Unveiling The Top 10 BEST Hot Beef Sandwiches In North Dakota

Hot Beef Sandwiches, nothing takes me back to my childhood more.

I'm not kidding. It was a rare treat, but I still remember Sunday dinners and my mother's mouth-watering roast beef dinners. Which I would of course turn into an "open-face hot beef sandwich".

What exactly is an open-face hot beef sandwich?

This is the kind of sandwich you will most likely see on the menu in small-town cafes or big-city truck stops.

Here's an example for you I found online. It looks tasty, although I prefer my gravy to be thicker.

It involves roast beef, of course, thick brown gravy (if it's made correctly), with your choice of vegetables mixed in. I prefer white onions and carrots.

You then put the shredded roast beef on a piece of bread or toast (I prefer toast) and smother it with gravy and veggies. DELICIOUS.

I loved hot beef sandwiches so much growing up, I would often see if I could order them for breakfast at some of these restaurants across North Dakota on early morning hunting trips. My father always seemed to get a kick out of that.

Hey, it never hurts to ask, and oftentimes they would cook one up for me while the others in our hunting party were eating French toast and eggs.

This is true comfort food and a feast meant for a King...and a Queen, for that matter.

If you have priced roast beef at the grocery store of late, you know how spendy it has become to enjoy a hot beef sandwich. We tend to eat them more in the fall and winter in my household these days.

You can either cook the roast beef in a slow cooker or all day at the lowest temperature possible in the oven. You want the meat to fall apart when you stick a fork in it. Then you know it's ready for your plate.

So, which restaurants have the best hot beef sandwiches in North Dakota?

Before we get to that, I wanted to share another North Dakota small-town or big-city truckstop staple. "The 10 Best Caramel Roll Joints in North Dakota."

Back to the best of the best when it comes to hot beef sandwiches in North Dakota.

This is a question I asked my listeners on-air, on our app, and on our Facebook page. I finally tabulated the votes, and I have a Top 10 list for you.

I'm getting hungry. Anybody else?