How The French Dip Was Accidentally Invented | Legendary Eats

Philippe the Original has been a landmark of Downtown Los Angeles for 100 years. Established in 1908, Philipe's is a 4th generation family-owned restaurant. It's also where the original french dip sandwich was "accidentally invented" and became a national sensation.
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How The French Dip Was Accidentally Invented | Legendary Eats

[@sleepyboi6245]

0:22 Left car got scratched, that was edited out

[@PeepGamePopoff]

Facts

[@dankbabayyyy]

What an asshole lmao

[@dankbabayyyy]

@@devonsonny9756 yo that’s pretty fucked up lol

[@JoeAvella]

@@dankbabayyyy it also didn't happen.

[@jonathankidwell6889]

@@JoeAvella Ya door might have gently touched a mirror. No damage.

[@roaches23]

Tradition to go here before a Dodger game

[@goldeneve]

Yup

[@inquizition9672]

Just went here too, before an event at Dodger Stadium. The sandwich was FANTASTIC, but unfortunately they are also very small especially if eating it by itself.

[@SandmanFightingSys]

Dodgers suck

[@creepnasty5370]

You’re part of the problem

[@cindysteffens8065]

I first went to Phillipe's in the fifties with my dad who was a policeman on the LAPD. It was much smaller then and didn't have the extra dining area. I still drop in for a "wet" beef sandwich when I'm in LA. Such wonderful memories of my dad.

[@vchen4837]

0:34 hit or miss, i guess they never miss huh

[@damoos3.]

u got a boyfren i bet he doesnt kiss yuh MUAH

[@jakebickham123]

hit or miss, my wife took the kids,shes got a boyfriend and they already kiss ya.

[@bbgodR]

I came to the comments to see if anyone commented on that, I guess you did. Good job gamer boy.

[@vchen4837]

@@jakebickham123 very epic

[@vchen4837]

@@bbgodR rise up gamer

[@bentcn8511]

All this time I thought we're supposed to dip it like nuggets, not dip the whole bread.

[@SleightCreative]

There is no wrong way to eat a french dip

[@tyrusbobo]

I like to dip mine as I go so my hands don't get all messy.

[@kingikiller]

Omg idky this made me laugh

[@TheodoreBrosevelt]

If it's dipped it's dipped

[@megaultradamn]

If you dip it sideways, it becomes an Asian Dip.

[@amarreezlan7131]

The host and his friend have that natural-funny sense. I like it

[@WilliamWonka]

@2:50 could have been the whole video. Literally. I’ve been to LA a few times for work. The only thing I miss is that damn sandwich.

[@Sig_P229]

I am full and this still looks good!

[@nathan6389]

I honestly love this place, go every couple of weeks and practically order everything too lol

[@JacksonWalter735]

0:22 I thought he hit the other car and had to edit it out 😂

[@johnkay5597]

Jackson Walter most definitely did💀

[@alans1870]

I thought the same thing.

[@williamborges3914]

Phillipe's incredible mustard is to die for. ❤ Add too much to a sandwich and you just might . . . 🤣🤣🤣

[@Ella-nh6ou]

0:16 He looked really excited to eat it. Yum.

[@buttermypopcorn31]

It's been about five years since I visited LA and went to Philippe's. I noticed in the video they now have new updated registers. It used to be cash only.

[@yukongold5306]

Omg I tried this it's amazing totally recommend!

[@Minae2584]

I knew about how the sandwich was created, but not from WHERE. Never imagined it would be from an LA restaurant! I am determined to visit and try it out from the birth place!

[@Zartoo_3rd_Overlord_ofBlargon7]

Very conveniently located just a block or two from Union Station. I used to take the Metro-Link in from the suburbs just to eat here.

[@Misschocoluvr]

that Spanish flu line... it was too real

[@lol-pj6ss]

Looks incredible

[@Chr.U.Cas2216]

👍👌👏 Looks great! Now I'm hungry!

[@jenniwhallon3216]

Thanks so much

[@youtubed3951]

love this place

[@hitachicordoba]

Eating a Phillipe's beef single dip with hot mustard, mac salad and extra dill pickles as I watch this. Takeout only nowadays due to the holiday C19 spike in LA/CA. Other LA epic sandwiches are Langer's Deli's Pastrami #19 and Giamela's Italian Beef Pepper Steak. 3:00 Phillipe's survived the 1918 Spanish Flu and will survive the 2020 C-19 pandemic. Vive le French Dip!

[@thegrimreaper950]

Literally was looking for a insider french dip to watch while I was eating French dip yesterday still got left overs tho

[@Rihanna_com]

3:36 he thinks he is annoying but won't say it 😂

[@eliwinx147]

Which one brown hair?

[@waltermoment739]

I was literally here like last Friday I love this place

[@Lawomenshoops]

Do your research, Cole’s really invented the French Dip sandwich! They also serve the best French Dip sandwich in LA!

