1. Chubby's Identical to the set on "Boy Meets World," except for the downstairs teenage dream hangout.
2. Tony Luke’s Tony Luke’s keeps it bona fide. I like my cheesesteaks served in a modest take-away under the shadow of the interstate.
2. Tony Luke’s Tony Luke’s keeps it bona fide. I like my cheesesteaks served in a modest take-away under the shadow of the interstate.
3. Dattilo’s Dattilo’s is an authentic Italian-American deli that happens to serve up a tasty steak. It’s the Super Mario of cheesesteaks: above average in all its moves.
4. Grey Lodge Pub This place is one of Northeast Philadelphia’s premiere attractions. A terrific steak, and a phenomenal beer list. Tap it. Best Chicken Cheesesteak I’ve ever had, incidentally.
5. Chink’s Yes, Samuel “Chink” Sherman’s nickname is likely the result of the racism of his day. I can’t condone it. But I can condone the timewarped trip on which this shop sends me, meat in mouth.
6. Pat’s Hard to evaluate a Pat’s cheesesteak with judicial clarity. When real Philadelphians eat there, it is always at 3AM after closing down a bar. Tastes really fine during a fever dream.
8. Dalessandro’s I feel like I’m cheating on Chubby’s when I steak here, but it’s a good change of pace.
9. Station Pizza Value-priced, solid cheesesteak. Plunk down $3.50 and hope to evade the salmonella.
10. Geno’s Geno’s is a little much. Too glitzy, too expensive, too proud of itself. Still, they manage a satisfying steak despite the tourist trappiness.
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yeah, i need to get me some bonafide cheesesteak. in LA, they have a truck that's a rolling cheesesteak restaurant (i know, i know... it's LA, so how good can it be?) that parks outside bars and serves a decent sandwich.
ReplyDeletethe cool part is, you never know where it's going to be. like that mysterious disappearing irish cloud city (note: is that a thing? I think it's a thing).