A quick poll about Cheesesteaks

I've had a Geno's one. It was actually comparable all things considered.

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 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).

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.

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.

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

i gotta have mayo on mine

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

definitely no mayo

Ohhhhh! THAT'S who you are! Thanks man. I hope your happy. I still to this day can't stand the site of mayo. In fact, I just threw up a bit in my mouth when I typed this. :vomit: Thanks again! Incidentally, I learned to never close my eyes again when someone offers me something to eat again.

I bet you were thanking God for that in prison.

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

definitely no mayo

So earth is located right on the outskirts of philly? I always thought you were my neighbor

A cheesesteak does not have Mayo on it.

BUT: I used to work at Jerry's sub shop. We had something called a "steak and cheese" that we'd eat with Mayo, Lettuce, Tomato, and hot peppers. It was good. But it wasn't a cheesesteak.

This is the fundamental argument here. A "steak and cheese" while very good with its lettuce, mayo, mato and mushrooms is not a "cheesesteak" at all. A "cheesesteak" must be steak with cheese melted into it on the grill or cheese wizzed. Plain and simple. Both are great. But one of them you basically can only get in Philly. I settle for the other just about everywhere else and they are delicious.

This same argument applies to pizza versus Pizza Hut and Dominos. While I enjoy a fine "pizza" from Pizza Hut now and then there is certainly no way I'd call it real pizza. Just like the "subs" from Subway are just glorified sandwhiches and not really subs.