No. 27 in the world · November 2026
Hajji's (Blue Sky Deli)
No. 27The one to order
The chopped cheese: ground beef and onions chopped on the griddle with American cheese, on a hero with lettuce and tomato
The bodega where Harlem's chopped cheese is said to have started; it's still the cheapest great sandwich in Manhattan.
Make it at home
The chopped cheese
15 min · 2 heroes. A New York bodega classic: ground beef and onions chopped on the griddle with American cheese melted right in, scooped onto a hero with lettuce, tomato, ketchup and mayo. Fast, cheap, perfect.
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