Cheesesteaks

I guess, but I don’t think it’s a leap of faith to conjecture that the poster is listing only places he heard of. Whether “tourist traps” or not, they are the best known, but not always the best.

Personally I’d never be offended if somebody gave me alternate suggestions, especially when they are both better and closer giving his CHNJ parameters. I’d put Chick’s Cold Cuts up against any of them.  

Fat Pig


I guess, but I don’t think it’s a leap of faith to conjecture that the poster is listing only places he heard of. Whether “tourist traps” or not, they are the best known, but not always the best.

Personally I’d never be offended if somebody gave me alternate suggestions, especially when they are both better and closer giving his CHNJ parameters. I’d put Chick’s Cold Cuts up against any of them.  

Fat Pig
 
I couldn't agree with you more. Sometime a particular poster will "do the research" but will conclude that the "best known" are also are the best, and of course that isn't necessarily the case. I remember a few years back some friends and I went to see a game at the new Phillies ballpark. Of course we were going to have cheesesteaks after the game, since we were staying in Cherry Hills, my plan was take everyone to Gaetanos. One of my friends that was with me, called another mutual on his cell while we were at the game and told him we were going for cheesteaks afterwards, of course the first word out of that mutual friend's mouth was "Pats" and my response was basically, hey, you guys can go to Pats, but I'm going to Gaetanos. Of course we ended up at Gaetano's and everyone was more than satisfied with their meal .
 
I've seen similar posts in the past regarding recommendations for other cities too- for example- someone "doing the research" for Kansas City and only one meal for bbq and inquiring about Gates and/or  Arthur Bryants. Surely those two places are the "Pats and Genos" of BBQ  in Kansas City, and if I recall, Travelin Man (as well as myself and others) have expressed our disaappointment with Arthur Bryants.

wanderingjew

Fat Pig


I guess, but I don’t think it’s a leap of faith to conjecture that the poster is listing only places he heard of. Whether “tourist traps” or not, they are the best known, but not always the best.

Personally I’d never be offended if somebody gave me alternate suggestions, especially when they are both better and closer giving his CHNJ parameters. I’d put Chick’s Cold Cuts up against any of them.  

Fat Pig
 
I couldn't agree with you more. Sometime a particular poster will "do the research" but will conclude that the "best known" are also are the best, and of course that isn't necessarily the case. I remember a few years back some friends and I went to see a game at the new Phillies ballpark. Of course we were going to have cheesesteaks after the game, since we were staying in Cherry Hills, my plan was take everyone to Gaetanos. One of my friends that was with me, called another mutual on his cell while we were at the game and told him we were going for cheesteaks afterwards, of course the first word out of that mutual friend's mouth was "Pats" and my response was basically, hey, you guys can go to Pats, but I'm going to Gaetanos. Of course we ended up at Gaetano's and everyone was more than satisfied with their meal .
 
I've seen similar posts in the past regarding recommendations for other cities too- for example- someone "doing the research" for Kansas City and only one meal for bbq and inquiring about Gates and/or  Arthur Bryants. Surely those two places are the "Pats and Genos" of BBQ  in Kansas City, and if I recall, Travelin Man (as well as myself and others) have expressed our disaappointment with Arthur Bryants.

you guys are right too!! nothing like takin a stand i say!!!  lolol

I'd say that it is best when asked a specific question to answer said question, and THEN offer alternatives/suggestions.  

That way, the asker gets what he/she is asking for, and the responder gets the opportunity to suggest alternatives.

Both parties are satisfied, in such a case.

But whatever....ultimately, there is no requirement that any poster actually answer a question posed, so the original poster gets whatever is offered up, take it or leave it :-)

TJ Jackson


I'd say that it is best when asked a specific question to answer said question, and THEN offer alternatives/suggestions.  

That way, the asker gets what he/she is asking for, and the responder gets the opportunity to suggest alternatives.

Both parties are satisfied, in such a case.

But whatever....ultimately, there is no requirement that any poster actually answer a question posed, so the original poster gets whatever is offered up, take it or leave it :-)

Well I agree there is probably a reason he specified those three options.
 
And I made a stab that the reason was he didn't know of better options both geographically and cuisine-wise.
 
Like I said, of the three: Tony Lukes. Of all options mentioned: Chick's.
 
