Brennan & Carr

Brennan & Carr
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Restaurant information
Established1938 (1938)
Owner(s)Eddie Sullivan [1]
Food typeRoast Beef Sandwiches
Street address3432 Nostrand Avenue
CityBrooklyn
CountyKings
StateNew York
Postal/ZIP Code11229
Coordinates40°36′1″N 73°56′31.5″W / 40.60028°N 73.942083°W / 40.60028; -73.942083
Websitewww.brennanandcarrbrooklyn.com

Brennan & Carr is a roast beef sandwich shop in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn[2] open since 1938. It appeared on Man v. Food (season 2).[2]

Their Roast Beef sandwich has been named one of the “23 Iconic Dishes to Try in New York” and is the city’s answer to “LA’s fabled French dipped sandwiches.”[3]

One of the signatures of Brennan & Carr is their beef broth, which consists of the leftover drippings from the oven-roasted beef, poured into a heated vat, and is then used as part of the sandwich-making process.

Regular customers know of 3 separate variations of using broth with their ordered sandwich: The "Dingle-Dangle", which is just the beef of the sandwich dipped into the broth, leaving the roll dry; the "Double Dip", where the entire sandwich is dipped into the broth; and the "K.F.J.", or "Knife and Fork Job", where an entire ladleful of broth is poured onto the entire sandwich, making the result so messy, customers have to use a knife and fork to eat it.

References

  1. ^ Shunk, Laura (April 1, 2015). "The 13 Essential Restaurants in Brooklyn That Are More Than 50 Years Old, 2015". The Village Voice.
  2. ^ a b Miller, Stuart (January 12, 2012). "Hot Roast Beef and Close Ties on Avenue U". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  3. ^ "23 Iconic Dishes to Try in New York". Eater NY. December 20, 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.


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