A real Italian beef sandwich is a Chicago thing, but you do not have to fly to the Midwest to get one. Across Las Vegas and Henderson, a handful of spots stack thin-sliced beef on soft rolls and dip them in savory jus until every bite drips.
Add wet gravy, hot giardiniera, or melted mozzarella, and you have the sandwich fans keep driving across town for. Here are seven Nevada places that take the Italian beef seriously.
1. Windy City Beefs-N-Dogs, Las Vegas, NV
Finding a proper Italian beef in the American West is not easy, which is part of what makes this west-side counter spot such a find. Sitting in a strip mall at 7500 W Lake Mead Blvd, it leans fully into Chicago comfort food.
The Italian beef comes wet with au jus and house-made giardiniera, and adding mozzarella turns it into a genuinely rich sandwich. The giardiniera here gets a lot of love on its own…