One of these days I will get the love affair with Gaetano's but I just prefer the D'Ambrosio rolls I guess.

  I went to Tony Lukes
 
Rather than go back and figure out who said it, I wanted to go to a place with a name/famous[infamous?]in Philadelphia.  I live on Long Island and I don't plan on getting back down there any time soon, therefore to make me sound even more like a 5yr old, I wanted what I wanted.   If I was going back in a month I would try someplace in Cherry Hill area.  And would go for American rather than Cheezewiz
 
The sandwich was good.  Cheezewiz, onions.  Could have had a bit more cheezewiz.  I was pleased with my experience.  Was lucky we found it, mapquest was a bit lacking. 
 
Thanks All
-a

moneypenny27


  I went to Tony Lukes
 
Rather than go back and figure out who said it, I wanted to go to a place with a name/famous[infamous?]in Philadelphia.  I live on Long Island and I don't plan on getting back down there any time soon, therefore to make me sound even more like a 5yr old, I wanted what I wanted.   If I was going back in a month I would try someplace in Cherry Hill area.  And would go for American rather than Cheezewiz
 
The sandwich was good.  Cheezewiz, onions.  Could have had a bit more cheezewiz.  I was pleased with my experience.  Was lucky we found it, mapquest was a bit lacking. 
 
Thanks All
-a
wheres the hot spots on LONG ISLAND??

moneypenny27

I went to Tony Lukes

Good choice :-)

I really, really hope you *also* got a roast pork italian with rabe there. 

Even if you didn't have room for it right then, and saved it for later.....

CheeseWit


I feel the same way as you do about people not answering the original poster and I was guilty of doing the one thing I hate.

Guilty as charged!   guilty of not reading the entire thread...
usually I do try to read complete threads..
 
Anyhow, I had noticed that the OP assumed he had to go into Philly to get the "Philly experience"....
me and some of the others gave our opinion that there was no need to cross the bridge into Philly...
Cause if it was just TASTE they were  after, CHICK'S rules !!!!!
 
However, if they wanted the experience of waiting in line at 2 am at Pat's or Geno's, go for it..
those places tasted like horsemeat to me.... for others seem to love it...
 
JOHN'S ROAST PORK in Philly has real good cheesesteaks, but they close in the mid-afternoon, so be careful...
 
Have fun, and be sure to report back to us!!!
 

 

Many times when I go somewhere that I'm not familiar with, all I know about are the "Famous" places that spend big bucks to get their names and places highly publicized. Sometimes they match the hype, many times they don't.
I appreciate someone who knows of a better, less publicized option. 99 times out of 100, the persons recommendation turns out to be better. Keep those other Options comin'!

ellen4641

CheeseWit


I feel the same way as you do about people not answering the original poster and I was guilty of doing the one thing I hate.

Guilty as charged!   guilty of not reading the entire thread...
usually I do try to read complete threads..
 
Anyhow, I had noticed that the OP assumed he had to go into Philly to get the "Philly experience"....
me and some of the others gave our opinion that there was no need to cross the bridge into Philly...
Cause if it was just TASTE they were  after, CHICK'S rules !!!!!
 
However, if they wanted the experience of waiting in line at 2 am at Pat's or Geno's, go for it..
those places tasted like horsemeat to me.... for others seem to love it...
 
JOHN'S ROAST PORK in Philly has real good cheesesteaks, but they close in the mid-afternoon, so be careful...
 
Have fun, and be sure to report back to us!!!
 

 

The OP had reported back - 3 hours prior to this post.

douginvirginia

ellen4641

CheeseWit


I feel the same way as you do about people not answering the original poster and I was guilty of doing the one thing I hate.

Guilty as charged!   guilty of not reading the entire thread...
usually I do try to read complete threads..
 
Anyhow, I had noticed that the OP assumed he had to go into Philly to get the "Philly experience"....
me and some of the others gave our opinion that there was no need to cross the bridge into Philly...
Cause if it was just TASTE they were  after, CHICK'S rules !!!!!
 
However, if they wanted the experience of waiting in line at 2 am at Pat's or Geno's, go for it..
those places tasted like horsemeat to me.... for others seem to love it...
 
