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post 1701439793 05-23-2024, 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted By Cleveland33⏩
Wawa quality has gone to absolute chit the last several years and this is going back before covid. They don't bake the rolls in store anymore. It's a mess.

Also - it's not hard to find a sammich shop in Philly that is 24/7
Ok it’s been a minute since I was going to Wawa ever day, maybe close to 20 years.
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post 1701439823 05-23-2024, 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted By BlackJack619⏩
Ok it’s been a minute since I was going to Wawa ever day, maybe close to 20 years.
Wawa didn't even have cheesesteaks 20 years ago that was like ten years ago
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Originally Posted By Cleveland33⏩
Wawa quality has gone to absolute chit the last several years and this is going back before covid. They don't bake the rolls in store anymore. It's a mess.

Also - it's not hard to find a sammich shop in Philly that is 24/7
On quality, is there any difference in the meat quality? I see people talking about texture (the chop), and some use different cuts (top, ribeye..?), or is the quality of the beef not really different from one place to another?
post 1701440093 05-23-2024, 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted By LogicalLifts⏩
On quality, is there any difference in the meat quality? I see people talking about texture (the chop), and some use different cuts (top, ribeye..?), or is the quality of the beef not really different from one place to another?
So i moved to DC and they just did a best of steak sandwich list here and the answer is yes...... as a philly steak snob.
The best place was at a butcher shop that makes sandwiches so i bought one Monday and it tasted like they shaved the meat and cooked it for me.
The best meat texture i have ever had in a sandwich by far!
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post 1701441233 05-23-2024, 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted By GuineaDago585⏩
Tony Luke’s was the best last time I was in Philly (many years ago), but didn’t he shut down?
That's where we ended up the day of Phillies game when Johns was closed. It was really good.
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post 1701441333 05-23-2024, 08:19 AM
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you can certainly get good steaks from places like D'Alessandros, Tony Luke's and Jim's, but some of the best steaks are in areas that I wouldn't send you
post 1701441543 05-23-2024, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted By SpermWhale⏩
you can certainly get good steaks from places like D'Alessandros, Tony Luke's and Jim's, but some of the best steaks are in areas that I wouldn't send you
Like the Wawa in sicklerville
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post 1701442033 05-23-2024, 08:47 AM
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When OP orders a cheesesteak, the mayor of Philadelphia has to call in the national guard
post 1701442443 05-23-2024, 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted By SpermWhale⏩
you can certainly get good steaks from places like D'Alessandros, Tony Luke's and Jim's, but some of the best steaks are in areas that I wouldn't send you
This guy Phillys.

I was born and raised in Philly, and the best steaks I had were the corner places in hooded areas.
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post 1701442863 05-23-2024, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted By SpermWhale⏩
you can certainly get good steaks from places like D'Alessandros, Tony Luke's and Jim's, but some of the best steaks are in areas that I wouldn't send you
Like where? I'll go to Kensington, I actually don't find too many neighborhoods in Philly to be that bad.
post 1701442923 05-23-2024, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted By LogicalLifts⏩
On quality, is there any difference in the meat quality? I see people talking about texture (the chop), and some use different cuts (top, ribeye..?), or is the quality of the beef not really different from one place to another?
No you'll see it between a good shop and a place like Wawa.

As far as the difference between a place like Larry's and a place like Pat's even though Pat's is kinda touristy now, isn't that big.
post 1701443863 05-23-2024, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted By SpermWhale⏩
you can certainly get good steaks from places like D'Alessandros, Tony Luke's and Jim's, but some of the best steaks are in areas that I wouldn't send you
Examples?
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Originally Posted By Cleveland33⏩
Wawa didn't even have cheesesteaks 20 years ago that was like ten years ago
I used to get cheesesteaks from Wawa when I was in college 30 years ago (because it was open at 3 AM and within walking distance, LOL). They were OK (most cheesesteaks are delicious), but they do not belong even in a conversation for the best in Philly. Not all Wawas had grills back then, though.
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Haven't read this thread yet, but Dalessandro's gets my vote.
post 1701448383 05-23-2024, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted By Cleveland33⏩
Like where? I'll go to Kensington, I actually don't find too many neighborhoods in Philly to be that bad.
Kensington is far from the worst neighborhood in Philly. A lot of Kensington is being redeveloped and gentrified. Even the tent city around the drug zombie area around K&A was cleared out by the new Mayor last week. There's money to be made in Kensington with the easy access to the El and the river and the development in the surrounding areas in Fishtown and Northern Liberties and the proximity to Temple.
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Forget cheese steak.

Let me aware you about DiNic’s roast pork with sharp provolone and broccoli-rabe.

https://www.tommydinics.com/
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The best cheesesteak is at Matu in Beverly Hills



Blows anything from Philly out of the water
post 1701450073 05-23-2024, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted By StormRunner⏩
This guy Phillys.

I was born and raised in Philly, and the best steaks I had were the corner places in hooded areas.
This is what folks say about the chopped cheese here in NYC, and that you should only get it in a place with a C (or worse) health department rating.

Not sure that's true.

Some folks mentioned steak sandwiches, and to me a great one of those is a AAA prime (ribeye) cooked with specific attention to caramelizing the fat, then sliced, topped with caramelized onions. That's a 'steak sandwich'. I can eat a chopped cheese here and there but quality is pretty chitty as it's cutting up an f'n burger patty srs.
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