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

petrocs

kosteva2 wrote:

John's Roast Pork blows anyone away. The problem is you need to get there by 2-3pm on a weekday to get one. If you can't go there, go to the Tony Luke's on Front/Oregon. Pats/Genos/Jims is only good if its latenight and you're drunk.

A few years ago the food critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer did the taste test. Here's his review.

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/food/50627582.html

He wrote dat shit like he knows his shit...and you know DIS....MAAAAAAN

BinFrog

Steve's Prince of Steaks.

Rubberbandman

does anyone want to do a tally since i dont have the patience too

demetrios

Too many place's to visit! I say we call each & every place, have them delivery a few dozen or so cheese steak's from each place, and have them all bring it to our headquarters. We can cut them up in pieces to pass around & stuff. Though, where should we all meet for this madness?!?! :geek:

Scott36

So besides Tony Jr's (still not sure how closely affiliated this place is with Tony Luke's) are there any other really good cheese steak spots near the Radisson hotel and Rittenhouse Square?

Rubberbandman

i actually took a trip to philly one weekend just for a cheesesteak , no lie
and i think i had Genos, wasnt thrilled with it , i hear tonys and genos are just tourist places, who knows

Rubberbandman

Dalessandro's Steaks

think i am going to try this one this time

U R A Crazy Breed

demetrios wrote:

Too many place's to visit! I say we call each & every place, have them delivery a few dozen or so cheese steak's from each place, and have them all bring it to our headquarters. We can cut them up in pieces to pass around & stuff.

BRILLIANT!!! then we pick a winner and eat from there!

Jearlpam0925

Rubberbandman wrote:

does anyone want to do a tally since i dont have the patience too

I think the consensus is yous guys should start off with John's Roast Pork. And then look forward to being disappointed by every cheese steak you have afterward. Remember, they close at 3pm.

chromiam

BinFrog wrote:

Steve's Prince of Steaks.

only when you're drunk

U R A Crazy Breed

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Rubberbandman wrote:

does anyone want to do a tally since i dont have the patience too

I think the consensus is yous guys should start off with John's Roast Pork. And then look forward to being disappointed by every cheese steak you have afterward. Remember, they close at 3pm.

you are the local dude and you swore by this place from the get go and the dude in the food review agrees...that's enough for me!...don't know how far from the Radisson it is but i'm going to eat there 4 sure!

U R A Crazy Breed

bump for cheese steaks!!

Jearlpam0925

I concur with your bump. An extra bump for JRP.

woundedorgan

JIM'S on South...don't waste your time going to anywhere else. You can even grab a beer while you are there...

Cliffy6745

John's Rost Pork for Cheese Steaks

Tony Lukes or DiNic's for Pork with Brocoli Rabe

cannotstaylong

Kanye East wrote:

Gern Blansten wrote:

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

I would never ever ever ever eat a cheesesteak outside of the Philly area unless the proprietor is from the Philly area.

I can't imagine that they are any different really....I mean it's steak, onion, I like hot peppers, provolone, mayo

delicious

Its all about the bread. You cant get a roll anywhere like you can in this area.

That's what people don't understand. A Philly steak isn't a "Philly" steak because of any fancy ingredients like the cheese, meat, shrooms, onions or peppers. It really is about the bread. I'm not from Philly but I've had enough steaks there over the years to notice the difference when I eat one elsewhere. The bread makes the sandwich and like Kanye East said, you can't get bread like that anywhere outside Philly.

Surprisingly, one of the best steaks I've had outside of Philly was down in New Orleans on Bourbon Street (can't remember the name of the place now). It was run by a father and son from Philly. After tasting the sandwich and finding out that they were from Philly I asked if they baked their own bread, as I already knew that was the key ingredient. They said no, that they have it shipped in from Philly. Even arriving a couple days after baking, that stuff is still superior. By the way, if anyone knows the place I'm talking about, try the steak with the N'awlins mustard on it. That stuff will clear out your sinuses faster than anything.

Jearlpam0925

cannotstaylong wrote:

Kanye East wrote:

Gern Blansten wrote:

I can't imagine that they are any different really....I mean it's steak, onion, I like hot peppers, provolone, mayo

delicious

Its all about the bread. You cant get a roll anywhere like you can in this area.

That's what people don't understand. A Philly steak isn't a "Philly" steak because of any fancy ingredients like the cheese, meat, shrooms, onions or peppers. It really is about the bread. I'm not from Philly but I've had enough steaks there over the years to notice the difference when I eat one elsewhere. The bread makes the sandwich and like Kanye East said, you can't get bread like that anywhere outside Philly.

Surprisingly, one of the best steaks I've had outside of Philly was down in New Orleans on Bourbon Street (can't remember the name of the place now). It was run by a father and son from Philly. After tasting the sandwich and finding out that they were from Philly I asked if they baked their own bread, as I already knew that was the key ingredient. They said no, that they have it shipped in from Philly. Even arriving a couple days after baking, that stuff is still superior. By the way, if anyone knows the place I'm talking about, try the steak with the N'awlins mustard on it. That stuff will clear out your sinuses faster than anything.

I believe it's called Chubby's. Haha, that's funny. I ate at the same place and struck up a conversation with the owner. He said he used to drive from South Jersey to Nawlins every weekend. It was an aiight cheesesteak, but it wasn't like here.

Nothingman54

steak escape

My3rdEye

secondhandsmoke wrote:

No votes yet for Dalessandro's?

WTF is wrong with you people?

And there it is... I was looking to see if anyone mentioned this one. Close to Manayunk too.

The Champ

Cliffy6745 wrote:

John's Rost Pork for Cheese Steaks

Tony Lukes or DiNic's for Pork with Brocoli Rabe

Dinic's was on Man vs Food the other day..is this sandwich really that good? It didn't look that great but everyone was raving about it, saying it's even better than any Philly cheese steak..