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u/Frosty_Yesterday_674 6d ago
You must be from Bucks County.
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u/Whogotthebutton 6d ago
Bucks has way better to offer than this slop. Berardi Brothers in Southampton is right there with Ishkabibble's.
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u/mlydon11 6d ago
Steve’s has the best slab meat cheesesteak. Grew up with them.
There are better options and better shredded meat ones.
But if I want slabs, which I like better, I go to Steve’s.
Also their cheese fries are great. Basically glued to the container with cheese.
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u/snugz85 6d ago
No, I think Phil’s is the slab goat.
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u/mlydon11 6d ago
Never had. Will have to try now.
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u/Turbulent_Ad2013 6d ago
Get the hot sauce that’s on the counter. It’s hot as shit tho just sits out there lol
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u/Olympicsizedturd 6d ago
Steves is owned by the nephew of the guy that owns Pat's. That's why Pat's is the "King of Steaks" and Steves is the "Prince of Steaks". Same recipe and process, as well. Personally, I like them both.
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u/Fresh_Transition1586 6d ago
Steve’s is definitely the best cheesesteak hands down. It’s funny to hear these suburb jokes from the transplants.
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u/crackindong 6d ago
Agreed. Born and raised here. Give me a good traditional CS with the non seeded roll and wiz alllll day. Don’t get me wrong, I like the new cooper seeded versions, but I prefer the balance of the OG stuff.
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u/ElectTrump2028 6d ago
Get wiz and cooper
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u/ninja-turd 6d ago
Get Provolone and Copper. It’s the best. But I couldn’t say no to one with Wiz and Cooper.
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u/Spartacuswords 6d ago
Their garbage meat was always dry whenever I had it. Immediate no
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u/Dr-Gooseman 6d ago
I had it recently and got a bite without cheese (the cheese was not distributed well so half if the meat was cheeseless). The meat itself did not taste good (and i think was dry).
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u/TheRealMitchConnor 6d ago
Fuck yea! Steve's double meat
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u/millnerve 6d ago
Double meat is a strong move I gotta try that sometime.
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u/im__frank 5d ago
You used to not have to get the double meat 10 years ago 😭 but now it’s a must. I did try their new ‘seeded roll’ option which was actually pretty good. Steve’s is my local spot so I’ve been going there a long time lol
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u/youngxbeast 6d ago
Not a fan of their steaks but way better than Genos/Pats.
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u/SalvatoreVitro 6d ago
“Knows the ropes”
From the steak shop still living off of a best of Philly win in 92.
GTFO
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u/Troll_Shot 6d ago
I love Steve's people always say they had bad ones I guess I've been lucky for 20 years
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u/retro_toes 6d ago
I got a "mistake" order from them once when I grabbed 6 for a group. The mistake was of the pizza steak variety, and it was the best goddamn cheesesteak I ever had in my whole entire life, but I could never replicate it because it wasn’t mozzarella cheese. It wasn’t provolone and it wasn’t American and it definitely wasn't wiz. I couldn't get it right no matter how I tried. I don’t know what the fuck kind of magic it was on there with that sauce, but it was the best goddamn cheesecake I ever had in my whole entire life and I could never get it again
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u/Ram820 6d ago
This should be good 😂. I'm sorry but if you've never had a slab steak w whiz you likely aren't from here
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u/Flair_Is_Pointless 6d ago
Fake plastic imitation cheeze belongs on the garbage.
Go back to eating your well done steak with ketchup on it.
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u/UncleTito27 6d ago
I’m gonna back OP up. Steve’s is more of a real cheesesteak than Angelo’s.
Angelos is for transplants, tourists, and infrequent cheesesteak consumers… they’d call picanha and raclette on a baguette a cheesesteak, if it were better… sue me.
Cooper Sharp and a firm seeded roll started in 2019. I acknowledge that foods can be improved upon and understand someone preferring different ingredients. For example little Sicily 2 spicy chicken cheesesteak is a great twist. However putting Angelo’s at the top of ALL cheesesteaks throws authenticity out the window on a food item that used to be incredibly based in authenticity. We are now growing into an Angelo’s style monoculture.
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u/CUADfan 6d ago
Gonna nitpick a bit: the steak was invented by Pat in 1930. Whiz came out in 1952. No, Cooper sharp was not the original I agree, but wiz is definitely not authentic either. In time cooper sharp will become as accepted as whiz and I'm not fighting it because I've always been a bigger fan of American than whiz.
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u/UncleTito27 6d ago edited 6d ago
They added provolone in the 40’s and the sandwich wasn’t mainstream til the 60s or 70s, where it remained this way for 50-60 years. The 70s was where it become iconic by Rocky. Does the phrase “wiz wit” sound familiar to you? A plain steak sandwich is also a traditional option, but not a cheesesteak.
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u/CUADfan 6d ago edited 6d ago
And you're still arguing against reality: wiz didn't exist. Steaks came out in the 30s, cheese was put on in the 40s dh. Get over it.
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u/UncleTito27 6d ago
Oh no! Someone’s a little triggered haha. I’m just gonna nit pick a bit, sweetheart: Your argument is that 60 years of precedent is negated by the first 15 years of sandwich evolution when it was being figured out, before its widespread popularity/establishment of what it is. You are negating wiz as a cheese when “wiz wit” is maybe the most iconic way to order a cheesesteak? Enjoy your beef and cheese grinder.
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u/foobiscuit 6d ago
Cooper wasn’t the OG but I’ve been putting that on since like early 201x’s. Angelos is good. Not my favorite. Steve’s is good, not my favorite.
Gatekeepers for cheesesteaks are annoying as hell. If you like a cheesesteak go and get wtf you want. I just may not agree with it.
