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Started by garbon, August 02, 2012, 02:00:12 PM

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garbon

August 02, 2012, 02:00:12 PM
So I'm going to Philadelphia for the weekend and I've figured that I'll finally breakdown and try a cheesesteak (I think this is one of my first visits during a period of my life when I eat beef).


Any suggestions on where I should go? A friend of mine who was originally / still has family there has suggested Jim's on South Street. Yay, nay?
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The Brain

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August 02, 2012, 02:00:56 PM
Nay.
Women want me. Men want to be with me.

garbon

#2
August 02, 2012, 02:01:41 PM
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

The Brain

#3
August 02, 2012, 02:03:17 PM
Neigh.
Women want me. Men want to be with me.

MadImmortalMan

#4
August 02, 2012, 02:10:05 PM
Isn't Gino's the default answer? I have never tried it either.
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garbon

#5
August 02, 2012, 02:12:45 PM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on August 02, 2012, 02:10:05 PM
Isn't Gino's the default answer? I have never tried it either.

Well her additional advice was - better than Pat's and Gino's.  I know I've seen both of those two mentioned on Languish before.
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

Maximus

#6
August 02, 2012, 02:15:11 PM
This is just hearsay, but I'm under the impression that Philly is the wrong place to go for a cheesesteak.

derspiess

#7
August 02, 2012, 02:16:22 PM
The differences between the big guys (Geno's, Pat's, etc.) are trivial.  Pick whatever among them.  Frankly I think they're overrated, given that cheez wiz is a main ingredient.

IMO the best cheesesteaks are just across the border in Claymont, DE: http://claymontsteakshop.com/

They use <gasp> real cheese.
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The Brain

#8
August 02, 2012, 02:17:57 PM
Can you get a Chicago style cheesesteak?
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Zanza

#9
August 02, 2012, 02:18:22 PM
Cheesesteak is one of those things I tried once and never had again. I think I was in one of the famous places on South Street in Philadelphia, but it's just a badly made sandwich.

garbon

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August 02, 2012, 02:19:53 PM
Quote from: derspiess on August 02, 2012, 02:16:22 PM
The differences between the big guys (Geno's, Pat's, etc.) are trivial.  Pick whatever among them.  Frankly I think they're overrated, given that cheez wiz is a main ingredient.

IMO the best cheesesteaks are just across the border in Claymont, DE: http://claymontsteakshop.com/

They use <gasp> real cheese.

I looked up Jim's menu and it says you can get american or provolone.
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

garbon

#11
August 02, 2012, 02:20:27 PM
Quote from: Zanza on August 02, 2012, 02:18:22 PM
Cheesesteak is one of those things I tried once and never had again. I think I was in one of the famous places on South Street in Philadelphia, but it's just a badly made sandwich.

Yeah I did a search on here and you basically made the same post. Didn't help me much on where to go. :D
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

Syt

#12
August 02, 2012, 02:23:38 PM
Quote from: The Brain on August 02, 2012, 02:17:57 PM
Can you get a Chicago style cheesesteak?

Deep dish cheesesteak.
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Maximus

#13
August 02, 2012, 02:24:42 PM
Quote from: garbon on August 02, 2012, 02:19:53 PM
american
Traitors

Might as well be cheez whiz.

derspiess

#14
August 02, 2012, 02:25:05 PM
Quote from: garbon on August 02, 2012, 02:19:53 PM
Quote from: derspiess on August 02, 2012, 02:16:22 PM
The differences between the big guys (Geno's, Pat's, etc.) are trivial.  Pick whatever among them.  Frankly I think they're overrated, given that cheez wiz is a main ingredient.

IMO the best cheesesteaks are just across the border in Claymont, DE: http://claymontsteakshop.com/

They use <gasp> real cheese.

I looked up Jim's menu and it says you can get american or provolone.

Go with that, then.  Or pull a John Kerry & ask for swiss :D
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall
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