I've Converted
Ok - so the subject line is somewhat misleading. It's not what you think.
My brother and his family visited me in Philadelphia this past weekend. I wanted them to have a true Philadelphia experience while they were here. On Sunday morning, we walked over to the Italian Market at 9th and Washington. For those of you who don't know the Italian Market, Rocky ran through there during the big training scene in the first Rocky movie.
While we were all the way down there in South Philly, we decided to go get cheesesteaks. Not only did I want to share this true Philly experience, but I had yet to have a cheesesteak since I moved here in December. PhillyPhanatic always talked up Pat's as the best cheesesteak place in town. Based on his guidance, I had never ordered a cheesesteak from any other one of the major places in the city. Pat's was indeed 'king'.
Well, the doorman at my apartment complex is a huge fan of Geno's. He explained to all of us what he thought of each of the places (Pat's, Geno's, Jim's, and Tony Luke's)
Given the doorman's strong endorsement for Geno's, we decided to have a taste test. We ordered two cheesesteaks from Geno's and two from Pat's for the four of us to split (baby Eli was unable to participate yet, so we didn't need to worry about a fifth cheesesteak).
The difference was easy to recognize. Geno's puts less meat on the cheesesteak, but the meat is so much tastier. Pat's loads on the beef, but it's dry and tougher to chew, and it was also cut in smaller pieces. I prefer tasty beef over more beef, so Geno's was the winner. The more surprising result from the taste test was that I prefer my steak with cheese whiz. I wasn't a fan of it in the past, but there is no other way to order a cheesesteak.
Still need to try Jim's and Tony Luke's sometime (maybe when Mouse visits this month????). For now, I'm a Geno's fan.
My brother and his family visited me in Philadelphia this past weekend. I wanted them to have a true Philadelphia experience while they were here. On Sunday morning, we walked over to the Italian Market at 9th and Washington. For those of you who don't know the Italian Market, Rocky ran through there during the big training scene in the first Rocky movie.
While we were all the way down there in South Philly, we decided to go get cheesesteaks. Not only did I want to share this true Philly experience, but I had yet to have a cheesesteak since I moved here in December. PhillyPhanatic always talked up Pat's as the best cheesesteak place in town. Based on his guidance, I had never ordered a cheesesteak from any other one of the major places in the city. Pat's was indeed 'king'.
Well, the doorman at my apartment complex is a huge fan of Geno's. He explained to all of us what he thought of each of the places (Pat's, Geno's, Jim's, and Tony Luke's)
Given the doorman's strong endorsement for Geno's, we decided to have a taste test. We ordered two cheesesteaks from Geno's and two from Pat's for the four of us to split (baby Eli was unable to participate yet, so we didn't need to worry about a fifth cheesesteak).
The difference was easy to recognize. Geno's puts less meat on the cheesesteak, but the meat is so much tastier. Pat's loads on the beef, but it's dry and tougher to chew, and it was also cut in smaller pieces. I prefer tasty beef over more beef, so Geno's was the winner. The more surprising result from the taste test was that I prefer my steak with cheese whiz. I wasn't a fan of it in the past, but there is no other way to order a cheesesteak.
Still need to try Jim's and Tony Luke's sometime (maybe when Mouse visits this month????). For now, I'm a Geno's fan.
posted by GaryGinew at 5:55 PM
1 Comments:
"For those of you who don't know the Italian Market, Rocky ran through there during the big training scene in the first Rocky movie."
What about for those of us who don't know Rocky from the big training scene in the first Rocky movie? :)
Also, the word verification for this post is "hoggiest." Just thought you'd like to know. :)
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