it's a Chicago thing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_beef). i've been here for 20 yrs and have only eaten no more than 3 or maybe 4. i just had one for lunch and found it boring and somewhat absurd. it's literally just sliced roast beef on a white bread bun. i had mine dipped and had some giandiniera on the side which i added on top. it was still an absurdly boring sandwich. it needs some spices, veggies, cheese, condiments...you know, sandwich stuff. i ended up adding some spicy brown mustard just so i could eat the thing.

if you've had the sandwich and enjoyed it, what do you like about it?

just like that lasagna pizza and that bastard hot dog

*pop locks into a fighting stance*

Don't u got a beard to groom or something?

But real talk, what u saying is side-eye worthy....

and they're still pretty boring.

but i'm remembering one i had from Al's Beef that was pretty tasty. and the giardinniauraa on that one was better than what i had today.

so alright..the guardinuora makes a difference.

I got it from the local spot around my aunt's house. I got mine with sweet peppers, dipped. I literally inhaled that damn thing like a cone head. lol

Maybe you just not going to the right spots. Portillo's is decent, I've gotten one there with grilled veggies, or with marinara and mozzarella. Still slamming.

the originator, even. theirs was good but still kinda boring. it was better than the one i had today.

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but it's not exactly standard.

and the sammich is better w/cheese.

*shrugs*

Or would that just make it the exact same thing as a French Dip?

but that makes for a messy eating experience. the au jus can be ordered on the side so one can dip as one eats.

sure, the sandwich is better that way - but it's still just a plain roast beef sandwich on white bread.

for pretty much the same reasons: boring, bland, not enough of anything happening.

My cousin swore by Italian beef sandwiches. any time I was in Chicago he was always trying to shove one in my face.

Now a good Italian sausage sandwich??? FUCK YEAH!!! There's a spot up in Saginaw, MI called Tony's that makes one of the best Italian sausage sandwiches I've ever had.


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Italian beef w/Italian sausage. i had one of those once and somehow i'm not dead. i knew right then as i ate it that i can't live here forever.

like, how you gonna taint the holy goodness that is Italian sausage with the devil's excrement known as Italian beef?

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"Where was the peace when we were getting shot? Where's the peace when we were getting laid out?
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as i ate it today i kept saying 'This is everything that's wrong w/America'. lol

I've had several garbage versions of your precious sandwich

the sandwich isn't much better here than it is there.

there's no mystery to it - slice roast beef put it on a white bread roll and dip it in au jus or don't. include those oily peppers if wanted. that can be done anywhere in the world. there's nothing special going on.

I had one once in Chicago that was pretty good, they seasoned the beef and it had some sort of au jus type thing on it and that nice little Italian salad.

Overall it's just some dry beef on a white roll.

Now Muffuletta, that I fucks with, and of course cheesesteaks and all sorts of varieties of hoagies.

I LITERALLY went to Al's every day I was there...one day, twice. Shit was great.

who you wit?

i have not EVER eaten at Brown's b/c: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown%27s_Chicken_massacre

>who you wit?

and maybe the Cubs spring training. lol

Portillos is the Hot Dog and other shit spot...but you want a Beef?

Al's

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didnt knock my socks off but it was definitely a good sandwich.

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when it's done well it's pretty good. it's just not my favorite or one of them b/c if i'm going to eat food (and i have to) i want more going on than just meat and bread. well, usually. lol

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i put a little sauce to the side and dip on my own.

but i do NOT enjoy soggy bread.

if it's dry then i want cheese on it. which seems wrong but is allowed.

>if it's dry then i want cheese on it. which seems wrong but
>is allowed.

Most sandwiches should have cheese
And an equal amount
Not a sliver then a pile of meat

This doesn't sound appetizing btw at all
Also not a fan of soggy bread
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That's not soggy bread....THAT'S MEAT JUICE BREAD!!!!!!

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I can't be looking like a Neanderthal with drip drip drip drippity drops all over my shirt.

I really like Italian Beefs, but I prefer (for some of the reasons you list above) the philly steak.

ESPECIALLY him. Lol

That JSun would fight you to the death on some Italian Beef.

But 2015 Illadelph JSun?
Yeah, he's a steak fan. Gotta be.

Get a beef dipped w/sweet & hot peppers and add Mozzarella cheese. Fin.

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Based on the picture if we accept the premise that people eat with their eyes I'm on a fast.

I haven't had an italian beef, but it seems like the same basic appeal.

The shit they sell in the store down here makes me angry.

When I ate cow back in the day (I'm chicken, fish and turkey now) I was addicted to Italian beef sandwiches...

It was all about the bread, the peppers and the dip.....Fred & Jacks on 76th st. was MY shit...And Al's was worth the hype....

But the best Italian beefs I've had have been on the North side....

Basically, I.B. sandwiches are not overrated if u go to the right spots....

one shouldn't put whatever the hell they want on a sandwich
sure it could start off with whatever ingredients that makes it whatever it is
but i wish a nigga would tell me i shouldn't put xyz on a sandwich for fear that it takes away from its 'authenticity'
if i don't like it the way its 'supposed' to be please believe i will add to it to make it enjoyable to myself.
if i need to add cheese i will add motherfucking cheese.

if i want to put lettuce and tomatoes on my philly cheese steak I'MA PUT LETTUCE *AND* TOMATOES ON MY PHILLY CHEESE STEAK! AAAAAND MAYO

i'm not really yelling just using caps for emphasis.

>i will add to it to make it enjoyable to myself.
>if i need to add cheese i will add motherfucking cheese.


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