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Seti's Polish Boys, Cleveland's longest-running Polish Boy food truck on the festival circuit, runs the canonical kielbasa-fries-slaw-BBQ stack of the city's signature sandwich.
Try: Polish Boy: grilled kielbasa, fries, slaw and BBQ sauce on a bun
mt-pleasantMon-Thu, Sun 13:00-21:30, Fri-Sat 13:00-22:00
Mt Pleasant Bar-B-Q on Kinsman Road in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood, a family-run sit-down rib house and Polish Boy counter, runs the city's archetypal sandwich on the same block that originated it.
Try: Polish Boy and Texas-style barbecue ribs
ohio-cityMon, Wed, Fri-Sat 08:00-17:00, Sun 10:00-16:00, closed Tue Thu
Frank's Bratwurst inside the West Side Market on West 25th Street, the Ratschki family Austrian bratwurst stall since October 31 1970, runs three-generation sandwich service at the East 13 stand.
Try: Austrian-style bratwurst sandwich with sauerkraut
ohio-cityMon, Wed, Fri-Sat market hours, sells out early most days, cash onlyCash only
Steve's Gyros inside the West Side Market on West 25th Street, the Steve Bistolarides counter since 1989, runs Cleveland's iconic gyro with daily early sell-outs and a cash-only Maxim Best Gyro accolade.
Try: Hand-shaved beef and lamb gyro, jumbo size carries two pounds of meat