Take Your Culver's Beef Pot Roast Sandwich To The Next Level With One Simple Ordering Tip

You could, without exaggeration, call us serious fans of the Culver's menu — just get us started on those unparalleled Butterburgers, to name one example — and you'd best believe that we love a good hack when it comes to the chain's extensive bill of fare. You can, for instance, give Culver's cheese curds 20x the flavor with two additions that are right there on the menu and require no special effort. In that same vein, we've discovered that you can resurrect the ghost of a Hot Beef Manhattan, an old-school diner food that's no longer popular, and enjoy an underrated, absolutely scrumptious entree that eats like Sunday supper. All you need to do is order a side of mashed potatoes and gravy with your beef pot roast sandwich.

The beef pot roast sandwich at Culver's is already a standout in the fast food world, a pile of hand-shredded chuck roast piled atop a bun in a world of ground beef patties and chicken nuggets. There's something retro and kinda elegant about it, all by itself. But, to really amp it up, we suggest that you order the sandwich, place it on a plate, remove the top bun, and pile mashed potatoes and gravy on the beef and the bottom bun. The resulting open-face sandwich will be a knife-and-fork affair that warms the heart and the belly. It's not quite a true Hot Beef Manhattan because Culver's doesn't offer brown gravy, but the mashed potatoes come with white gravy to keep everything nice and moist. You can stop right there and chow down on your meal, or you can employ another trick or two to elevate your makeshift Manhattan sandwich.

Some say that the open-face sandwich was born during the Middle Ages when folks would eat their meat atop slabs of stale bread called trenchers. The carb was simply intended as a vessel, kind of like a plate, but people soon realized that the bottom bread soaked in juices was the best part of the meal. The Danish smørrebrød tradition really took the idea of an open-face sandwich and ran wild. Danes are known to pile buttered bread with everything from leftovers to fresh salmon. Although the American open-face sandwich tends to consist of hot meat with lashings of gravy, the mostly-forgotten Hot Beef Manhattan adds mashed potatoes to the mix, making the plate heartier and more satisfying.

For even more character, may we suggest opting for cheese when you order your Culver's beef pot roast sandwich? It's already an option when you place your order. We favor American cheese for its supreme meltiness and mildness. When you pile your 'taters on top, the cheese will provide additional flavor and moisture to your sando. We're also not averse to mixing things up with a little of the horseradish dressing that Culver's offers with pot roast. 

Your custom Hot Beef Manhattan knock-off is guaranteed to satiate your hunger and offer a unique fast food dinner that might just be unduplicated at any rival eateries. We also love Culver's fish sandwich and dinner that hit menus around Lent, given that they also offer a different take on normal drive-thru fare, but the beauty of the pot roast sandwich is that it's offered year-round.