RIVALRY BEEF
About
Rivalry Beef puts two iconic sandwiches head to head: the Philly cheesesteak and the Chicago Italian beef. One counter serves both, and you pick a side.
The Italian beef follows the Chicago build. It arrives stacked high on a toasted bun with hot giardiniera shipped straight from Chicago for an authentic spicy bite, and you pick your level of au jus. Ask for the Wet Italian Beef by name. Across the counter, the Philly cheesesteak holds up the other end of the argument.
You will find Rivalry Beef inside CTR Food Works at 190 Marietta Street NW, in the 14-story atrium of the former CNN Center in downtown Atlanta. It is one of eleven stalls set around the CTR Bar, which is billed as the largest bar in Georgia and sits at the center of a room seating about 500. That makes it an easy stop for a group that cannot agree on lunch: tacos, fried chicken, wood-fired pizza, ice cream, and your sandwich, all under one roof.
Come hungry. These are stacked, messy sandwiches, and the mess is the point.