Curious what other people call this sandwich:

[harty83]

ground beef, tomato sauce, onions, other spices.

When I was growing up in SD, we usually called it a barbecue, but if anyone said Sloppy Joe there was no questioning what they were talking about. When I went to ISU, I heard it called a Made Rite for the first time. Another name was loose meat sandwich. When I went to USD, I heard it called a Tavern for the first time. That really threw me for a loop, but it seems this is pretty common nomenclature along either side of the SD/NE border. What do you call it? One of these or something else?

 

[clone2011]

I would lean toward Sloppy Joe, but I think of a Sloppy Joe as being made w/ some sort of bbq sauce not tomato sauce. Always thought a Maid Rite was ground beef and onions/spices but no sauce cooked into the meat.

 

[CycloneNorth]

From a Minnesotan's perspective that is a sloppy joe.

 

[harty83]

Yeah, general term to include recipe variations. I make it with ketchup and mustard. Good point tho. I guess I assumed on the Made Rite--never really ate there.

 

[MNclone]

Barbeque-fine
Sloppy Joe-perfect
Maid Rite- false. No tomatoes sauce
LMS- maybe, but see Maid Rite
Tavern - fine

 

[Bret44]

I think Maid Rite has something like cream of mushroom soup as a binder not tomato sauce. I would call it a sloppy joe

 

[abe2010]

Need a picture or preferably a sample to make my decision

 

[IsUaClone2]

Back in the 50's and early 60's they were called "Quickies" in Council Bluffs and Omaha. I knew of two stores that sold them.

 

[kilgore_trout]

That's a super (souper) burger not a maid rite. A maid rite is the same as a loose meat, ground meat bound only by condiments. A barbeque presumably has a sweet component. Never heard of a tavern, though I'm willing to try one.

I think Maid Rite has something like cream of mushroom soup as a binder not tomato sauce. I would call it a sloppy joe

 

[jsb]

Yeah, people in NW Iowa call them Taverns.

I call them equally Maid Rite and Sloppy Joe. My Grandma in Minnesota calls them BBQ's.

 

[CyStalker]

From a Minnesotan's perspective that is a sloppy joe.

I am also from Minnesota (the southern region) and I grew up calling it a barbecue. However if someone called it a sloppy joe, I knew what they meant. I had only heard the other three when I moved to Iowa.

 

[CtownCyclone]

My family has called it either BBQ or Sloppy Joe.

A Maid-Rite is just the loose meat and onions. You can follow this link (HAZZLE DAZZLE: 09/24/2012 | WHOTV.com) for a good description of a Maid-Rite.

 

[jdoggivjc]

We know what Adam Sandler calls it:

[video=youtube;E_-KbstEG4E]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_-KbstEG4E[/video]

 

[cdekovic]

Maid-Rite Corporation - Home of the Loose Meat Sandwich Restaurant Franchise

Loose meat, no tomato, no mushroom soup, just home town goodness you finish with a spoon.

 

[michaelrr1]

You have a Maid Rite on your hands.

 

[CynadoAlley]

Tavern for me. Also seems to be the typical name up in northwest Iowa (at least our little bubble north of Sioux City).

 

[JackDog]

[h=3][COLOR=#212121 !important]slop·py joe[/COLOR][/h]

[COLOR=#878787 !important]Noun[/COLOR] A sandwich with a filling of ground beef that has been seasoned with a sauce of tomatoes and spices. I believe this would fall under this definition provided by google

 

[Cyrok]

For me, "Loose-Meat" = Chris Hassel Theatre Presented by the Ridgemont in Windsor Heights: | Murph and Andy - Des Moines' Sports Station

 

[CarlHungus]

[video=youtube;N4eVHjTkdjg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4eVHjTkdjg[/video]

 

[BloodyBuddy]

Sloppy joe or maid rite. Loose meat sandwich to me, means no sauce, just meat. The others I have never heard of