Ohio takes its stacked sandwiches seriously, and roast beef fans have plenty of reasons to smile. Some of the best spots in the state are the kind of places that regulars would rather keep to themselves, from old-school delis to fast-food throwbacks that outshine the big chains.
This list rounds up eight joints across Ohio where the meat is piled high, the bread holds up, and the value keeps people coming back. Whether you are cruising through Cleveland, cutting across small-town Washington Court House, or grabbing lunch in Dayton, there is a sandwich here worth planning your day around.
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1. Slyman’s Restaurant and Deli, Cleveland, OH
Cleveland has a well-earned reputation for corned beef, and this St. Clair Avenue mainstay is where a lot of that reputation gets made. Described as a retro breakfast and lunch spot, it leans hard into hefty deli classics and lean, moist corned beef stacked on homemade rye…