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May 13th
Andy Ferg of North Shore Beefs is the Boston area’s foremost expert on the roast beef sandwich, North Shore or otherwise.
I gave Andy ten minutes and he schooled me up on what sets a North Shore beef apart from a regular old roast beef. He also wised me up to the best beef joints on the North Shore and broke down our Big Beefy Bracket. Listen below.
Ferg’s Facebook group is rowdy community of beefers and ball-busters. Check it out here.
Warning: following the North Shore Beefs IG will make your mouth water. You can find Andy Ferg himself here.
Billy's is in Greenwood, right on the Melrose border, so generations from both towns have grown up on their beloved Billy's. Sure, I'm biased because I grew up down the street, but I just popped in for a 3-way a couple of weeks ago and it's just as good as it was when I was in high school.
Kipo's has been slinging beef just outside of downtown Wakefield since 1976. They lost to Billy's in Round 1 of our Big Beefy Bracket but there's one thing that put's Kipo's ahead of Billy's in the minds of some Wakefieldians: they deliver.
True North Shore beefers rave about Jamie's. I took my first trip there last month and I understand why: top-quality, melt-in-your-mouth roast beef. I got mine 3-way (of course) on an onion roll and it did not disappoint.
Because I'm a complete glutton, I took advantage of an afternoon in Peabody and hit Jamie's for a late lunch, then Atha's for supper a few hours later. Look at that damn roast beef sandwich. It's art. And it's one of the best-tasting beefs I've ever had the pleasure of wolfing down. Pity they didn't make it to Round 2, but that's the power of Jamie's.
Another North Shore gem that's moved onto Round 2 of our Big Beefy Bracket. The photo doesn't do it justice (because I'm lousy at taking food pics). Are they good enough to beat Pete's Super Beef in Revere and move into the Saucy Sixteen? Your votes will decide!
