Philadelphia Sandwiches Without the Philadelphia
Enough with the bread already. In North Hollywood there is a little sandwich place with a ’50s theme called Philadelphia Sandwiches. I’m not sure how Elvis and cheese steaks are related (unless it’s a...
View ArticleGetting Whizzed at Bera’s Custom Cheese Steaks (CLOSED)
Love the maize and blue colors. One day outside of my work, a new truck appeared. It was called Bera’s Custom Cheese Steaks and since the best cheese steak I’ve ever eaten came from a food truck, I...
View ArticleUnvegan Bliss at Fat Sal’s Deli
Best parking lot stand ever. Sometimes you find a restaurant that seems like it was made just for you. I don’t mean that everything tastes good, or you go there regularly. No, I mean that you look at...
View ArticleGreat Even Late at Big Nick’s Too
Diced pizza. The city that never sleeps wouldn’t be the city that never sleeps without late-night food. And on the Upper West Side, the late night eating options seem to be pretty limited. Yet, there...
View ArticleA Better Sequel at Stack’d II (REBRANDED)
They said it couldn’t be done. EDIT: Stack’d II quickly became The Ave which quickly became the Tipsy Cow. Gone are the sandwiches, but you can read about the Tipsy Cow here. While the list of great...
View ArticleA Royal Welcome at Steve’s Prince of Steaks
Blurred lines. Arriving in Philly late at night, I was in need of cheesesteak. Of course, anyone with a right mind would want such a thing when arriving in Philly, but finding myself downtown and only...
View ArticleA Cheesesteak Battle at Geno’s Steaks
The start of something good. I’m not sure any first-time trip to Philly is worthwhile without a trip to Pat’s and Geno’s. Yes, I realize that they probably attract more tourists than locals, but that...
View ArticleInvented by Pat’s King of Steaks
Chop shop. In the battle of Geno’s versus Pat’s there doesn’t seem to be much of a dispute about who created the famous Philly cheesesteak. That honor belongs to Pat’s King of Steaks, the second stop...
View ArticleA Poor Substitute at DiBella’s
Yikes. Apparently Winghart’s in Downtown Pittsburgh’s Market Square had itself a bit of a fire problem. Unfortunately I didn’t realize this when I wen down to try one of their famous burgers. Yet,...
View ArticleGetting Laid Over at Tony Luke’s
Thank you Philly. Layovers are never fun. And I don’t mean the extended layovers that give you time to leave the airport to explore a city. I mean the layovers where you are just stuck in an airport...
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