so really...best cheese steak in Philly is????

Get_Right

Been to Philly 100s of times and never went to Genos or Pats. Locals always tell me not to bother.

Jearlpam0925

Pat's is definitely more worth it than Geno's. imo Geno's stinks because they do the slab style steaks (gross), and they really skimp on the serving size. They make sure those margins stay ridiculously high, as evident by their ability to open a dumbass gift shop (?) across the street. I can't believe that's even a thing. And that's even before getting into their dumb ownership, and former owner scumbag Joey Vento, that was Trump before Trump ("This is America. Speak English." "Press 1 for English. Press 2 for Deportation").

Pat's has barely changed all these years. They put up their small Cheesesteak Vegas sign, but it's nothing compared to the dummies across the street. The only real complaint with Pat's is, depending on the time of day, they can be smaller. And that is mostly due to tourists and ridiculous lines. But the best 3AM cheesesteak you'll ever have.

The best cheesesteak within a block of Cheesesteak Vegas is Cosmi's. Go there and and you can also hit up Termini's for dessert. And the best cheesesteak imo within reasonable walking distance of the ferry going to Camden for the show I'd say is Sonny's on Market Street.

Johnny Abruzzo

I need to make plans for my Sept. 14 lunch at Angelo's. Do I order in advance? Just show up? What should I get? There's no tables right? Just sit on a bench and eat? Sorry for the rookie questions.

Cliffy6745

Johnny Abruzzo said:

I need to make plans for my Sept. 14 lunch at Angelo's. Do I order in advance? Just show up? What should I get? There's no tables right? Just sit on a bench and eat? Sorry for the rookie questions.

You can do either.  If you want to order on your way, give them a call and they'll have it ready. Pretty standard time of a half hour or so, but can also just show up, order and linger outside.

Could benches there, but the move is to take it a few block south to the DiBruno's piazza in the italian market, get a beer or bottle of wine from their bottle shop and enjoy it there

Johnny Abruzzo

Cliffy6745 said:

Johnny Abruzzo said:

I need to make plans for my Sept. 14 lunch at Angelo's. Do I order in advance? Just show up? What should I get? There's no tables right? Just sit on a bench and eat? Sorry for the rookie questions.

You can do either.  If you want to order on your way, give them a call and they'll have it ready. Pretty standard time of a half hour or so, but can also just show up, order and linger outside.

Could benches there, but the move is to take it a few block south to the DiBruno's piazza in the italian market, get a beer or bottle of wine from their bottle shop and enjoy it there

DiBruno's Piazza - damn I haven't been down there in a while.

Cliffy6745

Johnny Abruzzo said:

Cliffy6745 said:

Johnny Abruzzo said:

I need to make plans for my Sept. 14 lunch at Angelo's. Do I order in advance? Just show up? What should I get? There's no tables right? Just sit on a bench and eat? Sorry for the rookie questions.

You can do either.  If you want to order on your way, give them a call and they'll have it ready. Pretty standard time of a half hour or so, but can also just show up, order and linger outside.

Could benches there, but the move is to take it a few block south to the DiBruno's piazza in the italian market, get a beer or bottle of wine from their bottle shop and enjoy it there

DiBruno's Piazza - damn I haven't been down there in a while.

Not sure the official name, but the area right under what used to be the Rizzo mural.  They have tables and all with a bottle shop right across the street. An awesome spot

cutz

Jearlpam0925 said:

Pat's is definitely more worth it than Geno's. imo Geno's stinks because they do the slab style steaks (gross), and they really skimp on the serving size. They make sure those margins stay ridiculously high, as evident by their ability to open a dumbass gift shop (?) across the street. I can't believe that's even a thing. And that's even before getting into their dumb ownership, and former owner scumbag Joey Vento, that was Trump before Trump ("This is America. Speak English." "Press 1 for English. Press 2 for Deportation").

Pat's has barely changed all these years. They put up their small Cheesesteak Vegas sign, but it's nothing compared to the dummies across the street. The only real complaint with Pat's is, depending on the time of day, they can be smaller. And that is mostly due to tourists and ridiculous lines. But the best 3AM cheesesteak you'll ever have.

The best cheesesteak within a block of Cheesesteak Vegas is Cosmi's. Go there and and you can also hit up Termini's for dessert. And the best cheesesteak imo within reasonable walking distance of the ferry going to Camden for the show I'd say is Sonny's on Market Street.

Geno's is where I went a LONG time ago. I could never remember which place I went to, but I remembered it was SLAB style which I didn't care for at all. I said at that time, that I got a better cheese steak in South Jersey, and this is supposed to be the place to get a cheese Steak? Thanks for posting that as I could never remember but now I know it was Genos' because of your Post. Thanks !!

Chop that shit UP !!>LOL

PureandEasy

NOOOOOO!!!  This is one of my favs.  Hope they can reopen.  :(

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/fire-breaks-out-at-jims-steaks-in-south-philadelphia/3319811/

RiotZact

Not to make light of a sad situation, but I saw a hilarious comment on Reddit saying that this is the only way you’ll ever get your cheese melted on a Jim’s steak. 

F Me In The Brain

That's actually pretty funny.
My wife loves this place.

Cliffy6745

Jim’s sucks…it’s for the people who want to sound cool and recommend something different from pats and genos

My favorite thing about Jim’s…Once upon a time 2 am on on south st wasn’t the worst..though it was always bad

https://youtu.be/aGmB1WcahNU

The Juggler

Nah it doesn't suck. It's not the best, but it's far from sucking.

My buddy smashed their window in about 20 years ago after they refused to serve him. Fun times. lol

Jearlpam0925

Hell yeah, Pizza Plus really makes an absolute delicious steak.

RiotZact

Nice! Circles + Squares (same as Pizza Plus) just reopened and they are doing steaks now too. Much closer to my neighborhood so I’m pretty pumped about it. 

RiotZact

Finally tried the Deli @ Dwell tonight. Buffalo chicken cutlet hoagie. Really tasty.

Johnny Abruzzo

Signora Abruzzo is away so we are having Delco Steaks night. They are charging $2 extra for provolone. (!)

Jearlpam0925

Wife's at the Brandi Carlile show, running solo with the kids, so of course I did delivery and completely unhealthy. First time trying out Woodrow's. That's their cheese steak, roast pork, and Italian hoagie. The best of the three I think is the hoagie imo, though I don't know if I'd call it an "Italian". Followed by the cheesesteak, which was equally delicious. They use their own homemade version of whiz which is fantastic. Roast pork was underwhelming, nice amount of spice to it though.

RiotZact

Woodrow’s steak is amazing! 

GlowGirl

Jearlpam0925 said:

Wife's at the Brandi Carlile show, running solo with the kids, so of course I did delivery and completely unhealthy. First time trying out Woodrow's. That's their cheese steak, roast pork, and Italian hoagie. The best of the three I think is the hoagie imo, though I don't know if I'd call it an "Italian". Followed by the cheesesteak, which was equally delicious. They use their own homemade version of whiz which is fantastic. Roast pork was underwhelming, nice amount of spice to it though.

That Italian sub looks so good. 

Wobbie

a philly cheese steak should not be particularly appetizing looking, right? they oughtta look like steak and cheese vomit. the steak should be pulverized. well, in vegas, there were many places that grasped this concept. in salt lake, there’s only one place I’ve found. everyone else SLICES their meat. not right.