BO HAS BEEN EATING HIS FAVORITE LOOSE MEAT SANDWICH FOR LUNCH NEARLY EVERY DAY ... AND THEY STICK AROUND. IT’S AN IOWA THING. KETCHUP, MUSTARD, PICKLES AND ONIONS ON IT. BUT WHILE THE IOWA ...

VERY, VERY LONG WAITS AND VERY, VERY PATIENT PEOPLE."> This is a photo of the line of people waiting for the iconic loose-meat sandwich Saturday. Ickowitz says they broke a record in sales that day.

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — The Maid-Rite restaurant ... He said he thinks they made a thousand loose-meat sandwiches. On Sunday, the restaurant was scheduled to be open from noon to 5 p.m ...

Voila, you’ve got a loose meat sandwich. It’s a specialty of Iowa, where diners like Maid-Rite serve the unwieldy sandwich with a spoon so you can eat all the beef left in your basket.

The Sloppy Joe has been an American classic for decades ... invented by a cook named Joe in Sioux City, Iowa, who added tomato sauce to loose meat sandwiches. The result? A rich, flavorful ...

For a classic Alaskan ... is famous for its loose meat sandwiches. In other parts of the county, they are known as tavern sandwiches or Maid-Rites, named after the Iowa chain.