Cheap Eats 2009

By Matthew Korfhage

Look, I like your chi-chi avocado and pesto aioli and capicola sandwiches as much as the next guy, but sometimes you just want some old-school, East Coast, blue-collar seared beefsteak and cheese ($7.50), delivered on a roll by some dude who's been at it for like 20 years. The kind of place where there are always a few cops eating dinner, and the grill's built up a seasoning nobody can fake. Well, Ford's is that place. And it's open late.

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Matthew Korfhage

Matthew Korfhage

Matthew Korfhage has lived in St. Louis, Chicago, Munich and Bordeaux, but comes from Portland, where he makes guides to the city and writes about food, booze and books. He likes the Oxford comma but can't use it in the newspaper.

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