When foodservice veterans Leroy and Forrest Raffel opened the first Arby's in Boardman, Ohio, in 1964, customers enjoyed roast beef sandwiches, potato chips, and Texas-sized iced teas. To name their new venture, the brothers decided on Arby's, which stands for R.B., the initials of the Raffel Brothers - although many suspect the R.B. stands for roast beef.
In 1964, Arby's created its famous Roast Beef Sandwich. Since then it's become a cult classic, representing what's great about being anything but the usual. Their classic sandwich has Arby's thinly sliced, oven-roasted beef piled high inside a toasted sesame seed bun. Try it with their delicious Arby's Sauce, or for an extra kick go with the zesty easily made Horsey Sauce.
Newer popular entrees are Arby's Reuben with Corned Beef or Turkey -- Melted Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Thousand Island dressing with your choice of freshly sliced corned beef or oven-roasted turkey on toasted marble rye bread make the Market Fresh Reuben nearly impossible to resist.
And their BLT -- Strips of thick cut pepper bacon with green leaf lettuce, ripe tomatoes and mayo on toasted thick sliced honey wheat bread.
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