This week I reached out for a new Chicago-Style Beef Dip, one of the “Big City Sandwiches” at Arby’s (“We have the meats”), with 3,342 restaurants across the U.S.A.

Just because they’re called “Big City Sandwiches,” don’t worry — you can still get them in small towns and unincorporated areas where taxes are low, but watch out for speed traps and be careful drinking from the fountains in playgrounds.

Here’s the Chicago-style Beef Dip breakdown: thinly sliced roast beef, melted Swiss cheese, Italian seasoning and fire-roasted red, yellow and banana peppers on a toasted sub roll. Served with a side of jus, as in “au jus.”

Total calories: 560. Fat grams: 23. Sodium: 2,730 mg. Carbs: 53 g. Dietary fiber: 3 g. Protein: 35 g. Manufacturer’s suggested retail price: $5.29. Your mileage may vary.

The price at an airport Arby’s may be so high, you’d save money by buying a ticket to Arby’s headquarters in Sandy Springs, Ga., applying for a job and eating a free sandwich at the office Christmas party.

Just a comment on the prices at airport restaurants: Servers should wear bank-robber masks. I put a deposit on a Cinnabon last week when I landed at LAX — two more payments, and that cinnamon bun is mine. You know, there really ought to be a law.

Arby’s has long had a French Dip with roast beef, Swiss and a side of au jus. I guess throwing on some peppers makes this sandwich a Chicago special. I don’t know about bringing jobs back to America, but we sure are bringing sandwiches home.

Arby’s, of course, is known for its roast beef — big hunks of slow-roasted, extra-lean, compressed beef. It’s good stuff, and a welcome change of pace from the hamburger grind. Adding peppers and Italian seasoning are nice touches. This is a good, meaty, filling sandwich. Good on Arby’s for thinking outside the box and inside U.S. borders.

The other sandwiches in Arby’s “Big City Sandwiches” line are: the Fire-Roasted Philly, a traditional cheesesteak with lots of peppers; and the New York Double Stack Reuben, which is a big’un, but not exactly what you’d find in an old-world Brooklyn deli. Still, corned beef, Swiss and kraut won’t steer you too far off the roadmap.

Now, here’s where Arby’s totally loses direction and, frankly, goes off the deep end. Remember about a year ago, when Arby’s unleashed the Meat Mountain, a Dagwood special with pretty much every meat in Arby’s arsenal? It was a grotesque but pretty darn delicious carnivore’s dream sandwich. Now Arby’s has the Meat Mountain — Denali-style. It’s on the secret menu, so you have to whisper your order to the person at the cash register.

Ready? The Meat Mountain Denali-style has (take a deep breath and suck in your gut): two crispy chicken tenders, 1.5 ounces roast turkey, 1.5 ounces ham, 1.5 ounces Swiss cheese, 1.5 ounces corned beef, 1.5 ounces brisket, 1.5 ounces Angus steak, 1 slice of cheddar, 3 half-strips of bacon and, here’s the kicker, a fried pollock fish fillet on a toasted bun. It’s $10.

It’s called “Denali-style” because the fish was caught near Denali (formerly Mount McKinley) in Alaska. Like you need a geography lesson on your way to taking a nap.