In Honor Of #NationalSandwichDay, Here's A Throwback To Wawa's Gobbler vs Primo's Pilgrim
Jordie’s Note: yes, this is a reblog. But given that today is both National Sandwich Day AND Throwback Thursday, I figured it’s the right time to break it back out. Because in regards to turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce sandwiches in the greater Philadelphia area, this post is the bible.
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The changing of the seasons is always a wonderful thing. Nothing wrong with a little out with the old, and in with the new. Sure, the summertime is great. It’s 85 out all day long, the sun stays out until 9, there’s the beach, there’s girls in bikinis, there’s the barbecues. But the fall has hoodie weather, football, pumpkin beer, and most importantly, the return of The Gobbler from Wawa. One of the greatest delicacies known to mankind.
Thankgiving dinner in a sandwich. You’ve got your hot turkey, your stuffing, your cranberry sauce all drenched in a pool of gravy. It’s amazing. It’s everything you’d ever want in a sandwich and Wawa has found the way to perfect it. However, with how many success and acclaim the Gobbler has gathered, of course there are going to be imposters/imitators to watch out for. And while this specific imitation may not be anything new, it’s time to talk about the Pilgrim from Primo Hoagies. A hoagie chain that I deeply respect and admire, except for when it comes to this.
Now I’ll admit real quick that I messed up here when ordering my Pilgrim from Primo. I didn’t specify whether or not I wanted the hot version or the cold version and I guess they put the onus on you to make that distinction. Which is bullshit but whatever. Anyway, overall the general quality of the sandwich is far superior than Wawa’s. The turkey isn’t just processed meat, you can tell the stuffing probably isn’t just Stovetop, the Primo rolls are always top notch and the cranberry sauce tasted fresh. But that’s what makes this sandwich worse than the Gobbler. I don’t know if this is just the Wawa fanboy in me speaking or not, but what makes the Gobbler so great is how shitty the ingredients are. The processed meat, the generic stuffing, the cranberry sauce that most definitely came in a giant can and the overabundance of gravy that forces you to use a whole roll of paper towels after your finished.
The Primo Pilgrim is Thanksgiving in a sandwich that you could eat out in public and not look like a complete savage. The Wawa Gobbler, on the other hand, is Thanksgiving in a sandwich that you eat in the comfort of your own domicile while watching football on the couch wearing sweatpants and an old gym shirt. And it just doesn’t get any better than that.
***And yes. I know that The Bobbie from Capriotti’s deserves to be in this heavyweight match up as well. But it still falls to The Gobbler in 5 games***