[@chefistaenglish925]

Chefista cooking .. Delicious Recipes !

[@davidnoticiero6728]

Actually, the story of the sandwiches inception are that an LAPD officer named French ordered a roast beef sandwich from Cole's Sandwiches on 6th and Broadway, and the bread was dropped in the beef juices but the officer being in a hurry requested to take the sandwich as is, them returned the next day to order the same. The truth may never be known

[@skunkman9815]

It actually happened here at philippes

[@Thestuffnope]

Well, anyone can accidentally drop something in anything.

[@ralphthebulldog5163]

It's was first made in the UK

[@paulhuang1694]

@@ralphthebulldog5163 no

[@recoswell]

I head that same story - only it was called "total bullshit" when I heard it

[@CuddleFish124]

Never even heard of a French Dip sandwich before today, but now I am determined to try one before I die 🤤

[@mexicanjesus8672]

if you ever in LA stop by everyone comes everyone is happy to be in the place if you think LA is hard everyone is so happy in this place i love it been going since i was a kid

[@Spokentruths725]

@@mexicanjesus8672 i loved LA when I visited last year. Can’t wait to go back and try this place! So many options in that city.

[@mastod0n1]

They are so good. Most restaurants can do a good version of it. I've never had the original but a run of the mill French Dip at a local institution is almost always good.

[@Dee0336]

@@mastod0n1 Ate at Philippe’s a couple of years ago and had it dipped. Not above and beyond a good one from another place. What set it apart for me was the spicy mustard.

[@oneoflokis]

💯👍

[@jonathanbennett1074]

3:38 that awkward moment when you both want pie and want to be polite.

[@splendidsplendid6436]

😂

[@noirlily3413]

"Why I like look like how I do now" 😂😂😂

[@skunkman9815]

This place is very delicious I really also love the vintage ambiance with the wooden stools and booths, the sawdust floors, the old phone booths, and the candy counter

[@PelucheDulce]

I know!😋🥪 😔If only I could try those kind of sandwiches.

[@POTThaesslich]

that Spanish flu fact was so innocent in 2018

[@ImpulseScooterTeam]

It wasn’t a Fireman it was a LAPD Police Officer last name French. The sandwich was named after him.

[@akiratakahashi89]

Nice rendition of "We Three Kings"!

[@thegreatcalvinio]

A vegan’s worst nightmare

[@broimpeccable4219]

Or wettest dream...

[@treesap8911]

More like a dream

[@thektranold888]

What vegans

[@MawenMendoza]

lolol

[@mirabilis]

No, a vegan's worst nightmare is to be part of animal cruelty.

[@dannyc.jewell8788]

I love history like this ,mundane,a bit ,but not invented by a corp. .more like organic

[@Charles36.]

It's wonderful. Best one lol

[@chriskeller3705]

This looks good as hell

[@janach1305]

Here in the Northwest the sandwich comes dry with a cup of au jus on the side for you to dip as you eat it. I never heard of the bun being pre-dipped.

[@luckyduckydrivingschool3615]

Interesting. I had no idea that the so-called "French Dip" sandwich is an American invention, let alone a West-Coast one!

[@rypatmackrock]

If it came from an immigrant French family let it be Phellipe‘s or Boudin‘s in San Francisco, then it counts as French influenced in the US.

[@latinolawdog5067]

@@rypatmackrockwhat do you mean “counts”? Who’s counting?

[@rypatmackrock]

@@latinolawdog5067 What counts besides arithmetic is the fact that French families at a particular point in US food history developed these recipes; and they took off as icons that are still enjoyed to this day. I will leave it at that.

[@TsRRevelationz]

Adam Savage decided to do food videos now? Damn I miss mythbusters

[@TMWill-fi5fy]

I like the invention story.

[@Itchweed1256]

What’s with the jazzed up version of ‘Lord of Light’ hymn in the background lol

[@raypicard8263]

French dip with pickled eggs. I love it

[@Ohushi]

Imagine being that dude and taking the first bite. Hoooooooooooooooooooo yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

[@lifewithjayy5409]

I love McAllister French dip!!

[@JohnPaulKhoury]

Went on your recommendation. It was sub par. Very friendly but the product did not live up to the hype. Nice to say “we went” but will not be going back. Had the pork, the lamb, the beef. Sides, beer. Nostalgic but that’s about it outside of really friendly.

[@PDXLibertarian]

There was another contender in Long Beach I grew up with. French Dip is still my favorite sandwich, but I don't think the original was from LA. It was from LB.

[@vladikolev1230]

This video made me hungry

[@skunkman9815]

This place if freakin delicious

[@seb.5759]

I GUESS THEY NEVER MISS

[@Cartoonsoldier83]

Went there today for lunch ☺️

[@Tim18]

This made me hungry

[@salesmannfldz4740]

I need to try this 🥴

[@isaacjex8423]

French dips are soooo good

[@4doors907]

i used to eat 50 cent cake now its philippes

[@roblocks]

Brennan and Carr in Brooklyn has been doing this since the 1930s.

