Italian beef

plural Italian beefs

1. ChicagoA sandwich of thin slices of seasoned roast beef on a dense, long Italian-style roll.

   Chicago's Mr. Beef is one of the best places to enjoy an Italian beef.

   2009, 500 Things to Eat Before It's Too Late, page 261

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   I changed my eating habits and stopped eating after 6 p.m. I switched from eating Italian beefs, drinking high-calorie mocha lattes and big sodas to drinking lots of water, eating salmon and having oatmeal for breakfast.

   2006, “Losing Weight The Old-Fashioned Way”, in Ebony, volume 61, number 9, page 77

   One evening in the autumn of my freshman year, my appetite casually drifted toward the pleasant thought of an Italian beef. Maybe double-dipped (sopped with gravy), hot and sweet (with giardiniera and peppers).

   2013, Fried Walleye and Cherry Pie: Midwestern Writers on Food, page 24