Balboa

Toasty garlic bread, house-made rare roast beef smothered in melted Swiss, and ready to plunge into a vat of natural juices. Yeah, we’re talking about that decades-old decadence known as the Balboa, whose gooey perfection can be enjoyed every day at one of the sandwich’s earliest purveyors, Larchmont Tavern. So dip that sandwich deep and enjoy this eminently local creation (the Balboa originated here, not Philly)—but don’t forget to wipe your chin.