JOHN'S ROAST PORK in Philly has real good cheesesteaks, but they close in the mid-afternoon, so be careful...
 
Have fun, and be sure to report back to us!!!
 

 

The OP had reported back - 3 hours prior to this post.

 

Fat Pig

Personally I’d never be offended if somebody gave me alternate suggestions, especially when they are both better and closer giving his CHNJ parameters.

AGREED !!  I think we were just trying to enlighten him that he did'nt need to travel across the bridge to get a real good Philly Cheesesteak..
(OP seemed a little pressed for time ,as well)
 
Glad you reported back to us, already, MoneyPenny....
sounded like you wanted to be able to tell a good story to the folks back home that you ate a cheesesteak in PHILADELPHIA.....   (I can understand that)
 

 

TJ Jackson


I'd say that it is best when asked a specific question to answer said question, and THEN offer alternatives/suggestions.  

But whatever....ultimately, there is no requirement that any poster actually answer a question posed, so the original poster gets whatever is offered up, take it or leave it :-)

VERY well said, TJ...
and that's a good idea, to answer original question, plus offer alternatives , if one has them..
Personally, I'd be thrilled if I found out I could get great Sourdough bread in Oakland , CA, instead of thinking I had to go across the bridge to San Francisco...
(espescially if it was TASTE alone that I was after!)

It is really funny to me to see how this thread has played out.  Even after the OP came back and said that he did specifically want to know about the three places he first mentioned, people still wanted to tell him to go some place else.  He says he wanted the true "Philadelphia experience" and others want to encourage him NOT to go to Philadelphia.  I am not sure if it is a reading comprehension issue, the overwhelming need for some folks to hear the sound of their own voice - regardless of the relevance of what they say, or just sheer arrogance that - no matter how many times the OP may say otherwise - you think you know what they want better than they do.

It cannot possibly be that hard, when someone asks to choose "a, b, or c" to actually make a suggestion of a, b, or c (or, as TJ Jackson suggests, choosing one of the three options and then offering an alternative suggestion, as well).  It can't.

Nowhere did the OP ask for the "best" cheesesteak in Philadelphia, but it seems like that was the question posters wanted to answer.  Fortunately, at the end of the day, monneypenny27 was able to see through all of the noise and land a fine sandwich at Tony Luke's.

well, i'm guilty of not reading the whole post by the op.  sorry.

i made my suggestion based on the fact that lou's has BETTER steak sandwiches than the three 'big name' places in philly. 
and the plus to it was they wouldn't have to deal with going over the bridge and deal with philly traffic.
guess i should have included the following in my other post...

pat's and geno's are over-rated and over-priced and use crappy meat.  tony luke's is so-so, imho.  go to lou's instead!
 
 

Of the three, no question that Geno's is the best.  Last Tuesday I had to drop my wife off at the airport at 5:30 AM so it was only logical that I go to Geno's for a well balanced breakfast.  Arrived about 6AM and had a Mushroom Wiz.  Can't get any better than that.

Yea..............I can still remember  my  cheesesteak at Geno's..................I  loved the counter  guy  shoving his hand into this  huge can of  mushrooms and  pulling  them out and putting them on my  cheesesteak...........one of the culinary   highlights of my life.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

I usually just stop at Tony Luke's becuase it is right off of I-95. Pat's, Geno's and Tony's are all about the same.

joclyn


well, you don't need to go to philly to get a fabulous cheesesteak!!!
 
since you'll already be in cherry hill, just go to lou's steaks & pizza in fairview village (a section of camden).

address is 2999 Mount Ephraim Ave and the phone is (856) 962-9287.  it's located right on the corner of collings avenue and mount ephraim ave (which is also route 168, aka black horse pike). 

dunno what part of cherry hill you'll be in...if taking 38 west, take 130 south until you get to collings avenue and make a left and it's a couple blocks.  if you miss collings ave, just turn at the black horse pike and backtrack to collings ave. 

if you can take cuthbert blvd from cherry hill, follow that south to haddon ave, make a right and then follow to collings and make a left and take that down.

lou's has much better steaks than any place in philly!! 

