There's this guy opening a roast-beef restaurant in Washington, DC who says his recipes were inspired by his time in Boston:
Beef n Bread is a fast casual down to earth sandwich shop inspired from living in Boston (what pizza is to New Yorkers, Roast beef is to Bostonians) I lived there like 4 years. ...
Via Mike the Mad Biologist, who used to live here, too.
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It seems the person who wrote
By RhoninFire
Thu, 07/09/2015 - 10:00am
It seems the person who wrote his claim has chimed and backed from his experience by the number of joints around the area. How about you chill back from attacking BU in everything direct and indirect?
Seriously?
By SwirlyGrrl
Thu, 07/09/2015 - 11:15am
You just described yourself more than the author.
This is more of a North of Boston thing, but you are further from the mark than the author. You might do well to get out of your neighborhood once in a while and stay off the expressways when you do.
Originally from Buffalo, NY
By be
Wed, 07/08/2015 - 5:15pm
and grew up with Beef on Weck (served only with au jus and horseradish ... don't forget to scrape all that salt off the bun!), so sort of take the beef thing seriously. Friends/family who've come to visit have all turned up their noses at roast beef sandwiches here; patiently told them to not knock things until they've tried them.
There's so much to be said for a Kelly's sandwich with that toasted and buttered bulkie / lettuce / tomato / mayo / horseradish combo ... to be eaten on the beach, while sharing the fries with the gulls.
[i]Buffalo Beau Fleuve[/i]
By theszak
Thu, 07/09/2015 - 1:05am
" [i]...it is possible that the area was called "Buffalo" as a result of French fur traders and American Indians having called the creek "Beau Fleuve," or "Beautiful River," in French,[23][24][/i] "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York#Hi...
" [i]23. ^ Jump up to: a b You asked us: The 868–3900 line to your desk at the Star: How Buffalo got its name, Toronto Star, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Toronto Star, September 24, 1992, Stefaniuk, W., Retrieved April 23, 2014.[/i] "
" [i]24. ^ Jump up to: a b Worldly setting, sophisticated choices, atmosphere at Beau Fleuve, Buffalo News, Buffalo, NY: Berkshire Hathaway, March 19, 1993, Okun, J., Retrieved April 23, 2014.[/i] "
" [i]25. ^ Jump up to: a b 'Beau Fleuve' story doesn't wash, Buffalo News, Buffalo, NY: Berkshire Hathaway, July 21, 2003, Retrieved April 23, 2014[/i] "
YESSSS
By karenz
Thu, 07/09/2015 - 1:04am
I am from Buffalo too and that is exactly how I eat my roast beef sandwiches here!!
gulls
By John-W
Thu, 07/09/2015 - 8:39am
more like the gulls kicking you in the nuts and taking your sandwich. Those bastards are nasty. Rats with wings.
Then there was Elsie's Roast
By anon
Wed, 07/08/2015 - 5:43pm
Then there was Elsie's Roast Beef in Havard Sq, and for a while where Uno's is by Fenway. Can't vouch for the quality of the beef but the sandwich, toppings and sauce was pretty tasty when you wanted it!
Elsie's Deli!
By Brian Riccio
Thu, 07/09/2015 - 11:19am
Not Roast Beef. Home of the Fresser!
Roast Beef on Kummelweck !
By theszak
Wed, 07/08/2015 - 6:28pm
Where around Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Brookline or nearby are the Kummelweck Rolls available?... Any German bakeries around?...
Roast Beef on Kummelweck !
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beef_on_weck
I wish I knew, Mr. The Szak.
By be
Wed, 07/08/2015 - 7:21pm
I wish I knew, Mr. The Szak.
The air freight from buffalo foods dot com is steep.
I've been told that there's a decent Polish/German contingent in Chelsea, as well as in Southie, but haven't really explored either area. There's a doughnut shop in Salem that advertises pączki, but haven't looked in to see if they carry any other good things like weck, platzek, etc.
You might try Karls in
By Tollhouse
Wed, 07/08/2015 - 8:12pm
You might try Karls in Peabody.
http://www.karlssausage.com/
weck rolls
By LZ
Wed, 07/08/2015 - 10:33pm
wegmans might be able to help you out. I was really happy to get monks bread and webers mustard locally. The Harp across from the garden also has a Buffalo menu during Bills games, I don't remember a beef on weck, but I remember my visiting Dad being pretty pleased with fried balogna and I've heard hushed tales of imported Mighty Taco.
I think you guys just don’t know what you got!
