It’s taken a very filling seven months to do it, but I’ve finally reached the goal I laid out in February of revisiting each of last year’s top ten cheesesteak shops along with the five honorable mentions in preparation for putting out a revised top 20 list this November. The last stop I had toContinue reading “A Return Visit to One of Delco’s Best Steak Shops”
Monthly Archives: September 2023
An Unlikely Place for an Elite Cheesesteak
Alessio’s Seafood Grille of Warrington, PA, doesn’t look anything like the sandwich shops and pizzerias I visit for the vast majority of the cheesesteaks I post about here. I’ve noticed it plenty of times while driving by – in part because it stands out from the crowd on busy Route 611 by having an unusuallyContinue reading “An Unlikely Place for an Elite Cheesesteak”
One Shop’s Constant Quest for a Better Cheesesteak
It’s always great to see a restaurateur for whom “good” isn’t good enough, and the owner of Stoli’s Steaks in Northeast Philadelphia unquestionably falls within that category. When I first posted on Stoli’s last year, my main issue with their cheesesteaks was the soft roll they used. Then I returned earlier this year after readingContinue reading “One Shop’s Constant Quest for a Better Cheesesteak”
Going to Jersey for an Oklahoma-Style Burger
My friend and former colleague, Pete, and I have been getting together periodically for hamburger lunches for many years. It’s happened less often since he and his wife moved to Florida, but they are up north for the summer and we finally managed to make plans to meet up this past Thursday. Our destination wasContinue reading “Going to Jersey for an Oklahoma-Style Burger”