Italian beef
Windy City specialty
Italian beef is a Chicago sandwich of thinly sliced roast beef piled on a long Italian roll and dipped in the meat's cooking juices.
It's typically topped with giardiniera (spicy pickled vegetables) or sweet peppers.
Ordering it wet means the whole sandwich gets dunked; dry keeps the bread intact.
We grabbed Italian beef after the Cubs game.
Full of moisture
soaked · saturated · mouthwatering · flavorful · savory · rich · satisfying · hearty
Upper hindquarter beef cut
- top roundLean beef from hindquarters
- braisedBrowned and simmered slowly
- au jusIn its own drippings
- gravyThickened meat drippings
seasoned · simmered · garlic · oregano · black pepper
Pickled vegetable relish
- hot peppersPungent capsicum varieties
- sweet peppersMild, crunchy garden vegetables
- provoloneItalian aged cow cheese
- mozzarellaMild Italian cheese
Chicago's famous moniker
- Chi-TownSlang for a Great Lakes city
- giardinieraPickled vegetable relish
- deep dishPizza with raised edges
- MidwestNorth-central American region
Bears · White Sox · Bulls · hot dog · Second City · O'Hare · Navy Pier
Long filled sandwich
- subFill-in worker
- heroOne admired for courage
- grinderCrushing or sharpening device
- dippedBriefly immersed
wet · dry · sweet peppers · hot peppers · combo · sausage · meatball · cheesesteak
juicy
Full of moisture
moist · soaked · saturated · mouthwatering · flavorful · savory · rich · satisfying · hearty · comforting
sirloin
Upper hindquarter beef cut
gravy · seasoned · simmered · garlic · oregano · black pepper
giardiniera
Pickled vegetable relish
- hot peppersPungent capsicum varieties
- sweet peppersMild, crunchy garden vegetables
- provoloneItalian aged cow cheese
mozzarella · onions · roasted peppers · celery salt · pickled vegetables
Windy City
Chicago's famous moniker
- Chi-TownSlang for a Great Lakes city
- giardinieraPickled vegetable relish
- deep dishPizza with raised edges
Midwest · Bears · White Sox · Bulls · hot dog · Second City · O'Hare · Navy Pier
hoagie
Long filled sandwich
dipped · wet · dry · sweet peppers · hot peppers · combo · sausage · meatball · cheesesteak · po'boy
- beef dishespot roast, barbacoa, birria, rendang, bulgogi
- Chicagothe Loop, Chicago, Chicago River, Lake Michigan, Wrigley Field
- sandwichesgrilled cheese, panini, club sandwich, Cuban sandwich, submarine sandwich
- Chicago FoodChicago dog, Chicago hot dog, deep dish pizza, giardiniera, stuffed pizza
- pizzacrust, cheese pizza, dough, pepperoni, supreme pizza
- IllinoisChicago, Springfield, Land of Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, downstate
Italian beefPhilly cheesesteak
Beef and cheese sub
po' boy · lobster roll · Cuban sandwich · French dip · cheesesteak
Italy, Italian, Italianate, Italians, beef, beefs, beefy, beefed, beefing