On 2016-11-06 8:20 AM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 5 Nov 2016 18:29:26 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2016-11-05 5:43 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 5 Nov 2016 05:37:27 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
>>
>>>> Even our DQ eat-in and drive-thru menus offer them.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I understand they still serve hot roast beef sandwiches in Iowa. The
>>> one I'm talking about is open faced... white bread, slices of beef, a
>>> scoop of mashed potatoes with a well and gravy over it all.
>>> Vegetables optional.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> It used to be a staple on diner menus around here. I checked the online
>> menu of a place where we used to go frequently when I was working but it
>> doesn't appear to be there anymore.
>
> Same here. I used to order it at the Woolworth's lunch counter.
>

Gone like the dodo? I can't even remember exactly how long ago the
Woolworths with the lunch counter closed down but I would guess it was
close to 40 years.

FWIW.. up here they were commonly sold with fries instead of mashed.
It's that gravy on fries thing.