5 Restaurant Chains With the Best Roast Beef and Cheddar Sandwiches, According to Diners
Some people prefer their roast beef sandwich with provolone or Swiss. Others maintain the only way to eat a hot roast beef sandwich is with cheddar. Luckily, there are a handful of chains that serve up delicious hot roast beef and cheddar sandwiches and subs. Where can you get the most delicious? Here are 5 restaurant chains with the best roast beef and cheddar sandwiches.
Lion’s Choice
Lion’s Choice is known for fresh, thin-sliced, high-quality roast beef piled high on fresh buns. The Southwest Cheddar Melt is made with famous roast beef, melted cheddar cheese, crispy jalapeños and onions, and the chain’s signature Southwest sauce on a brioche bun. “The lions choice near my job in O’Fallon put the Arby’s out of business. They know what’s up,” a fan writes. The au jus is also good enough to drink. “On a road trip in college, I ate at Lions choice and couldn’t drink caffeine (long story). I filled a cup with au jus on the way out and drank that on my drive,” a Redditor confessed.
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers serves a classic roast beef sandwich made with slow-roasted, top (inside) round USDA Choice beef sliced to order, drizzled with au jus, and served on a buttery Kaiser roll. You can add cheddar to perfect it. “Roy Rogers does make a pretty decent roast beef sandwich for a fast food chain,” writes Facebook group Jersey Sandwich Joints. “It’s all about the FIXEN bar!” another says.
Kelly’s Roast Beef
Kelly’s Roast Beef has been serving up delicious New England-style roast beef sandwiches for decades. While they don’t have cheddar, diners maintain that made with American cheese it is the chef’s kiss. “Kelly’s was the inspiration for Arby’s. Roast Beef sandwiches were ‘invented’ here and the North Shore has some really incredible roast beef places- better than Kelly’s,” one diner says.
Arby’s
Arby’s Beef ‘n Cheddar got a recent revamp taking the “famous roast beef, topped it with Cheddar cheese sauce and zesty Red Ranch and served it on a toasted onion roll. And then we said ‘I told you so,'” the roast beef centric chain writes in the menu description. Jess Kelly, an ETNT writer, explains that it “kind of reminds” her of the classic North Shore beef from Massachusetts. “It’s topped with delicious cheddar cheese sauce and a little bit of their red ranch, bringing together bold flavors and textures,” she says. “Arby’s sauce is essential on the beef n cheddar,” a Redditor adds.
Jimmy John’s Roast Beef & Cheddar
Jimmy John’s Roast Beef & Cheddar is a delicious sub with horseradish sauce, crispy fried onions, lettuce, tomato, onion & mayo. “The Toasted Roast Beef & Cheddar with horseradish crispy onions, lettuce, tomato—bro. Add hot peppers and it’s over. I took a bite and literally heard angels harmonizing. Like straight-up gospel music in my ears,” a Redditor says.