Searching for the best sandwiches

Peruvian cuisine, particularly in Lima, has reached global fame. And rightly so. The high-end "fusion" of native crops, fish, seafood, exotic fruits/vegetables with the influences of African, Asian, Andean, and Amazonian result in fabulous dishes and meals.
But there's also something to be said for the more run-of-the-mill stuff, the everyday foods that are more affordable and more likely to make up the standard fare of your average Peruvian. There is the typical "Criolla" food, which features lots of rice, potatoes, beans, and meat.
And then there's the "sanguche" or sandwich.
The sandwich shows up in two major groups:
1. for breakfast. Forget danishes, baguette au beurre, or bagels. The standard breakfast here is a sandwich composed of white sliced bread, with the crusts cut off, filled with any number of savory or sweet fillings, generally featuring some degree of mayonnaise. It is either cut in half or fourths, along the diagonal for a triangular effect.
2. for lunch or dinner. This is a more serious offering, served on a big bun, often with french fries or sweetpotato chips. It involves some kind of meat, generally cooked on a wood fire grill with a tender, smokey flavor. Options generally include chicken, pork, or turkey. Or you can get the "chicharron" version which is fried (pork).  It is then served up with red onion, maybe a slice of sweetpotato, and some kind of sauce.

So, along with eating our way through the best that Lima has to offer in the way of gourmet food fare, we've also taken up the quest for the best sandwiches in the city. Luckily, there are lots of contenders.

There's El Peruanito. This is really your basic sandwich place, on the edge of Miraflores along a big avenue (Angamos). It is always busy and a welcome beacon even late at night after partying and dancing:

Then there's La Lucha, in Miraflores by Parque Kennedy. There's nearly always a long line, but well worth the wait. The chicken is especially juicy and the fries are fat and irresistable.

If you want the traditional pork chicharron sandwich, then Sarita's is the place to go. Though if you go on a sunny day, you won't be alone. It's in a beachside community, along the Panamericana Sur (km 43, Punta Hermosa). The fried fish and seafood are also great.

And then there's one of our all-around favorite restaurants, "73" in Barranco. This place rates high on our list for the quality to price ratio - in other words you get great food at a reasonable price. The fish and pasta dishes are particularly great - and the fresh tuna salad is one of Valerie's favorties. The french fries are big and cut square to bring out the most of the potato flavor. And the sandwich isn't bad either.