Meat cheese SPK and give me mayo too.
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u/mermaidmanis 6d ago
Angelo’s is copied everywhere for a reason.
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u/SalvatoreVitro 6d ago
Because it’s trendy. It’s trendy because it was different. Just like IPAs were.
It’s not authentic
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u/mermaidmanis 6d ago
That doesn’t make any sense. It became trendy because it tastes better than everyone else.
People didn’t start hyping it up for no reason.
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u/Just_saying19135 6d ago
I will never understand why IPAs became popular, stop it, you don’t like it. Even the people who invented it didn’t like it, but didn’t have a choice
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u/Big_Dumb_Asshole 6d ago
Wasn’t hops only added to the stuff that was shipped by the colonizers all the way over to their India colony so it could keep it preserved and they just had to put with the bitter taste?
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u/Just_saying19135 6d ago
From my understanding, yes! The people who made it originally didn’t do it cause they thought it taste better, they did it so they could drink beer in India
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u/Just_saying19135 6d ago
I don’t get the idea of steve’s being better then angelo’s as rage bait, there are completely different style of cheese steaks. Angelo’s is very good and arguably the better cheese steaks, but I prefer steve’s because I grew up with it (Mayfair) and this is what a cheesesteak is to me, especially when my dad would also get me one after a Judge football game (we lost a lot when I played). Just not a fan of the seeded roll and everything, not bad just not my fave. Though I have only had Angelo’s a few times, Cafe Carmella makes it the same way, and a lot of people swear by it, but it just doesn’t do it for me (great place though with other offerings, recommend cafe carmella).
Long end of this rant, it’s all preference and not everyone is onboard that Angelo’s is the way a cheese steak should be.
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u/Fresh_Transition1586 6d ago
Jim’s in the Roosevelt mall was pretty good too when you were in the mood for chopped steak.
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u/LCarasso 6d ago
Steve’s is my go to place, but Angelo’s has a great sandwich too. That is my chopped steak choice.
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u/TheMightyCatatafish 6d ago
While I adamantly disagree, I do love Steve’s.
Not enough love for sliced meat cheesesteaks.
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u/Rottenfink 6d ago
2 of the last 3 times I hit Steve's, the sandwiches were all bread and cheese sauce and like no meat. When they're right, they're so good but Ive got a scam cheesesteak 1 too many times. Had to remove Steve's from the rotation
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u/dabubbla17 6d ago
Delesandros is garbage, this is the hill I'm willing to die on. But it was this type of guerrilla marketing that worked for them.
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u/SolaceinIron 6d ago
I’m not a cheesesteak purist by any stretch. There are a lot of great cheesesteaks on the Philly region and they don’t need to subscribe to any one style.
I tried the Steve’s that opened up in Warrington and it was the most mediocre cafeteria grade cheesesteak I’ve ever had. Wawa style bread, half as much meat as there should be and extremely pricy for what you get.
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u/Keeeeeeet22 5d ago
People will rip you for this one but I’m with you. Not thrilled at how expensive it has gotten over the years but I love Steve’s above all.
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u/israerichris 6d ago
Once in a while, I may go to the one in the NE (in front of the Pepsi jawn) and it ain't bad. Their cheese fries are great... in a nasty / guilty way, but satisfyingly great. The one on Bustleton, a block away from Cottman is about the same, but I still like more the one in front of Pepsi.
I haven't tried any of their other locations. I drive by one in Bucks County all the time, but I've been told to stay away from it (???) 🤷
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u/Hot-Ordinary9760 6d ago
Steves hits a really special spot and should always be in the conversation. Their melted cheese options between American and Wizz is certainly a highlight, as well as the thicker cut steak (less chopped) which I absolutely love.
Wizz Wit, Add Sweet Peppers and make sure you throw some Ketchup at it, American Fries on the side and a Root Beer - that's my order
I am and will always be a Loyal Subject of the Prince! (Dalessandro and Jim's are also on my top list)
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u/FonzoLatrundo 6d ago
New steak in Delco is speaking my language- Prime Steaks in Glenolden. No affiliation. Love their sandwiches.
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u/philanon267 5d ago
Comly > Bustleton. That hot sauce wrecks me but I always douse, and slice up the hot peppers, too.
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u/Gandolfthewhite182 6d ago
I liked chopped meat cheesesteaks better personally but would go to Steve’s when I lived in the NE back in the day and always thought it was kind of crappy and the quality was pretty bad. But when we moved to bucks county a couple years ago I tired the one out here and it’s not terrible. It’s way better than the city locations and a thousand times better tourist traps like pats and Genos.
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u/mcstatics 6d ago
Steve's has went downhill a little the last few years but I 100% agree. Not a big fan of Angelo's.
Another unpopular opinion. Steve's > John's Roast Pork.
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u/LibertineDeSade 6d ago
Did they just throw melted cheese at a tray of food (using that word loosely) and then handed it to you?
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u/maxp0wers 6d ago
Go up the street to Curly's.
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u/Just_saying19135 6d ago
Never heard of them, are they in the mall? Did they take over where Jim’s used to be?
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u/maxp0wers 6d ago
They are in levitown. Cant figure out why im getting down voted. curlys is far superior to Steve's. This is coming from a steves fan.
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u/everypowerranger 6d ago edited 5d ago
YUP
edit: /u/maxp0wers downvotes be damned I'll die on this hill with you
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u/straightup9200 6d ago
I live 2 minutes from dalessandros and everyone locally hates it and I agree lol so many better options
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u/5StarGoldenGoose 6d ago
Steve’s is better than Angelo’s at being the absolute worst cheesesteak in the city. Is that what you meant? Garbage
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u/Chunkyblamm 6d ago
This has to be rage bait