By Beef N Bread from DC
Wed, 07/08/2015 - 8:29pm
With all due respect when I say Boston I mean to say Greater Boston Area, not specifically Boston city alone. After all if I just say Salem MA no one would know. So just like NY Pizza, it’s not divided in Brooklyn, Queens or Bronx. It’s just NY Style Pizza. But If I just say MA, that just doesn’t do it.
Anyway I think you guys don’t know what you got. I traveled all over America and I have never seen anywhere this many Roast Beef joints, and I can bed on for sure that “Greater Boston Area” has the most freshly made Roast Beef place in whole America.
I lived in Methuen and left the area around 2002 and I remember going Harrison’s Roast Beef in North Andover many times and some others.
On my last visit to Boston few months ago I tried some of the other Roast Beef places below for more inspiration.
Nicks Roast Beef
Billy’s Famous Roast Beef
Royal Roast Beef & Seafood
Sammy’s Roast Beef
Sam Lagrassa’s
Peter’s Super Beef
Beachmont Roast Beef
Roast Beast
Cuttys
Common wake up and know what you got! You got the best Roast Beef sandwiches in America.
Thanks
Thank you!
By Brian Riccio
Thu, 07/09/2015 - 1:38am
You're obviously not just some douche. Thanks for taking the time to respond and if I do say, you have done some gut busting homework. Best of luck.
You're from Methuen and didn
By Dom
Thu, 07/09/2015 - 8:24am
You're from Methuen and didn't mention Royal House next to the rotary?? Best roast beef anywhere. Mino's in Lynn is a very close second. Also, never buy a roast beef unless it's from an angry Greek.
Different concept but
By George Mair
Thu, 07/09/2015 - 5:15pm
it you want to talk quantity, you can get Italian Beef just about anywhere in Chicago. Makes me homesick after nearly 45 years in Boston. A lot crappy, but many great. Spalla in Natick has the real deall.
--gpm
OMG
By Southside Georgie
Thu, 07/09/2015 - 10:00pm
I accidentally revealed my actual name (or so you think)! Fortunately so late in this thread that nobody will ever see it. From now on, I am Southside Georgie.
--gpm
Well Said, Well, Spoken, Sir!
By be
Thu, 07/09/2015 - 9:32pm
Well Said, Well, Spoken, Sir!
If only Skampa would prepare Roast Beef on Kummelweck !
By theszak
Wed, 07/15/2015 - 5:04am
If only Skampa would prepare Roast Beef on Kummelweck !
https://www.google.com/search?q=skampa+cambridge&t...
Beef on Weck at All Star Sandwich Bar Beef isn't quite what is prepared in Buffalo New York !
http://www.allstarsandwichbar.com/hallFame.htm
DeMoulas Market Basket offers NYDP New York Deli Patrol More Flavor Per Pound, a good sliced roast beef
http://www.moreflavorperpound.com/roast-beef.html
Beef on weck heaven!
By Cleary Squared
Thu, 07/09/2015 - 8:23pm
When I went to Buffalo (technically East Amherst, Getzville etc.) last year, Anderson's on Sheridan Blvd. had an unbelievable beef on weck, served with bracing fresh horseradish. The day we went to Niagara Falls, we stopped at Sean Patrick's on Millersport Highway on the way back and I got another beef on weck that was just as good.
I suppose you could approximate a kummelweck roll by taking a regular bulkie roll, moistening it with water, and then rolling it in coarse salt and caraway seeds. Otherwise, Wegmans may carry them in their Chestnut Hill or Westwood stores.
All Star is Okay, but too
By be
Thu, 07/09/2015 - 9:36pm
All Star is Okay, but too expensive for the quick little sandwich that it should be. (cf: Charlie the Butcher, Cheektawarsaw, NY.)
Maybe he spent a lot of time
By Matt_R
Thu, 07/09/2015 - 1:13pm
Maybe he spent a lot of time at Roast Beast.
How about....
By fairlee76
Thu, 07/09/2015 - 5:16pm
What pizza is to New Yorkers, honking your horn at cars that let pedestrians cross the street is to Bostonians??!!
I love this city but, holy shit, I'm frequently amazed at how rushed/miserable a sizeable portion of the population is.
I've seen lots of Boston drivers....
By Michael Kerpan
Thu, 07/09/2015 - 5:28pm
... blast their horn at school buses letting little kids off.
Still looking for Kummelweck Rolls !... Any other bakeries?
By theszak
Wed, 07/15/2015 - 5:05am
Still looking for Kummelweck Rolls !... Any other hints, tips, pointers or bakeries to try?
Growing up in a Boston
By anon
Tue, 09/22/2015 - 8:04pm
Growing up in a Boston neighborhood I can say most everyone I know would agree with me that Pizza is or was a big deal in Boston even more than Roast Beef.
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