I've been driving by a place for a couple of weeks after work that exclusively sells French Dips. So I figured the first place I had to review for this site was Rizzo’s.

The place is no bigger than the typical backyard shed. After you walk in you are greeted by a friendly high school kid at the counter and you see a person who is most likely the kid’s father in the back preparing the roast beef. At this point I just needed a second to look at the menu because my choices were a French Dip with or without cheese. I picked option #2.

Since the place is so tiny I had to eat my Dip outside while being observed by Undependent Media’s own Scott Muoio. When I first opened the bag I noticed right away there wasn’t an au jus container. I found out after I opened the sandwich that Rizzo’s dips the beef in aujus and puts a small amount on the roll. With this minute amount of au jus it’s difficult to enjoy the dip in the traditional way. I did enjoy the sandwich, but it was more like a roast beef sandwich than a French Dip. The roast beef was tender, had great flavor and the roll was perfect for a French dip. If Rizzo’s gave you the au jus on the side I would go there often because the dip was only 6 bucks. I just can’t make a regular trip to Rizzo’s without the key ingredient, the au jus.

Meat = 1.0
Bread = 1.0
Au Jus = 0.0
Cost/Quantity = 1.0

Total = 3.0