6 Chain Restaurants With the Most Tender Pot Roast Dinners
I love pot roast. To me, a meal of slow-roasted meat, delicious veggies, and a savory gravy is everything I want in a comfort meal. I usually make my own pot roast, either in a Dutch oven or in a slow cooker, but sometimes I have a craving and don’t feel like cooking. Luckily, there are a few chain restaurants that offer pot roast on the menu. Here are 6 chain restaurants with the most tender pot roast dinners.
Golden Corral Pot Roast
Golden Corral offers a crowd-pleasing buffet-style pot roast that diners are obsessed with. “Strangely the pot roast at golden corral is pretty damn good,” one Redditor maintains.
Cracker Barrel Pot Roast
Cracker Barrel serves homestyle pot roast, slow-braised for tenderness. “Pot roast is delish, super tender,” one regular suggested. “I agree,” added another. The meal consists of slow-braised rib roast with carrots, onions, celery, and homestyle beef gravy.
Black Bear Diner Pot Roast
The hearty, homestyle pot roast at Black Bear Diner is adored by diners and chefs. Chef Andrew Owens, a private chef in California, previously told ETNT that the chain’s traditional slow-cooked pot roast rivals homemade. “Black Bear Diner is well known for its low and slow cooked pot roast with its fall apart beef and seasonally rotating vegetables served in a perfectly made gravy made from the beef jus of the pot roast,” he said.
Bob Evans Pot Roast
The classic pot roast with veggies served at Bob Evans, which Chef Andrew dubs “fork-tender” and “delicious,” is another diner favorite. “This restaurant delivers a delicious roasted pot roast with carrots and onions,” he states. “Customers praise Bob Evans for its rich balance of flavors and comforting homey feel.” Diners also rave about it on Reddit. “I used to LOVE the Bob Evans pot roast sandwich, I don’t know if it’s still as good as before but it was heavenly,” one says.
Perkins Restaurant Pot Roast
Pot roast isn’t always on the Perkins menu, but when it is, order the seasonal dish, which consists of “tender chunks of braised beef, sweet green peas, tender carrots, onions, and a hearty beef gravy.” Right now, there is a menu devoted to it. Instagrammer Actually Ashly recently visited the restaurant. “Made it just in time to try @eatatperkins Limited Time Pot Roast Menu stacked with must-try dishes! 🤤 including a BBQ Pot Roast Burger, Melt, and even Totchos,” she wrote on Instagram.
Village Inn Pot Roast
The Village Inn serves a simple, tender roast that fans are obsessed with. “Comfort food doesn’t get better than this — tender pot roast, just like mom used to make,” the chain writes. “OMG! This is the greatest melt in your mouth roast and the Texas toast I always get it with corn and mashed potatoes. Take my word for it you will not regret it. Love it!” a diner wrote on Facebook. “Best pot roast ever, with the mashed potatoes & corn,” another adds.