There was a small chain where I used to live called Lion’s Choice. It was freshly roasted beef piled high on freshly baked buns, all prepared on site. The best roast beef sandwiches ever. When I saw a sign for a Lion’s Choice in my new town I was overjoyed, but when it finally opened and I went there it was no longer the same. Same exact processed crap as Arby’s. They lasted six months.
Lion’s Choice is only in the St Louis area and remains outstanding, the way you remember it.