This past Sunday, we were driving on the Jersey Turnpike when, on a whim, we decided to take a detour to Philadelphia and have a cheesesteak taste-off.
Since I had a video camera with me, I decided to turn this into my first video report, which you can see below.
The whole thing was done on the spur of the moment, and there are technical problems with the video that drive me crazy, but it’s not too bad. However, I kind of screwed up the whole cheesesteak thing.
- I has Jim’s pegged as an anti-tourist destination, when quite the opposite is true. The meat was pre-cooked and piled up on the grill. Tasted like it.
- I avoided Pat’s and Geno’s. I should have considered Tony Luke’s or Dalessandro’s.
- I had the provolone, when the American cheese would have been better. Counterintuitive, but true.
- I had the South Philly at Ishkabibble’s, which has spinach and roasted red peppers. Delicious, but for tasting purposes, I should have had a plain cheesesteak with meat, cheese, onions.
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Tanzanite Says:
Cheesesteaks rock! I agree with the comment about the American cheese over the provolone – definitely better. An American cheese for an american classic.