A cheesesteak without WHIZ is not a true cheesesteak at all.

oh goodness what have i done.
my cheesesteak also has horseradish, hot sauce, mushrooms, onions and hot peppers on it. god's food, truly.

I want one.

http://www.npr.org/news/national/election2000/conventions/photos/pat.cheesesteak.jpg

i want 1 !

has anyone been to that newish cheese steak place on flatbush & bergen?

2 STEAKS WHIT WIT

^^^2 STEAKS WHIZ WIT^^^

jhoshea, no, but i might have to try it tonight!

you live near me & DMR & laurel, no? How come you never drinks with us?

I've never heard anyone claim that provolone was not an authentic cheesesteak cheese.

no, ian is right

not to say that i haven't enjoyed many a non-whiz "cheesesteak" in my time

I kindly support any non-racist Cheesesteak vendors in the S.Philly cheesesteak corridor (I think Jim's is the best FWIW).

wow, i am not appetized at all

i will happily accept a false cheesesteak, tho

you're fucking dead to me, andrew.

okay seriously, fuck you

go back to rhode island

ian why have you done this to my poor heart

i'm too old for this kind of pain

i don't.... i don't understand, jess.

whiz = false grail

Aren't you from Philly or near 'bouts Jess? My Philly friends have always made this claim as well re: cheese whiz.

I CAST DOUBT ON THE VERACITY OF ENTIRE THREAD

god i miss philadelphia

all i know is that no "real" cheese has the delicious creamy texture of a well-heated whiz.

xpost

Oh wait, you're from Westchester right? How does Bam like his cheesesteak?

all i know is that no "real" cheese has the delicious creamy texture of a well-heated whiz.

PLEASE REWORD THIS

I've been eyeing this Philly-type place on 9th ave in Manhattan, supposedly authentique. I want to try the roast pork/broccoli rabe sub.

i don't like cheese much in any form but sub-wise

provolone > whiz

Whoa, my local Italian sub shop has a great roast pork sub and a great sausage and broccoli rabe sub, and yet that combination has never occurred to me until now (xpost)

Anyway, provolone on steak > whiz
BUT whiz on fries >>>>> anything

^^^ this is otm

pat's invented the cheesesteak

pat's blows.

u like gino's? u racist?

it's gEno's.

pat's and geno's are overrated 4real.

i don't really like either of them. i don't need their friggin' attytude either. i miss tony luke's though. *drool* roast pork with sharp provolone and broccoli rabe. *drool*. their steaks are better too:

Beef Steak (Cut Daily)
Price includes choice of American, Mild or Whiz Cheeses
Extra Charge for Sharp Cheese
Plain Steak
100% Rib Eye .......................................$5.75
Cheese Steak

.......................................$6.25
Pepperoni Cheese Steak
American Cheese and pepperoni

.......................................$7.00
Pizza Steak
Mild provolone and red gravy

.......................................$6.75

Pepperoni Pizza Steak
Mild provolone, red gravy, and pepperoni

.......................................$7.25
Steak Hoagie
Lettuce, tomato, mayo and pickles

.......................................$6.25
Cheese Steak Hoagie
Lettuce, tomato, mayo, pickles and American cheese

.......................................$6.75
Papa Luke Steak
Cream cheese and sliced tomatoes

.......................................$6.75
Steak Italian
Sharp provolone w/ spinach or broccoli rabe

.......................................$7.25

actually if i'm in the area around pat's n' geno's i just usually end up opting for banh mi.

the secret of a good cheesesteak is that there is no secret. you can get one as good or better at a korean deli in philly as you can at pat's.

having said that, if you are in philly, go to tony luke's and get the roast pork. mmmmmmmmmmm....

no roast pork can be better than the pork in the cuban sandwiches at amigos viejos.

maybe not. i've never been there. but tony's is delishhhhhhhhh!!!

plus, tony is a cool dude:

http://www.tonylukes.com/tljpics/5.jpg

people who used to live in philly BUT DON'T NOW are always dissing whiz.

and he has great commercials:

http://www.tonylukes.com/commercials.htm

i only go to pat's when i'm with friends from out of town (it's walking distance between my place and south st bars) so they can see the pics of famous folks and gawk at the glowing vomit on top of Geno's. More tourist traps should have hoagies at them.

i should check out these hoagies ex-pats (har) rep for, though.

my fave steak is probably a pizza cheesesteak with fried onions and green peppers.

http://delivery.viewimages.com/xv/71194570.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF19396908EAF14430D35B7D26CF53D7526C87F5F86BE1678DF32

sadly all the night pics on google are from before they added that turd on top so you can't see the cardboard hoagie with lit neon around it.

i worked in a deli in philly for years though. i'd pretty much burnt out on steaks.

http://boortz.com/images/genos_steaks.jpg

you can kiiinda see it there.

one time me and some friends got hoagies from Pat's one night, and the next morning we got them from Geno's to compare and then got a second from pat's to make it a more honest taste test. We preferred Pat's, and that was BEFORE they did the "you must speak english" thing. I really don't have steaks when friends aren't around but I have Lorenzo's Pizza on my lunch break all the time.

steaks, not hoagies. 3 each in like 12 hours. ugh.

people who used to live in philly BUT DON'T NOW are always dissing whiz.

-- da croupier, Monday, June 25, 2007 4:21 PM (1 hour ago)

^^^^OTM^^^^

IAN,
LAUREL,
DMR,

do not NOT go to the hi-stakes place on flatbush. i ate there and shit is foul.

i don't even read chowhound but i wish i had before i went:
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/352499

I had one cheesesteak while I was in Philly and it nearly killed me. Australians are not meant to have WHIZ.

I know rite? I just realised til this thread, I misunderstood what a "cheesesteak" was. I thought it was some kinda minute steak with cheese melted on it in a bun like a burger.

Rather than chopped meat with bizarre looking melted GOO all over it. I'm sure done right it could be delish but these pics ain't convincing me or my arteries. :/

all i know is that no "real" cheese has the delicious creamy texture of a well-heated whiz.

PLEASE REWORD THIS

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