Starting Wednesday, July 5, 33 Grand Rapids restaurants will put their original sandwich creations up to a public vote in the third annual Grandwich competition.

Now let's look at some of this year's entries.

Social Kitchen has put forth a hot chicken sandwich topped with a fried egg, for what Paul Simon might refer to as a 'Mother and Child Reunion

DowntownGR/Grandwich
DowntownGR/Grandwich
loading...

Not everything is a savory delight as East Hills' Furniture City Creamery shows us with this sweet treat, 'Nacho Mama's Taco'.

DowntownGR/Grandwich
DowntownGR/Grandwich
loading...

Some offer sandwiches that can't be eaten with your hands, like this offering from The Cheshire Kitchen, which features a burger piled high with chili and fries called 'The Horseshoe Burger'.

DowntownGR/Grandwich
DowntownGR/Grandwich
loading...

Fish is a standard Michigan sandwich go to in the summertime, as evidenced by this 'Trout Rueben' served up by the Bulls Head Tavern.

DowntownGR/Grandwich
DowntownGR/Grandwich
loading...

And we're long past the day when a sandwich is defined by bread surrounding meat, so here's a 'Double Down', using fried chicken as the bread surrounding ham and bacon from Wheelhouse.

DowntownGR/Grandwich
DowntownGR/Grandwich
loading...

You can peruse all 33 entries on DowntownGR's official Grandwich page. Now get out there and start eating!!

More From Mix 95.7