identity
Rhonda’s Washington review documents that combination in 2023. It is distinct from the food court’s turkey sandwiches and from packaged roast beef sold inside the warehouse. [1]
history
A Cheapism report originally published February 21, 2023 describes contact with a Lynnwood, Washington food-court employee. Its current version was updated in 2025, so the original publication date is not a verified first-sale date. Rhonda subsequently named Covington and Federal Way in her April 2023 account, and Chris Shott reviewed a Brooklyn purchase that August. These records establish local stages in the sandwich’s history without fixing one universal launch day. [3] [1] [2]
Kelly Tyko reported Costco’s confirmation that turkey Swiss would replace roast beef in March 2024. [4]
nutrition
The table uses the serving printed on the January 2024 U.S. chart. Its warehouse and photograph date are unknown. Shott’s Brooklyn sandwich weighed over a pound, an individual measurement rather than the label’s serving basis. [5] [2]
| Nutrient | Roast beef sandwich (16 oz / 462 g)United States; photographed warehouse unspecified |
|---|---|
| Calories | 790 kcal |
| fat | 23 g |
| saturated fat | 4 g |
| trans fat | 0 g |
| cholesterol | 95 mg |
| sodium | 3190 mg |
| carbohydrate | 91 g |
| fiber | 5 g |
| total sugars | 11 g |
| added sugars | 7 g |
| protein | 54 g |
| vitamin D | 0 mcg |
| calcium | 67 mg |
| iron | 6 mg |
| potassium | 672 mg |
- Roast beef sandwich (16 oz / 462 g): Historical chart printed January 17, 2024; shared March 1. Warehouse and capture date unknown. Not a current national or Hawaii-specific specification. Source ↗
prices
distinctions
The firsthand reviews did not agree on value. Rhonda found the bread dry and the sandwich disappointing beside cheaper food-court choices. Shott liked the moist beef, substantial serving and roasted tomatoes, but wanted less mayonnaise-mustard and more onion relish. His serving had pickled onions, a contrast with the fresh-looking onions in its menu photograph. Those differing experiences describe individual purchases; they are not proof of a nationwide recipe change. [1] [2]
Local evidence
Price observations
- $9.99 · One roast beef sandwich; tax treatment unstated · Covington, Washington · report published 2023-04-19; sale date unknown. Covington menu photograph; body April 15 / header April 19, 2023. Exact purchase date and weight unknown. [1]
Nutrition observations
Read the scoped nutrition table and source limits in Nutrition ↑
Last checked 2026-10-01 UTC. A listing is not a live stock check.
Sources & photo rights
Local reviews supply the construction, prices and attributed reactions. The nutrition chart provides a separate historical serving specification. Exact first-sale and final-sale dates at individual warehouses remain unresolved, and a matching item photograph still needs permission for publication. [1] [2] [5]
- 1. Roast beef sandwich review Open original source
Rhonda / Frugal Hotspot · Published 2023-04-19 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Header April 19; body April 15, 2023. Exact purchase day unspecified. Copyright reserved; inspected serving image not licensed for reuse.
Supporting section
Ingredients, price photograph caption and final location paragraph
- 2. Brooklyn roast beef sandwich taste test Open original source
Chris Shott / Eat This, Not That! · Published 2023-08-10 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Publication August 10, 2023; exact visit date unknown. Single purchased weight is not the later 462 g chart specification. Photo copyright reserved.
Supporting section
Brooklyn purchase, The Look and The Taste
- 3. Early Washington sandwich report Open original source
Rachel Schneider / Cheapism · Published 2023-02-21 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Original publication February 21, 2023; current page updated October 28, 2025. Later version cannot independently establish original wording, an exact first sale, or rollout completeness.
Supporting section
Publication/update dates and direct employee-contact paragraph
- 4. Sandwich update Open original source
Kelly Tyko / Axios · Published 2024-03-05 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Visible March 5 date; URL and UTC publication metadata use March 6. Not a completed store-by-store census.
Supporting section
Company-confirmed replacement paragraph
- 5. Photographed food-court nutrition chart, January 17, 2024 Open original source
Ping_shark / r/Costco · Published 2024-03-01 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Customer photograph, not corporate-hosted. Printed timestamp is not capture or recipe-effective date. Warehouse unknown; no photo reuse grant. Mango carbohydrate accounting is internally inconsistent.
Supporting section
Original image headers; Mango Smoothie and Roast Beef Sandwich rows