Philly Cheesesteaks and Me: Philly Trip August 2023

[SunnyJim]

Jim's on South is going to rebuild though.

Yes...they also opened up Jim's West but the police sentry on duty to keep the patrons safe gives me pause.

My boss is from Philly and she said about Jim's West, 'That place sucks!'

Does she know Sonny's????

Probably. She's a Philly kid and went to Temple.

[CardsofSTL]

Jim's on South is going to rebuild though.

Yes...they also opened up Jim's West but the police sentry on duty to keep the patrons safe gives me pause.

My boss is from Philly and she said about Jim's West, 'That place sucks!'

Does she know Sonny's????

Probably. She's a Philly kid and went to Temple.

Get her opinion and let me know if she's wrong.

[CardsofSTL]

Philly Cheesesteak vs Chicago Italian Beef.

Discuss.

Chicago shouldn't have cheese and it's dependent on the au jus which can open it up for failures whereas even an average Philly steak can be saved by copious amounts of cheese.

[G. Keenan]

Philly Cheesesteak vs Chicago Italian Beef.

Discuss.

Chicago shouldn't have cheese and it's dependent on the au jus which can open it up for failures whereas even an average Philly steak can be saved by copious amounts of cheese.

I can't remember the last time I had a cheesesteak sandwich. Now this thread has me craving one big time.

[CardsofSTL]

Philly Cheesesteak vs Chicago Italian Beef.

Discuss.

Chicago shouldn't have cheese and it's dependent on the au jus which can open it up for failures whereas even an average Philly steak can be saved by copious amounts of cheese.

I can't remember the last time I had a cheesesteak sandwich. Now this thread has me craving one big time.

ROAD TRIP

[AdmiralKird]

Philly Cheesesteak vs Chicago Italian Beef.

Discuss.

Chicago shouldn't have cheese and it's dependent on the au jus which can open it up for failures whereas even an average Philly steak can be saved by copious amounts of cheese.

I can't remember the last time I had a cheesesteak sandwich. Now this thread has me craving one big time.

Honestly, Cheesesteaks sound great in theory, but for whatever reason they never live up to the sum of their parts. I think the problem is cheese and steak just don't go together all that well, or the steak strips are overdone and overpowered by the cheese, or there isn't enough cheese and the steak itself is bland. You force the bread in there and you also overpower the steak. You could probably get a better cheesesteak in general if it was on a tortilla rather than leaven bread.

Well that pretty much just becomes a steak quesadilla I guess, but yes, mexican cheesesteak is better than philly cheesesteak.

[CardsofSTL]

Honestly, Cheesesteaks sound great in theory, but for whatever reason they never live up to the sum of their parts. I think the problem is cheese and steak just don't go together all that well, or the steak strips are overdone and overpowered by the cheese, or there isn't enough cheese and the steak itself is bland. You force the bread in there and you also overpower the steak.

I've read some crazy [expletive] on the Internet but this is the craziest.

[thrill]

Philly Cheesesteak vs Chicago Italian Beef.

Discuss.

Italian Beef. Hot peppers. Gravy. Easy, easy choice.

[Fat_Bulldog]

Will Admiral's ban be permanent?

[G. Keenan]

Will Admiral's ban be permanent?

LOL, the post timestamp shows 5:01am so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he was delirious or still half asleep.

"The problem with a cheesesteak is that's it not a quesadilla."

It's borderline trolling.