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Listen, if there’s one thing Floridians can all agree on (besides the fact that I-95 during rush hour is a nightmare and hurricane parties are low-key the best), it’s that Publix Pub Subs are hands down the greatest sandwich in the Southeast. Scratch that — in the whole entire country. Bold claim? You bet. But if you’ve ever had a bite of its perfectly toasted and hearty goodness, you’ll know exactly what I mean.
As a born-and-raised Floridian and proud Miami girl (305 ’til I die), I’ve spent countless hours perusing the aisles of Publix, staring at the deli counter like it’s a Michelin-star restaurant, contemplating my order with such intensity I miss the deli worker yell over the counter, “Ma’am? Your turn.” Whether you always go for the classic Chicken Tender Pub Sub (pro tip: get it toasted and with a drizzle of buffalo sauce) or like to get creative with a custom order that has the deli worker wondering, “What the hell is she up to now?” we all have our go-to Pub Sub order. But which one reigns supreme? That’s the divisive question — one that even has the potential to divide the state into two: South Florida and North Florida…