as mentioned before in the pizza thread, I went to Lynn the other day. So of course, I had to go to Mino’s Roast Beef.
as you can see from the sign, this one goes back aways–to 1975. It’s a really tiny (maybe 10 seats in three booths) no frills spot that I had high hopes for. But the super beef I got wasn’t great on Saturday. The beef itself was more or less fine, it had plenty of cheese, the right sauce. But it had a little too much mayo which proved to be its downfall when it met the real flaw of this sandwich:
The roll. You can see it in the picture below–the roll is dry and cracking on the top, and the bottom was similarly arid. It wasn’t stale exactly, just maybe day old or frozen too long? In any case, it sort of ruined the whole affair. It broke apart during eating, the excess mayo busted out and though the beef tasted good this one overall was a bit of a fail in execution.
While a disappointment foodwise, I dug the place and would be willing to try again to see if I just got a bum roll on a bad day. Our side of onion rings was crunchy and well fried, so that was a plus. It’s also actually within walking distance of the Four Winds Pub & Grill, a spot that on this beautiful October day was hopping with folks eating burgers and drinking beers on the shores of Sluice Pond. We stuck our head in and it looked like a great place to do just that, though since I had already eaten pizza, a roast beef sandwich and onion rings that seemed like something to leave for a later date.
