![Where's the beef?](https://unvegan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/andersons-2-206x310.jpg)
Sweet, sweet Western New York, my home for the summer. Where weck is a thing and you better not say you’re in Upstate New York because they might kill you. They also have some sort of professional football team. It’s really a beautiful thing and I plan to eat as much of it as I can while here. Fortunately some friends have told me all the best places to go and I decided to begin with that thing called weck. To do so, I found my way to Anderson’s in Depew. Despite the obvious nod to soft serve in their sign, they also have weck.
![Creamy green.](https://unvegan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/andersons-3-220x293.jpg)
So what is weck, you might be wondering? Well it’s actually beef on kimmelweck (just referred to as weck), which means roast beef on a bun with salt and caraway seeds. It also seems to typically have horseradish. I snagged Carl’s Choice, which is 5 oz. compared to a normal 3 oz. cut of beef and just took it straight up on a weck roll with horseradish. I figured my first true beef on weck shouldn’t have any of the frills they offered. Oh, and I ordered curly fries and a pistachio custard because pistachio was their flavor of the day and dammit custard is delicious.
Although they asked if I wanted it after the meal, I took the custard from the start because I’m a grown ass man and can have dessert before dinner if I want! The custard was welcoming and the pistachio flavor was pretty good. It wasn’t too sweet and the texture was just creamy goodness.
![A weck picnic.](https://unvegan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/andersons-1-220x146.jpg)
As for the beef on weck, I felt like it was a nice intro to Western New York. The beef was a little dry (did I miss the au jus somewhere?), but tasty. The horseradish was intense, in a good way, and I found that the roll was kind of unique with the flakes of salt and seed. It’s not the most unique sandwich, but just different enough to not be just a roast beef sandwich. The curly fries made for a good side, but were pretty normal as far as such things go.
As my first beef on weck here, I felt satisfied, but can’t wait to get my hands on more.