A large roast beef sandwich has a way of settling the question of lunch quickly. At Maverick’s, the signature order arrives stacked and meat-forward, with juicy, flavorful roast beef doing most of the talking. It is a substantial sandwich, built for people who want more than a few polite slices between the bread.
The shop’s roast beef is the reason many people come in, but the meal has a pleasing little rhythm around it: order at the counter, choose a side, then make a stop at the self-serve sauce bar. The result can be as straightforward or as horseradish-forward as you want.
Roast Beef in More Than One Form
The classic large roast beef sandwich is Maverick’s calling card, especially for anyone who prefers a sandwich that is unapologetically centered on the meat. It is filling without needing much embellishment, though the sauce bar offers plenty of opportunities to take it in another direction.
Roast beef and cheddar is another well-liked route, adding a familiar, richer note to the same generous beef. An open-faced roast beef option changes the format entirely and makes a good choice when you are in the mood for a knife-and-fork meal rather than something wrapped in paper.
Horsey sauce is a natural companion here. Its sharp kick cuts through the richness of the beef, and it is easy to adjust the amount yourself rather than committing to a sandwich dressed one particular way.
The Sauce Bar Deserves a Stop
Maverick’s sauce and condiment bar is not an afterthought parked beside the napkins. It is a prominent part of how a meal comes together, stocked with barbecue-style sauces, horseradish or horsey sauce, Maverick’s sauce and other condiments.
That setup suits a menu with sandwiches that can go in several directions. A roast beef sandwich can stay simple with a little horseradish, while pulled pork can pick up barbecue sauce, banana peppers and extra tang. A side of fries or potato cakes can also become an excuse to sample around.
Takeout does not have to miss the ritual. Sauces and condiments can accompany orders to go, which is useful when lunch is headed back to the office, home or the next stop on an errand run.
A Menu That Wanders Beyond Beef
The roast beef may be the headliner, but Maverick’s has the sort of broad sandwich menu that makes it easy for a mixed table to settle in. Pulled pork, Carolina pork, brisket, Philly-style sandwiches, Cubans and turkey-bacon-avocado sandwiches all share space with the namesake beef.
The pulled pork works especially well with a little customization. Horseradish sauce and banana peppers have made a lively combination, giving the smoky pork some heat and tang.
Brisket appears in more than one guise. It has been noted for a moist, well-seasoned smoked character, and it also turns up in the Caribbean jerk biscuit, a more distinctive sandwich built with tangy house-made jerk sauce, crispy onions and a butter-toasted bun.
That jerk biscuit is a nice reminder that the menu does not stay in one sandwich lane. The crisp onions bring texture, the bun adds a little richness, and the jerk sauce gives brisket a brighter, tangier profile than the usual barbecue setup.
For a fresher-feeling option, the turkey, bacon and avocado sandwich combines generous portions with a straightforward mix of ingredients that works well at lunch. The Cuban is another solid choice when the table is in the mood to branch out.
Sides With Some Crunch
The fries are worth ordering on their own merits. They arrive hot, crisp on the outside and soft within, with seasoning that gives them more character than a standard fast side. They are also particularly handy when you want to work through a few sauces from the bar.
Onion rings have their own following, especially among groups splitting a few sides across the table. For a different sort of crunch, potato cakes offer a notably crisp option that can hold up well beside a hefty sandwich.
Mashed potatoes with dark gravy make a more comfort-food-minded partner for roast beef, particularly alongside the open-faced version. Chicken wild rice soup is available when a smaller, warming accompaniment sounds better than another fried side.
A Shake if Lunch Turns Into Dessert
A thick shake can serve as the sweet finish, or simply as a dessert-like drink alongside the sandwich. It is the sort of choice that turns a quick counter-order meal into a slightly more lingering lunch.
Soft drinks are available as well, including Mellow Yellow. Not every meal needs a grand finale; sometimes a seasoned order of fries and a cold soda is the whole plan.
A Casual Room for Eating In
Inside, Maverick’s keeps the tone relaxed and easy to talk in. Booths offer the familiar comfort of a neighborhood sandwich shop, while padded chairs provide another seating option for solo diners, small groups and family meals.
Memorabilia and pictures on the walls give the small dining room some visual texture. The setting is not trying to turn lunch into a production. It is a place to sit down, unwrap a sandwich, pass around a basket of rings and carry on a conversation.
Orders commonly come out promptly, and the service has a friendly, efficient character that fits both a quick dine-in stop and a takeout visit.
An Easy Stop in a Strip-Mall Setting
Maverick’s sits in a strip-mall setting near a Red Wing store, a location that makes a sandwich stop easy to fold into nearby errands. There is a free parking lot with plenty of reported spaces at this location, so the visit begins without much fuss.
Dine-in, takeout and delivery are all available, giving the menu room to work for different kinds of days. Some meals call for a booth and a shake; others call for bringing home roast beef, crisp fries and a few containers of sauce.