Kelly's Roast Beef
Revere, MA 02151-4705
Phone: (781) 284-9129
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- Oak Island Street
- Specialties:
- Cheap Eats
- Best of Citysearch:
- French Fries 2004
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 5:30am-2am, Fri-Sat 5am-3am
Editorial Review for Kelly's Roast Beef – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
Kelly's flagship, takeout-only Revere Beach location provides a top spot for summertime people-watching, as outdoor tables enable customers to watch an endless parade of strolling couples. The signature, overstuffed roast beef sandwich is sliced fresh and requires a two-handed grasp. Other menu favorites include clam chowder, onion rings and fried clams. Compared to downtown restaurants' pricey, undersized versions, the lobster roll (meat of two one-pound Maine lobsters) is a veritable bargain.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoScared of birds? Enjoy your food in your car; otherwise you'll have to deal with super-aggressive seagulls and pigeons.
User Reviews for Kelly's Roast Beef
12/09/2007 Posted by wingedmonkeys
Wow. I've been going to Kelly's since I was a kid -- and I'm 50 now. Over all those years, Kelly's is still my family's favorite place to go for fast food prepared to order from good-quality ingredients. Where else can you get hamburgers or hot dogs served on hot buttered toasted buns -- not to mention the world's juiciest, most succulent roast beef sandwiches, tender chicken fingers, and an absolutely ginormous fish plate (fresh cod, fries, onion rings, and the best tartar sauce on earth, in portions generous enough to feed petite me and my 250-pound hubby)? And don't get me started on their fried chicken or clams. And their lobster roll, while an indulgence is worth the money -- big chunks of fresh lobster meat with the right amount of mayo to create a little bit of heaven on a plate. The original Kelly's on Revere Beach is still the best -- not sure that the branch restaurants are quite as good. Let's face it, nothing tastes better when you're sitting by the beach on a crisp fall day, eating piping hot fried scallops and fries, while the gulls wheel overhead and the wind rolls in off the ocean. Not sure why so many folks think prices are high at Kelly's these days -- maybe they're ordering the lobster rolls, which is the most expensive item on the menu. I can still feed my husband, me, and two college-age kids with appetites to match for under $35.
Pros: Parking is easy (except in high summer); food emerges piping hot
Cons: Long wait; branches are inconsistent; stick with Kelly's on Revere Beach for best food
05/09/2007 Posted by celesteral
The fries look and smell good, but after watching 3 - 200 pound women scarf them down during at lunchtime at work, I can definitely say I will stick to my low calorie salads. :)
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