[@SunshinePediatricTherapy]

1918.... the Spanish Flu?! Not 100 years in 2018.... Here we are now dealing with COVID

[@doobick1898]

Hit or Miss, I guess I want French Dip

[@brionpriest6735]

Heard it was a cop that came and the sandwich bread got dropped in Agus.

[@willsharp9258]

Anyone else notice Creed Bratton standing in line at 2:39?

[@tracybeeeee]

Here from GMM. Just had to order a sub for a delivery. I know it won't hit the same, but I'm going to dream about this.

[@yesxplain5965]

No soup on the side? I like dipping it myself

[@skunkman9815]

I’ve been to this place many times The French dip sandwiches they got is very delicious

[@brocolli17]

You can add French into anything lmao

[@strodeum6460]

He gon' skrrt and hit the dab like Wiz Khalifa

[@gschady]

I used black paint on my head thinking it was OFF bug spray and invented bald spot cover up .. AFTER I invented Post It notes

[@vetmom79]

It's not just "juice". It's Au Jus

[@donotwatchthisvideo2]

omelet du fromage

[@theyeatusdad]

Its slang, plenty of people call it juice, because it basically is juice.

[@OccAZNion]

You seem like that kinda person who over pronounces things in Italian Restaurants

[@cf7833]

It's not just "Au Jus". It's Jus. Au means "with".

[@JohnSmith-vw5fd]

And its not pronounced juice its jew

[@isaiahtellez9640]

I heard that there once was an old man that didn’t have any teeth and requested that the bread be dipped so it can be soft enough for him. Hence the sandwich

[@holycowtube]

Cole’s invented the French dip.

[@Flash_1689]

"The hot mustard we make it HERE"..... "we make it in house" REALLY , YOU DONT SAY😂😂😂😂

[@dumbomagoo]

0:21 Be honest, you totally dinged that car and edited it out

[@eakolynn]

Now I have a reason to go to LA

[@jb42jb]

Anyone from Chicago

[@tammiarichardson4627]

Ths is like the Italian beef in Chicago.

[@beastmodegaming3440]

0:34 HIT OR MISS I GUESS THEY NEVER MISS HUH?

[@Stuff_And_Things]

Had I gone to France after learning about this sandwich but before learning its true origins, it would have been one of the things I would have ordered. An authentic French Dip with a proper order of French Fries. Just ignore me...I'm an American. ;)

[@chicagolifetv]

Looks like an Italian beef to me

[@LisaNix2]

It was a policeman not a fireman😄

[@J_T_B]

you realize coles also claims to be the founder of the french dip

[@hammer22able]

Great review! But no need to be PC. Everybody knows it was a cop and not a fireman who got the first dipped sandwich.

[@AlphariusXX426]

Oh my God how do you make that🍞🍞🍖🍖🥪

[@cademancaden]

I like mine with a little cup of au jus on the side :)

[@iluminadavasquez7472]

Double dipped with cheese please 😊

[@Avatar512793]

Damn I can barely handle a dab of that mustard, and these guys are covering their sandwiches with it like ketchup.

[@T1G3RB3ast]

Hahaha yea mustard can be overwhelming

[@Im_George]

@Kenton Moore a cheese and ground beef sandwich. Aka, a cheeseburger

[@JohnsVic]

wait ive been here before wow

[@agentbubbles782]

What’s the sauce that you dip it in

[@kendramontgomery2005]

Pee juice sauce

[@dorie7483]

Au Jus

[@donotwatchthisvideo2]

Ass sauce best sauce

[@jakej.4380]

Beef broth

[@marke5095]

Gamer girl pee

[@bruceleroy8063]

I thought cheese on a french dip was bad. Mustard? We're done.

[@cthulur6720]

I just got a 104 min ad

[@edzmuda6870]

I think the story about the cop’s bread being dropped in the broth by accident is a fictional account contrived as publicity stunt. The creator was well aware of similar broth soaked bread sandwiches sold in Europe and other parts of the country.

[@bagontucks]

Nah it was created here.

[@dkfaust222]

How did I know he dropped his roll in the drippings smh

[@gavinreddig3969]

French dip is the best arby's sandwich.

[@aidanadams5087]

Are you that guy off myth busters

[@Usafpararescue96]

Yes

[@Zartoo_3rd_Overlord_ofBlargon7]

You can also get it with mutton.

[@TheWalterHWhite]

The mustard is legit, but I feel this place has/never has the panache that videos perpetuate. It's good don't get me wrong. However, it's far from a revelation.

[@waltermoment739]

The lamb sandwich is the best sandwich

[@terencechin8942]

Me watching this and wanting to be a vegetarian: Way the go, Terence!

[@malimish]

No one knows who Charles Phoenix is? 2:44

[@coleg1724]

I like to dip it after instead of getting the whole bun soggy