 
Thanks for that, joclyn. Jeez, and I drove all the way down Cuthbert today after my NEW car was rejected by the lovely State Inspection Station because it needed a new gas cap and I drove all the way to the Pike, STARVING, turned left and took 295 to Turnersville, weak with hunger. And I could've just gone to Lou's. Grrrr! Must make note.
 
OK, in response to Holly -- we go to Reading Terminal Market quite a bit. I've been going there since the early 70s. I'm NOT a tourist, and I LOVE to go there and eat at DiNics. Or anyplace that has a good steak. Notice I did not say steak sandwich, Philadelphia steak sandwich, or Philadelphia cheesesteak sandwich, or Philly steak or any of that tourist talk. I said "a steak". Holly, I love ya, but I disagree. There is a wonderful experience to be had, steak or otherwise, at the Reading Terminal Market.
 
And why the original poster didn't just stay in Cherry Hill, where the BEST steaks are, is so beyond me. TTM or no TTM, this is the truth.
 
To add: And for those who want to dissect "disregarding the original poster's post", ad nauseum, I'm certainly not removing my post, because it MAY HELP OTHERS! If someone wants to be a tourist and go to Geno's or Jim's or Pat's or one of those places -- even Tony Luke's, which I'm not in a hurry to run back to anytime soon or ever -- that's just not Roadfood. That's tourist food. And I think that's why many people who've TRIED the aforementioned places come back and say, "What was all the fuss about these places; they're not all they've been cracked up to be", you went to a tourist place that was pretty close to a tourist trap.
 
Goodnight and Happy Thanksgiving and don't eat any cheesesteaks this Thursday.

Very well put!

harriet, very well-put posting!!

i moved back to pa about 6 months before the new inspection situation there in jersey...i can't believe a NEW vehicle even has to be inspected!  it's absolutely bizarre that it didn't pass, too!  (so glad i moved back to pa).

never really went to too many places in cherry hill.  there is another place in maple shade that had decent steaks years ago - been 20 since i lived in that town - yellow submarine.  they were pretty good back then - don't even know if the place is still there  now, much less what the food is like.

As long as Moneypenny got to experience "The Experience"  of high profile Cheesesteak joints in Phila, that's all that matters. All the other suggestions offered are for future road trips!

Hey, moneypenny27, I'm not sure if you got your answer yet but when you go on your trip, I recommend Benny's Cheesesteaks in Dublin, Ohio.
 
Thank me later.

They do say that they're the "best cheesesteak on Earth."  So, I guess that ought to clear things up for all the Cherry Hill folks.  The next time they want the "best" cheesesteak, they should probably leave Cherry Hill - of course, it would probably mean crossing the bridge - and head over to Dublin, OH. 

Someone might want to also consider asking Mr. Patrick Smith where, exactly, Gino's is?  Sounds like a pizza joint.

The Travelin Man

Someone might want to also consider asking Mr. Patrick Smith where, exactly, Gino's is? Sounds like a pizza joint.

Gino's (not Geno's)

I wonder if anyone has ever shown up and wondered "...hey, where's the cheesesteaks?!"

The Travelin Man


The next time they want the "best" cheesesteak, they should probably leave Cherry Hill - of course, it would probably mean crossing the bridge - and head over to Dublin, OH. 

 
  
  
                                               In the event that the above may be laced with sarcasm, I wanted to post the following

photograph providing irrefutable evidence as to how delicious the cheesesteak fare is in Ohio:

 

 

 

 

 

 

from cherry hill to dublin ohio?? thats one hell of a bridge to cross!!!!!! btw photo is making me dizzy!!!

i95

The Travelin Man


The next time they want the "best" cheesesteak, they should probably leave Cherry Hill - of course, it would probably mean crossing the bridge - and head over to Dublin, OH. 

 
  
  
                                               In the event that the above may be laced with sarcasm, I wanted to post the following

photograph providing irrefutable evidence as to how delicious the cheesesteak fare is in Ohio:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Far be it from me to lace anything with sarcasm.  Strychnine maybe, but never sarcasm.

Whatever is in that photo looks delicious.

EatingTheRoad

The Travelin Man

Someone might want to also consider asking Mr. Patrick Smith where, exactly, Gino's is? Sounds like a pizza joint.

Gino's (not Geno's)

I wonder if anyone has ever shown up and wondered "...hey, where's the cheesesteaks?!"

Here ya go...