Geez, if all the "born and raised in Philly" experts can't agree on what is an authentic Philly Cheese Steak, how on earth are we poor tourists to know?

Cheez whiz...velveeta...what's the difference, really? They're both nasty, fake cheese, any way you look at it!

I agree w/ others that Tony lukes pork w/ rabe and cheese is better than any cheesteak (btw there's a downtown philly tony lukes which isn't great)

If you're determined to get cheesesteak, go to hollyeats.com

There was an article in one of the local papers a couple months ago about a reporter who chomped his way through all the area cheesesteaks and then ranked the top 10 or so. Anyone recall where this article was?

I also vote for John's Roast Pork. Whoever heard of bell peppers on a Philly cheesesteak?????? And provolone all the way!

Philadelphia Magazine had an article like that last year, but I think the Philadelphia Inquirer may have run one more recently.

karameli - from eating at Jim's, how could you have missed those 5 gallon cans of melted Cheez Whiz on the side of the grill?

Someone's eating a lot of that! Including me

And another thing - here is my definition of blashpemy relating to a cheesesteak, ESPECIALLY at Jim's Steaks.

We waited one Sat. at Jim's almost an hour in line for our Pizza Steaks, with Whiz. As we were departing our table, a woman came and sat down with a "sandwich" consisting of lettuce, onion and tomato. My dad asked her if she didn't like cheesesteaks. She replied that she was a vegetarian.

Why in the world would a vegetarian or anyone wait in line for an HOUR at Jim's Steaks and not get a cheesesteak?

There was an article in Philly Mag about a group of high school boys that had taken on the task of finding the best cheesesteak in Philly for their Senior class project. A great article, but I think it was a year or two ago.

as a girl who grew up in the philly burbs i will prob be trashed here because i think the best cheesesteak is at mr. steak in wayne. perfect roll. they slice really good roast. and uhoh - they use american. can be ordered w/out cheese and/or with peppers, onions, or hot peppers.

Well, I went to Philly last week and had the cheesteak at Pat's with the Cheez Whiz. I live in Texas and have actually had better ones locally, but the atmosphere there made it all worthwhile.

In Philadelphia two years ago I tried a Philly Cheesesteak at Jim's and felt it was very mediocre at best.

Determined to try some at home, Chandler, Arizona, I've had 2-3 down here and they all beat Jim's by a long shot.


Jim

Sophie's truck on the Penn campus, corner of 34th and Sansom across from Hill House, the dorm that looks like a prison. If she's still there.
And provolone, definitely provolone.

Best Philly Cheese Steak--sixty miles east in Atlantic City.

It's all in the BREAD!!...which most in AC say is due to the salt air.

Frank Sinatra would call the WHITE HOUSE SUB SHOP and have them

put them on a plane out of Philly to Las Vegas. Nothing better

than the WH. Check it out.

Thanks for letting us know 8 years later.

8 yrs later, still John's Roast Pork, for both the cheesesteak AND the roast pork with sharp provolone and broccoli rabe. DH took my stepfather who lived his whole life in Philly and had had many a cheesesteak, and he couldn't get over how good it was.