A quick poll about Cheesesteaks

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by steveo395

i live right near philly and i've never even heard of anyone putting mayo on a cheesesteak...sounds pretty crappy

definitely no mayo

Yeah, me too and same here. :tongue

[celts32]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Did you like Geno's? I'm interested to hear what a Philly outsider thinks. Somehow they've become the mecca of cheesesteak places here in Philly but I think they're way overrated. The meat comes out a little too thick and chunky for my tastes. They do so much business there that I think they're getting lazy with the slicing of the meat, trying to turn out the sandwiches as fast as possible. I like it to be sliced ridiculously thin.

I'm a big fan of Delissandro's, which is on the northern side of the city. Then there's a place near my house in the suburbs which makes a great one. In fact I think I'll hit that up for dinner tonight!

I don't think Delissandro's is even close to Geno's. Delisandro's uses the chopped up meat technique which is something you can get all over the city...IMO the real good places use the thin slices of steak. Geno's is my 2nd favorite in Philly next to Steve's Prince of Steaks in NE Philly.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by celts32

I don't think Delissandro's is even close to Geno's. Delisandro's uses the chopped up meat technique which is something you can get all over the city...IMO the real good places use the thin slices of steak. Geno's is my 2nd favorite in Philly next to Steve's Prince of Steaks in NE Philly.

Interesting. I like the chopped up meat technique better. You can get the slices of American cheese to melt together with the meat, and the meat juice tends to ooze into the cheeze while it's cooking. You get a real homogenous flavor, the meat has cheese flavor and the cheese has meat flavor.

When you go to Geno's the standard issue is the chunks of meat cooked wit onions or without, and then served in a cheesesteak, and then the wiz is thrown on top. There's no blending of flavors there. It's just meat topped with cheese wiz. I like it cooked together better. Plus the Geno's meat isn't exactly prime rib, I think that's what gets me. It's chunky and meaty, but not that easy to bite through.

I think it was Dmek who said cheeze-wiz on a cheesesteak was terrible? I happen to agree. A lot of Philly people love the wiz, but I'd much rather throw a couple slices of American on that bad boy.

[celts32]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Interesting. I like the chopped up meat technique better. You can get the slices of American cheese to melt together with the meat, and the meat juice tends to ooze into the cheeze while it's cooking. You get a real homogenous flavor, the meat has cheese flavor and the cheese has meat flavor.

When you go to Geno's the standard issue is the chunks of meat cooked wit onions or without, and then served in a cheesesteak, and then the wiz is thrown on top. There's no blending of flavors there. It's just meat topped with cheese wiz. I like it cooked together better. Plus the Geno's meat isn't exactly prime rib, I think that's what gets me. It's chunky and meaty, but not that easy to bite through.

I think it was Dmek who said cheeze-wiz on a cheesesteak was terrible? I happen to agree. A lot of Philly people love the wiz, but I'd much rather throw a couple slices of American on that bad boy.

You can get the chopped up kind all over philly though and to me they all sort of taste the same. They are good...but I just the thin slice technique is more authentic. Trust me if you like American Cheese on your steaks you must try Steve's Prince of Steaks and get thier liquid american cheese on there...try and let me know if you still like Delasandros better. To each his own though...as long as you are eating a genuine Philly cheese steak and not ruining it with Mayo or ketchup then it's all good to me.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

I think it was maybe the whole concept of Geno's "being" Cheesesteak Mecca. I definitely agree it wasn't thin enough for me. For the amount of quantity they have, it was definitely tasty. Our hometown place has a better flavor though. I forget how much I paid at Geno's, but here is fairly expensive, something to the tune of 5-6 bucks for half a steak. It's all prime beef though and homemade ingredients (minus the cheeses).

[mredskins]

I eat both Geno's and Pat's in the same sitting. I thouhgt Geno's was better and I even eat that one second, meaning I was not close to being hungry anymore. I am not a Philly native.

[Monkeydad]

No mayo.

Cheese (cheddar or American, NOT SWISS like John Kerry)
Onions
Peppers
Grease
Paper bag for the grease


If it's not dripping, it's not a real cheesesteak.

[ArtMonkDrillz]

It's settled, I won't be telling my co-worker about this poll!

[wolfeskins]

i gotta have mayo on mine

[EternalEnigma21]

You gotta put mayo on the cheessteak sub. It mixes all up with the grease and gives your wrist that nice little white-washed streak.

I've never been to philly and dont give a rat's ass what some philly douchebag says about some steakum sandwich... put mayo on that shit and shut up...

I could see not ruining a ribye sandwich or prime rib sub... but steakums???

You might want to just drown it in ketchup and call it a day!

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by canthetuna

You gotta put mayo on the cheessteak sub. It mixes all up with the grease and gives your wrist that nice little white-washed streak.

Sounds like bird poop.

[dmek25]

first of all, philly cheese staeks suck. no one puts cheese whiz on steak and declares its good. i see the mayo arguement this way, cheese steak no, cheese steak hoagie, umm um. yummy with mayo

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by dmek25

first of all, philly cheese staeks suck.

You're insane.

The cheesesteaks are the ONLY reason I'll go anywhere near Filthydelphia. It's the only good thing to come from Philly since Ben Franklin.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

That's why you basically coat the grill in shit loads of vegetable oil before grilling! MMMMMm.

[BDBohnzie]

well, if a place was just serving cheesesteaks, yes you could do this. however, with the cornucopia of offerings most other places present, having a shit load of veggie oil on the grill just isn't feasible.