Shank's & Evelyn's Luncheonette @ The Philadelphia Italian Market

my2hands
my2hands Posts: 17,117
edited December 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
is the greatest sandwich shop of all time... has anyone else ever been there? when i take people for the first time they absolutely fall in love with the place and i have had a few requests to take them back :)

It is a small hole in the wall place that is family owned and run since it opened its doors. And when i say small hole in the wall, i mean SMALL hole in the wall. Which is of course where you always find the best food :cool:

They are known for their roast beef sandwich, but i think the best thing on the menu is the Italian hoagie (thats right, it is called a hoagie... not a grinder, or a hero, or a po' boy... it is a fucking hoagie people :cool: )

They freshly slice your meat upon ordering, put it on an extremely fresh roll, add some fresh crisp romaine and sliced roma tomato's, and then comes the secret ingredient which takes it WAY over the top which is their fresh homemade roasted red peppers covered in Olive Oil and minced garlic

it is like an instant orgasm on a roll... and the best part is if you take a date for a cool little lunch in South Philly, and you both order the italian hoagie, then you dont have to worry about your breath for the after luch kiss because you both will have funky breath... but it is a GOOD funky :)

has anyone ever been there? or does anyone want to go this weekend? :D

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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,571
    Word. This place is good stuff. Whenever I go down to Cannuli's to get meats I stop by here sparingly. Good stuff. And yes, in Lunch Meat City it's called a hoagie - and will always be called a hoagie.

    EDIT: I should stop talking about awesome food as it'll kill my cleanse. By the way, Philly has the best food hands down. And no, I'm not biased - it's a fact.
  • Solat13
    Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    It's a great place. I live right by there. There are so many great, tiny places in South Philly that very few people know about with great food.
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,571
    Solat13 wrote:
    It's a great place. I live right by there. There are so many great, tiny places in South Philly that very few people know about with great food.

    In general, this is what IS Philly and it's surrounding areas.
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,390
    my2hands wrote:
    is the greatest sandwich shop of all time... has anyone else ever been there? when i take people for the first time they absolutely fall in love with the place and i have had a few requests to take them back :)

    It is a small hole in the wall place that is family owned and run since it opened its doors. And when i say small hole in the wall, i mean SMALL hole in the wall. Which is of course where you always find the best food :cool:

    They are known for their roast beef sandwich, but i think the best thing on the menu is the Italian hoagie (thats right, it is called a hoagie... not a grinder, or a hero, or a po' boy... it is a fucking hoagie people :cool: )

    They freshly slice your meat upon ordering, put it on an extremely fresh roll, add some fresh crisp romaine and sliced roma tomato's, and then comes the secret ingredient which takes it WAY over the top which is their fresh homemade raosted red peppers covered in Olive Oil and minced garlic

    Tt is like an instant orgasm on a roll... and the best part is if you take a date for a cool little lunch in South Philly, and you both order the italian hoagie, then you dont have to worry about your breath for the after luch kiss becuause you both will have funky breath... but it is a GOOD funky :)

    has anyone ever been there? or does anyone want to go this weekend? :D

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    Hoagies! Yippee! I love hoagies. Thanks for pointing this out. I'll look into it the next time I visit Philadelphia.
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  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    mmmm that sounds delicious (of course i open this thread right before i have lunch lol), i'll make a note of it for the next time i go back east, in case i get back to philly :)
  • angie76
    angie76 Posts: 646
    my2hands wrote:

    Tt is like an instant orgasm on a roll...

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    ah..you have me sold!

    I love a good sammich. :)
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  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    tony lukes roast pork with the brocolli rabe is a close 2nd in the city


    in my opinion anyway


    only rookies get cheese steaks in philly
  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    Solat13 wrote:
    It's a great place. I live right by there. There are so many great, tiny places in South Philly that very few people know about with great food.


    no shit, how close are you?

    maybe we can hook up one weekend and get some hoagies :cool:
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,571
    my2hands wrote:
    no shit, how close are you?

    maybe we can hook up one weekend and get some hoagies :cool:

    Hey, we're all in the same neighborhood. Good times.
  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    Hey, we're all in the same neighborhood. Good times.

    i am actually in Delaware, burt that is close enough for me...

    i like making a small road trip out of it...

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