Few sandwiches inspire passionate opinions like the Reuben. People love them; people hate them. Yet if you tally up how many appear on menus around Spokane, you are forced to admit that there must be a great multitude in our midst that are deeply in love with these massive and often goopy sandwiches that pack corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and Thousand Island dressing between slices of toasted or grilled rye bread. Other sandwiches certainly represent much safer menu choices: sandwiches like chicken clubs, French dips, or BLTs. Yet for some reason none of these more mainstream choices capture our collective imagination quite like Reuben, this New York deli classic/Kevin Finch, SR. More here.

Question: Kevin's story in the SR feature section this week focused on Reuben sandwiches in Spokane. We had a discussion re: reubens at HucksOnline about 6 - 8 weeks ago. Can North Idaho Reuben sandwiches compare to those in the Spokane area?