Roast Beef Poor Boy @ Bear's Grill & Spirits
The great roast beef poor boys achieve their allure one of two ways. Either they're reminiscent of the best of your life, which probably includes the first one you ever had. (That, for me, was the style served in neighborhood bars.) Or they're entirely original. Bear's origins go back decades, mostly on the North Shore. The beef is thinly sliced and a shade on the dry side. However, the gravy more than fixes that (in fact, I always ask them, to take it easy on the jus). And the flavor that results is irresistible. It's too big, of course. I can only eat half of a small one without stuffing myself. It's the best roast beef on the North Shore, and one of the best in the area.
Bear's Grill & Spirits. Old Metairie: 3206 Metairie Rd. 504-833-9226.
Metairie: 3309 Division St. 504-455-6613This is among the 500 best dishes in New Orleans area restaurants. Click here for a list of the other 499. The great roast beef poor boys achieve their allure one of two ways. Either they're reminiscent of the best of your life, which probably includes the first one you ever had. (That, for me, was the style served in neighborhood bars.) Or they're entirely original. Bear's origins go back decades, mostly on the North Shore. The beef is thinly sliced and a shade on the dry side. However, the gravy more than fixes that (in fact, I always ask them, to take it easy on the jus). And the flavor that results More about this dish. . .
