Roast Beef Sandwich

by Celia Sin-Tien Cheng
April 3, 2005

ROLL-N-ROASTER [CLOSED]
64 3rd Ave
(10th & 11th Sts)
New York, NY 10003
212-614-2333

Okay, 12am on Monday morning, I’m craving MEAT! I can’t help it. I think about going to McDonald’s but realize I only like the filet-o-fish, and I need meat. Two friends tell me to go for Roll-n-Roaster even though they know I am not a huge fan. So I decide to give it another try. It’s midnight! I need to satiate this craving. I am given specific instructions to get the Roast Beef rare, with cheese and grilled onions. I also order an orange juice, which is strangely one of the best in town. Now, my problem with Roll-n-Roaster is that each time I get it, I have a couple of bites and then I have to stop. I feel gross. It’s heavy and monotonous. The Roast beef is good, but somehow the combination of the cheese wiz and the roll it sits on just drags me down and I always stop about half way through, thoroughly disgusted with myself. Is it just me?! I love roast beef and I like the concept of Roll-n-Roaster. It is much better than chains like McDonald’s or Taco Bell. The staff is fun loving, but sadly, I just can’t seem to get into it.

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