Five restaurant chains serving the best pot roast in America.
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Savory pot roast is the ideal cold weather food, the tender beef and vegetables and rich gravy perfect for warming up on a cold day. Simple yet packed with flavor, pot roast is commonly made at home with the help of a slow cooker, but many restaurants have variations so good they’re worth adding to your list. If you’re craving this comfort food classic, the following spots get rave reviews from diners who love it: Here are five chains with excellent pot roast, wrapping up in one chain that arguably has the best.
Culver’s
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Culver’s Beef Pot Roast is raved about by diners for its taste and quality. “Instead of getting my usual tasty burger at Culver’s, today I decided to get the Beef Pot Roast and instead of fries I got a bowl of George’s Chili Bowl Supreme, never had either at Culver’s and let me tell you…THIS. WAS. DELICIOUS!!” one fan said.
Mimi’s Cafe
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The French Pot Roast at Mimi’s Cafe is made with braised beef, carrots, celery, and onions on a bed of mashed potatoes. “The food was spectacular,” one diner said. “I had the French Pot Roast, and the Bacon, Bleu Cheese & Walnut salad w/Salmon; and my friend had the Ribeye and it was the best meal we had in months.”
Black Bear Diner
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The Slow-Cooked Pot Roast at Black Bear Diner is made with slow-cooked beef, onion, carrot, celery, mushrooms, red potatoes, herbs, and spices, topped with rich beef gravy. “I had the pot roast melt at Black Bear Diner & man was it good,” one fan said. “The pot roast was really good: not fatty, tender, tasty gravy, and plentiful portion. I would order it again any time,” another said.
Perkins American Food Co.
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The Classic Pot Roast at Perkins is made with tender braised beef, green peas, carrots, onions, and a hearty beef gravy served with two dinner sides. “The pot roast dinner…the best,” one diner said.
Denny’s
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Leave it to Denny’s to come up with the best restaurant chain pot roast. The The Big Dipper Melt is made with tender pot roast, Swiss cheese, caramelized onions, and mayo on grilled Texas toast, served with French onion au jus for dipping. The Mama D’s Pot Roast Bowl is made with pot roast on top of red-skinned mashed potatoes with roasted carrots, celery and onions, smothered in rich gravy, and paired with dinner bread. “Stopped in for dinner after a long physically demanding day and longed for comfort food of well cooked beef. Enter Denny’s pot roast melt. Every bite was piping hot, the sandwich never cooled down much. And tender? Oh my goodness! Melted in my mouth,” one diner raved.
