Review #3 Philly Steak Cart on N. 7th St. Philadelphia, PA

On a return trip to Philly for another audition I decided to give another try at a phillysteak. Staying away from the commercial places that attract tourists I went with a guy sitting in a camping chair outside of his silver cart. A little slow in preperation, he actually had a customer (third in line) walk away cause he couldn't buy some chocolate chip cookies. However, his slowness can be attributed to the attentiveness he gives each customer. Sweet Peppers and red Onions can be grilled no mushrooms, no cheese sauce, american or provelone. White Bread but was a thick and hearty bread. Overall, I would rate it as an average phillysteak. Whether it be in Philly or not. I am starting to question why this place is known for a sandwich that they make pretty mediocre. It shouldn't be made better in Durham, NC but it is. Next time I get the hankering for a phillysteak I will hop on a JetBlue flight to RDU and drive down 40 to get me some phillysteak factory.

Currently #2 on Cheesesteak Tour

Review #2 Philly Steak Factory Durham, NC

It seems that the regular workers here, from the owner to the general help are proud of their product and put in a little extra effort when hand cutting the meat, or when topping off the cheese with hot meat juice.
It starts with the bread, parmesan and oregano, white, or wheat, add let tom and mayo, then choice of grilled green peppers, mushrooms and onions. I usually get mush and onion as the peppers can overpower the sandwich. The secret here I think, is that the let the steak marinate in its own juices kept at a high temperature, then seperated into smaller pieces by a grillmaster on a hot grill, hot provelone is applied and then a little of the juice to melt the cheese. scoop and arrange it on the bread.
They also have delicious fries with an optional cajun seasoning. Maybe a tad pricey as far as my appetite, but well worth every penny.

Currently #1 on my Cheesesteak tour

Review #1 Gino's Philadelphia, PA

I was in Philly for an audition and asked a few street people where I should go to get an authentic Philly Cheesesteak. Gino's seemed to be popular. I am not sure why. Underperformed in my book. I was expecting all philly steaks from PA to be better than other places. The cheese wasn't very good, a sauce of cheese product shouldn't go on meat. The flavor of the meat wasn't good, and the white bread was a little stale.
The only highlight was the neighborhood, multi cultural and unique.

Currently ranked #3 on my Cheesesteak tour.