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The roast pork torta from Bunk Sandwiches.

(The Oregonian)

Bunk Sandwiches is on its way to becoming the next big thing, according to QSR Magazine, a quick-service industry publication.

The homegrown sandwich chainlet, started by Bladen County Records founder Matt Brown, Tommy Habetz and Nick Wood in 2008, is among 40 restaurants named on the magazine's inaugural 40/40 List.

The list honors the most exciting fast-casual brands with fewer than 40 locations across the country based on their "unit count, expansion rate, buzz-worthiness, brand niches, and (the magazine staff's) general gut feeling."

Bunk, known for its pork belly cubano, Oregon Albacore tuna melt among other hearty sandwiches, has five stand-alone locations in Portland. It has another five stands between the Moda Center and Providence Park.

See the full list here.

-- Samantha Bakall

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