i was joking around with drivencsz but damn i miss genos and pats. what other good steak spots are there in philly. i have family in upper dublin area and i know its a suburb but i visit once every year or so. wont mind driving out to the city =D

 

on bobby flays show (throwdown) on the food network he was at one of the steak shops which he said was the best.....i cant remember the name though

 

honestly pat's and genos are great and the rivalry is always hotly contested...but there's alot of places in the jersey/philly area that make damn good cheesesteaks. Jims on 4th and south st. is supposedly up with pats and genos i havent been there yet though.

I grew up in south jersey right outside philly and theres alot of places that make amazing steaks in the area. Used to get them from "Big Johns" in Cherry hill, NJ about 15 mins outside philly. Absolutely amazing chicken steaks, pizza steaks, everything was great there. The meats diced up nice and thin, REAL cheese(unlike the whiz) melted throughout. awesome.

 

My favorite place is the guy in the cart on the corner of N.15th St and JFK Blvd. I've been going to him for years. Even when I'm just passing buy, I always get a cheese steak from him.

 

+1 for Jim's on south street....I've also hear great things, but have not personally experienced it. I personally don't care fore Pats or Genos. The meat is slimy / stringy and the cheese is fake. Then again I'm from the suburbs born and raised where we eat real food so my opinion probably doesn't count.

 

yep i know what you mean...pats and genos are good for the experience but they arent the best in the area

 

i was in philly for a couple days in the fall helping my sister get setup in her apartment. the only place i got to eat a philly cheese steak was in ikea

 

that stinks, on an unrelated note, is sis hot?

 

i dunno where this was from but it was right next to my cousin's house. i think i ate there 5 times in 2 weeks lol



and this was next to his work



and i think this one was in a strip mall next to a market

 

Jim's steaks are not as good as Geno's or Pat's IMO. Jim's steaks is literally a 5 minute walk from where I live but i'd much rather jump in my car and take a 5 minute ride to Geno's.

 

genos and pats SUCK. totally overhyped. maybe it's a south philly thing? but south philly is not ALL of philly.

go to ******, awesome shop on aramingo I think.

or Gaetanos (not in philly though...)

fyi: cheesewiz does not make a 'philly cheesesteak' I don't know where that started but I am born and raised in Philly and it's AMERICAN CHEESE. propoganda I tell you.

there are other good ones, but these two I like.

 

and take my post with some levity

I am not being totally serious, although my picks are my favorites.

 

there a place on broad st under a bridge, by the stadiums that has decent steaks. i think its call "allstar" or something

 

you said steaks.. i thought you meant steak steak... i was going to say Don Shula's Steak House

 

Best Philly steak-wit I ever had was from D'Alessandro's in Roxborough (corner of Henry & Wendover). Loaded with primo steak, and they use real cheese instead of the Whiz. A++

 

i should have known that someone on this forum would have asked that

on another note, i'm definitely gonna have to go visit her soon and try some good, non-swedish, philly cheese steaks. those pictures look like they taste pretty damn good.

 

OK.....who wants to cruise to philly for lunch?!?!?!?!?

My Z is outta commission but i'll gladly find a way to cruise regardless

 

damn wish i was in philly i think a socal to philly cruise wont be too popular here =D

 

you want to meet in philly for steaks, im down let me know when and where and ill make the drive.

love me some pats

 

after you visit the usual tourist traps of Jim's, Geno's and Pat's (still good steaks)....

check out T Lukes, but get there early esp after a game...get's crowded

tony lukes at oregon ave, close to 95 ramp...
easy if at columus blvd...

*****'s in the northeast...

chick chs stk...ishkabibbles at 4th and south.

local dive bar in south Philly...
excellent roast beef and pork....cut in front of you...
w/ provolone, hot peppers and horsh radish
Nick's ...20th and Jackson

good eatZ