Cheesesteaks

harriet1954

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.

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:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Wow what am AMAZING Photo
 
This was obviously taken by a professional, whoever took this is truly
The Roadfood Queen....err...i mean....King....

wanderingjew

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:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Wow what am AMAZING Photo
 
This was obviously taken by a professional, whoever took this is truly
The Roadfood Queen....err...i mean....King....

 
You read my mind. I thought that as soon as I saw it. If I don't get a new camera soon, mine are going to start looking like that.

You all are cruel. Honestly, this is the most unwelcoming board I've ever been on. 

i95-
It took you 2,000 posts to figure that out?  Twice?

harriet1954


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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.

Harriet,

While all I really need is love, Harriet, let me expand on what I think you are referring to.  Way up at the start of this thread, responding to the idea that places full of tourists were to be automatically avoided, I wrote:

My turn to rant.  I suggest you avoid the Art Museum, Independence Hall and the Reading Terminal Market.  All are so touristy.  And if tourists go there, they can't have merit.

I was attempting sarcasm.  All the above are great places to visit, especially for eaters, the Reading Terminal Market.

Holly

buffetbuster


i95-
It took you 2,000 posts to figure that out? 

No one says that I was quick. Oh, sure, there's my wife but that's an issue for a whole other day.

i95


Honestly, this is the most unwelcoming board I've ever been on. 

Are you sure about that?(In my best Cousin Vinny voice)

Isn't this where some of us feel so unwelcomed that we split off and start a new site with a similar name? 
Deja Vu all over again.

CheeseWit


Isn't this where some of us feel so unwelcomed that we split off and start a new site with a similar name? 
Deja Vu all over again.

Seriously? Did this really occur? When was this?

EatingTheRoad

CheeseWit


Isn't this where some of us feel so unwelcomed that we split off and start a new site with a similar name? 
Deja Vu all over again.

Seriously? Did this really occur? When was this?

urban legend. don't believe a word.

EatingTheRoad

CheeseWit


Isn't this where some of us feel so unwelcomed that we split off and start a new site with a similar name? 
Deja Vu all over again.

Seriously? Did this really occur? When was this?

Seriously. Yes. 2005.

CheeseWit

EatingTheRoad

CheeseWit


Isn't this where some of us feel so unwelcomed that we split off and start a new site with a similar name? 
Deja Vu all over again.

Seriously? Did this really occur? When was this?

Seriously. Yes. 2005.

And seriously. Yes. It was this.

i95


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.

Wow! Thanks for the information about Benny's. I can't wait to try an Original with rib-eye steak, grilled onions, real cheese, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise. And it's just across town.

Seriously. Yes. 2005.

Well now you've got me curious. What occurred? (maybe just briefly...not to spark it up again but I hate mystery and mystique)

i95 that's hilarious.

he was serious.

Question: Is Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia similar to a degree to Lexington Market in Baltimore?

Just got back from my east coast trip and was astounded at the size and variety at Lexington Market

The "evolution" of this thread:

TJ Jackson


Question: Is Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia similar to a degree to Lexington Market in Baltimore?

Just got back from my east coast trip and was astounded at the size and variety at Lexington Market

Maybe just hometown pride, but I think Reading Terminal Market has its act more together than Lexington Market.  Lexington may be larger in square feet.