More than ever, there is a steady stream of new restaurants and sandwich shops in the Philly region serving high quality cheesesteaks. The popularity of a more “gourmet” version of the sandwich has spread so that most of these new places use high quality seeded rolls and offer multiple cheese options, including Cooper Sharp. OfContinue reading “Checking Out the Region’s Hottest Cheesesteak”
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Johnny’s Back and Hasn’t Lost a Step
One of my favorite places to post on since starting this blog has been Johnny Paisano’s of Springfield, PA. It was a charming little restaurant less than five minutes from where I live that served excellent cheesesteaks and a wide array of other sandwiches and entrees. My wife and I used to eat there periodicallyContinue reading “Johnny’s Back and Hasn’t Lost a Step”
Top 20 Cheesesteaks in the Philly Region
This list is the culmination of over two years of eating at least one cheesesteak just about every week. While it wouldn’t have been possible for me to make a serious attempt at trying every steak in the Philly region, I did my best to get to all of the places that are known toContinue reading “Top 20 Cheesesteaks in the Philly Region”
A Tie-Breaking Steak at an Old Favorite
For my final cheesesteak before posting the long promised top 20 list, I revisited Steve’s Prince of Steaks in Northeast Philadelphia. They served my favorite steaks years before this blog was even a twinkle in my eye. When I went back there for the first time in ages last year, it was every bit asContinue reading “A Tie-Breaking Steak at an Old Favorite”
Unexpectedly Fitting In Another Great Steak
My Thursday lunch outing was supposed to be with a couple former colleagues at the new pizzeria from one of Philly’s most renowned chefs. That plan had to be postponed at the last minute, leaving me in need of a Plan B. As it’s getting close to my self-imposed cut-off date for trying any additionalContinue reading “Unexpectedly Fitting In Another Great Steak”
Back to Northeast Philly for Another Steak and Pie
Joseph’s Pizza Parlor in the Fox Chase section of Northeast Philadelphia goes back to the late 19th century. I first ate there during the 1980s and posted about them last year after they were sold to new owners who made changes to the menu and food. While I wouldn’t hesitate to call the cheesesteak andContinue reading “Back to Northeast Philly for Another Steak and Pie”
A Late Addition to My Top Tier
In less than a month I’ll be putting out my revised list of the best cheesesteaks in the Philly region. With so little time to squeeze in a few final steaks and no apparent new heavy hitters on the horizon, it appeared that my lineup was set and it was just a matter of placingContinue reading “A Late Addition to My Top Tier”
Back to the Cheesesteak Grind
It was a bit of a struggle to get back into cheesesteak mode following our trip to New York state and Connecticut, but duty’s call must be answered. The only question was where to go for one. Aside from the usual big names, the closest thing to a hot steak shop on Facebook lately hasContinue reading “Back to the Cheesesteak Grind”
A Return Visit to One of Delco’s Best Steak Shops
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”
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”
BZ Maestro Eats 