Ah Philly, city of great history, beautiful buildings, home of the liberty bell, the Italian market and who are we kidding? CHEESESTEAKS!!!! I don't think there is a more perfect food and to prove my point, I will be adding some pics from the taste test J and I did this week (just got bk from vacation.) On Sunday (11th?) pm J and I had reservations at Little Fish, but due to a miscalculation on the Philadelphia turnpike (sad and long story) we didn't make our reservations....what was a girl to do, starve? Not this girl....We headed straight for the meccas for cheesesteaks Pat's and Gino's. These two establishments have been feuding for years for rights to the best cheesesteak in Philly, and both have die-hard fans so we decided to try them both and to make sure our test was fair, we ordered the "wiz-wit" and a root beer (seemed to also be the locals drink of choice) to accompany at both locations . Both steaks were great, though Pat's bread (in my opinion) and amount of "wiz" were better, the meat at Gino's was far superior and made for a better dinning experience. Jason liked the bread at Gino's because it was crustier and I liked the soft bread better but think this is really a matter of personal taste. Both had delish, well caramelized onions. Final results...order a cheesesteak at Gino's with extra wiz.
ps. Was told that the cheese fries are good and a quick locals tip: the heart-attack also sounded great (cheesesteak w/ all the cheeses!)...think I'll order that next time, but with a diet coke ;-)
cheesesteak at Gino's (J liked this bread texture more)
cheesesteak at Pat's (see the wiz? it's a beautiful sight!)
