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French Dip, Beef on Weck, and Italian Beef: How to Tell the Difference
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Roast Beef: Wecked, Dipped, and Wrecked

Have you ever wondered what regional nuances separate such famous beef sandwiches as the French dip, Italian beef, and beef on weck?
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Have you ever wondered what regional nuances separate such famous beef sandwiches as the French dip, Italian beef, and beef on weck? Here, OnSugar blog Between the Bread helps dissect the differences.Chicago's beloved Italian beef sandwich and Buffalo's signature beef on weck taste like they were separated at birth. But it's the nuances that set these regional favorites apart from each other and that other famous juicy roast beef sandwich, the French dip. Here's how to tell them all apart.

The beef sandwich breakdown, when you read more.

'Wich of the Week: Philippe's French Dip
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'Wich of the Week: Philippe's French Dip

While I was down in Los Angeles for the PopSugar Tech Party, I couldn't pass up a trip to Phillipe the Original, the downtown LA institution that invented the French Dip.
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While I was down in Los Angeles for the PopSugar Tech Party, I couldn't pass up a trip to Phillipe the Original, the downtown LA institution that invented the French Dip. Celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, Phillipe's (as it's known to locals) offers everything you'd want from a historic restaurant, including old-timey signage, 10-cent coffee, and a sandwich whose construction has been honed over decades to perfection.

Typically, a French Dip sandwich involves hot roast beef served on a French roll with a side of au jus, a gravy whose name amusingly translates to "with juice." But don't expect a dipping bowl at Philippe's; what makes its legendary version oh-so-tasty is that the au jus is built right into the bun. For a firsthand account of my Philippe's adventure, read more