What is Jacksonville's signature dish?

[Jerry Moran]

LUBI, no question.

Had a #1 this afternoon, less mustard.  I think the mustard spoils the delicate flavor.  Best late in the afternoon, when the unadorned LUBI has been in the holding box for a few hours, and the grease has settled to the bottom of the bun. The bread is softer too. Tastes a little like my mother's meatloaf. The mayo and peppers make the dish.

[Coolyfett]

How do you make a Lubi?? Like if I wanted to make one at home, what are all the actual ingredients? Next time I have a spades party I want to make some Jax Lubis for my friends. Oh Yea....I just got my Jenkins Quality Barbeque sauce in the mail!!!!!! The Jax Lubi would be perfect.

[JeffreyS]

I offer up the plank fish dish as made by the Creekside in St. Augustine. Traditional from the area and Jacksonville Plank Fish sounds cool.

[jacksonvilleconfidential]

How do you make a Lubi?? Like if I wanted to make one at home, what are all the actual ingredients? Next time I have a spades party I want to make some Jax Lubis for my friends. Oh Yea....I just got my Jenkins Quality Barbeque sauce in the mail!!!!!! The Jax Lubi would be perfect.

Heres the recipe from the Jacksonville Confidential test kitchen, we almost got it down -

1 Hot dog bun soaked in grease
1/2 lb. of grade D "beef"
2 tablespoons of rat turd
2 tablespoons of roach legs (and other parts if available)
Dashes of cumin, s&p, hot sauce
hot peppers
mustard and mayo

a masterpiece!

Of course, im kidding, i LOVE Lubi's......pretty sure its a secret recipe.

[Ocklawaha]

Well whatever it is, it is from the 'fatal five' Southern food groups: butter, eggs, cream, lard and sugar...
*(see note).

Nothing a pint of SOCO won't wash down! Or better yet, some REBEL YELL! It doesn't kill the butterflys in the old digestive tract, but you can hear them screaming out in pain all night long!!

YEEEHAWWW!



OCKLAWAHA

* NOTE: Unlike Yankee food groups we have the option of substitution of any two items with your choice of FAT BACK, RAW OYSTERS, or PICKLED PIGS FEET.

[rjp2008]

Stan's Sandwhiches in San Marco a good breakfast/lunch spot.

[David]

Stan's Sandwhiches in San Marco a good breakfast/lunch spot.

Definintely. I just reluntancly moved to San Marco from Riverside and one of the few pluses is Stan's is about one block from my door step. Such delicious artery-clogging food, i'll be dead in a year

[civil42806]

have to agree its got to be Lubis

[Jason]

I would also say that toasted subs are a JAX staple.  Maybe not started here but there are a couple sandwich joints around that got their start here.  Firehouse Subs is the biggest.

[ProjectMaximus]

I would also say that toasted subs are a JAX staple.  Maybe not started here but there are a couple sandwich joints around that got their start here.  Firehouse Subs is the biggest.

That's true. Firehouse is Jax, although it's not particularly unique. We've also got Larry's Giant Subs and The Loop, although I don't think our city's staple should be based on another city (Chicago).

[RiversideGator]

How do you make a Lubi?? Like if I wanted to make one at home, what are all the actual ingredients? Next time I have a spades party I want to make some Jax Lubis for my friends. Oh Yea....I just got my Jenkins Quality Barbeque sauce in the mail!!!!!! The Jax Lubi would be perfect.

Heres the recipe from the Jacksonville Confidential test kitchen, we almost got it down -

1 Hot dog bun soaked in grease
1/2 lb. of grade D "beef"
2 tablespoons of rat turd
2 tablespoons of roach legs (and other parts if available)
Dashes of cumin, s&p, hot sauce
hot peppers
mustard and mayo

a masterpiece!

Of course, im kidding, i LOVE Lubi's......pretty sure its a secret recipe.

[JaxByDefault]

Inspired by this thread, the JaxByDefault household went out to try JAX's proposed "signature dish," the LUBI.

I found the sandwiches bland, greasy, and terrible -- a stale, unspiced, salty hamburger-helper-on-bun. The cherry-limeade was too sweet to drink. Even if the food hadn't made me (and spouse) literally sick, I'd still vote "no" on the Lubi on (the lack of) taste alone.

I'd vote for JAX/S.Georgia-style BBQ over the Lubi and anyone who knows me likely knows my views on yellow BBQ sauce and chopped pork.   It may not be real BBQ, but it is tasty. [Insert further light-hearted red sauce favoritism here.]

Shame no one has created a signature dish for this town that features Mayport shrimp.

Edited 09/04/08 to add: The TU has picked up this discussion.

[apvbguy]

It's interesting how the TU ran a story today using the exact title of this thread, was this board the research engine for them?

[rjp2008]

It would be nice to get some credit, Ms. Van Hooser if you're reading this.

If the TU is serious about it, they should sponsor a food competition and involve a serious prize. Voting for names isn't enough - chefs have to PROVE that their item IS Jax's signature - by taste and popularity.

[Jason]

Nice idea RJP.  Who would be the judges, the people or a preselected panel?