John's DeliCHAIN

8.4/10AmericanItalian

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Get the . It comes with fresh mozzarella, onions and a thick dark gravy regulars call motor oil, and it's the rare roast beef nobody calls dry. It's a block from the D train at 25th Ave, near L&B Spumoni Gardens. The parm is the other one people bring up.

8308 13th Ave, BrooklynDyker Heights, BrooklynTop 4 of 5 NYC locations mappedGoogle Maps

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  • Get the roast beef hero, they cover it with onions and mozzarella and they drench it in this thick delicious black sauce. I swear this is the only roast beef sandwich that I don't find to be dry.

    H3

  • Gonna say Johnnys Roastbeef, Il Sole, and the Chili Chicken. I could easily change this around on a second/third try tbh.

    H2

  • replying to u/crazeman: [NYTimes wrote an article recently about "57 Sandwiches that define NYC"](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/dining/best-nyc-sandwiches.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CU4.SlYt.uGn6Iu7PIu3v&smid=url-share), might be worth the read. I disagree with some of their picks but to be fair I also haven't been to like 90% of the spots that they picked lol. **Not Quite a sandwich:** [TOKUYAMATCHA & ONIGIRAZU BAR](https://maps.app.goo.gl/GU2oZmHiknm1R3im7) make these souped up giant rice balls. It might as well be a sandwich. Random fact, for whatever reason their parent company is a Japanese hair salon. [Win Son Bakery](https://maps.app.goo.gl/kGNzeVmojhYfLgSz9) is a modern Taiwanese bakery and they have breakfast sandwiches served in a scallion pancake. [Lucas Sin and Eric Sze has a video where they tried everything on the menu](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciAbrSaOBTQ) I try to pick out a neighborhood with multiple good "sandwich" spots. **Chinatown/LES:** [Banh Mi Saigon](https://maps.app.goo.gl/nJZ7kWrfUsnzrszT6) has my favorite Vietnamese Banh Mi in the city. Get the #1 sandwich on the menu. [Xi'an Famous Food](https://maps.app.goo.gl/ATZmNQG8ZKs2Ejo29) has multiple locations. They have this spicy lamb burger. [Yiwanmen](https://maps.app.goo.gl/6rUuudcLebfJYb7R7) is a small and cheap noodle shop but they also have Jian Bings, which is a Chinese savory crepe with fillings inside. [Oh K Dog](https://maps.app.goo.gl/J6qtyTvAgUKgtG6r9) has Korean corn dogs and those Kor…

    has one of the best roast beef sandwiches. I swear it's the only moist roast beef sandwich that I've ever had.

    H2