This is Not a Cheesesteak
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Correct, this is not a typical cheesesteak. It’s using the absolutely wrong cheese (don’t get me wrong, I love cheddar but it doesn’t belong on a cheesesteak) and bread? French baguette? WHY?!
Also, lettuce, tomato and mayo make it closer to a “cheesesteak hoagie” (a topic I often avoid talking about because it blows non-Philadelphians minds.
And although accepted here in Philly in most places… I hate mushrooms. That’s a personal note though.
So… the only thing that makes this remotely related to an actual cheesesteak is that they’re both using beef?
Before: Lett, toms, and mayo- not typical of PCS
…
After: I can dig it.
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Get that tomato out of there. Also, that steak looks completely overdone. Is that mayo? BAH!
Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich Combo at Buffalo State College’s Smash Burgers
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Another case of “shouldn’t even be called a cheesesteak.” Steak-Ums, in the eyes of any purist or true Philadelphian automatically invalidates you. However, at least they’re still intended to go into crappy homemade, from-the-freezer cheesesteaks. Instead, you load it up with spices to create some sort of weird, awful, over-seasoned grilled cheese with beef in it.
At least you used an acceptable cheese.
Cheesesteak.
White bread
Steaky goodness:
- Olive Oil
- Tobasco
- Cumin
- Turmeric
- Garlic
- Sriracha
- Parsley
- Cinnamon
- Two Steak-Ums (coulda used three)
American cheese
Ketchup
Mayonaise
White bread.
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Lettuce, tomato, too many peppers… what the phuck is this?
You describe their cheese sauce as too “mayonnaise-y.” This is all kinds of wrong: it’s either real cheese (American or Provolone) or Cheese Whiz. Not some sort of mayo-based monstrosity.
I love California for many reasons. Their depictions of East Coast food is not one of them. Also, I saw your review of the steak you got here in Philly. 1) Never go to Jim’s on South Street. It’s not worth it for the wait alone. 2) I had no idea they would actually serve you a cheesesteak with lettuce. That. is. awful. Good thing I never go there unless there’s a zero wait, and when I do… I do it right.
PS. Curly fries? Really?
UPDATE: The reason you’re disappointed at the one tiny pepper that it came with, might’ve been because that was just a side condiment, like a pickle spear with a burger.
For those reading this from my Tumblr, it’s getting cut off, view her full original review here.
eliu:
location: The Cheese Steak Shop (Berkeley, CA)
1054 University Ave
Berkeley, CA 94710I had my first philly cheese steak in philadelphia but was disappointed. Now, I’m getting a philly cheese steak in california, and I have to say, I liked it better!
This is the basic philly cheese with…
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