40-year-old rotating stock with brown sugar for 3 hours, then layered with chipotle honey mustard, Swiss cheese, and housemade coleslaw on a pressed Italian roll. Guy says it's "nice and crispy and crunchy" with "really nice heat, not overdone" and calls it "your go-to for pastrami, the only place for me"
• ·New England Clam Chowder — made with fresh Cape Cod clams steamed in their own broth, Yukon gold potatoes, bacon, leeks, celery, heavy cream, and a touch of cayenne and Worcestershire. Guy gives it an "A+" and says the homemade clam broth is "the real kicker... big clam flavor, tender potatoes, little nibbles of bacon... if I get it I only get it here"
• ·Roast Beef — carved fresh at the counter during Guy's visit, another of the shop's classic sandwiches built on the same pressed bread
• ·Corned Beef — prepared in-house alongside the pastrami, part of the deli lineup that's kept lines out the door since 1968

Guy calls Sam LaGrassa's "easily the best sandwich shop in Boston" and sums up the experience as "everything here is first class." The chipotle pastrami — with its 40-year-old stock and perfect balance of smoke, sweetness, and heat — is the standout, but the clam chowder earns its own "A+" thanks to the from-scratch clam broth. With 1,300 sandwiches a day and a family that's been at it for four decades, Guy leaves convinced that the "world's number one sandwiches" claim might just hold up.

About

Sam LaGrassa's is a family-owned-and-operated sandwich shop in downtown Boston that has been serving hot, pressed deli sandwiches since 1968. Run by Sam LaGrassa and his three sons Rob, Ronnie, and Richie, the shop is known for its generously stacked pastrami, corned beef, and roast beef sandwiches made with old-school techniques and a pastrami stock that's been rotating for over 40 years. Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives and called "the best sandwiches in Boston" by local press, Sam LaGrassa's ships its sandwiches overnight nationwide.