Comments on: Magdy’s Philly Cheese Steak Cart

By: World Phucking Champions

World Phucking Champions — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:52:10 +0000

Wow I think Ben broke the record for uses of the word “retard”. While reading most of his comments I was picturing Bush calling people dumb.

Look, cheez whiz is for tourists. For your first cheesesteak it’s fine, but after that nobody that lives in philly gets cheez whiz. Provolone is the way to go, american a close second. If you want a good review of philly cheesesteak places see http://www.610wip.com/pages/351421.php. Jim’s is the driest garbage on the planet. D’Allesandro’s is my favorite but I barely make it home to the bathroom after I eat one.

Sorry, I know it’s supposed to be about the cart and I’m sure I’ll try it soon but talking about cheesesteaks is like talking about yo momma, just can’t let it slide.

By: Where's the steak?

Where's the steak? — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:12:32 +0000

over the last few months I’ve noticed a dissapointing trend – teh cheesesteaks here have included less and less cheese and steak – now its like eating bun with a hint of cheessteak. I guess instead of raising prices they just decided to force you to order the double….

By: Hmm

Hmm — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:49:19 +0000

I ate at both Jim’s in Philthadelphia with the whiz and that cart with the slabs of cheese, and I thought that cart tasted better. But what do I know I’m from new england.

By: DDR

DDR — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:43:34 +0000

Dino’s subs just outside AC (Margate) are better n’ the White House’s.

By: Ryan Goldschlager

Ryan Goldschlager — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:10:44 +0000

Wow – no reviews of the cart just who’smorePhilly discussion? Unfortunately, I can’t make it to PA during my lunch hour. I checked it out, having walked down the south side of 46th a few times wondering what the wonderful smell hanging arounf the corner of Park was.

Eating my Magdy’s ‘Philly Steak’ now – think of it as a name and not a description and maybe you can enjoy the sandwich for what it is. It will never make you forget the best that Philadelphia (or the White House in Atlantic City) have to offer, but it is very tasty.

The beef is nice. Fresh looking and frozen so it can be sliced properly. The water content is a little high. Looking at #5 above, i’m wondering if the mistake was the cook hacking the meat a bit as it cooked. When combined with the onions that are soaked in a sauce and bread that is a sub optimal softness the whole sandwich a tad soggy. Lettuce, tomato and whitesauceredsauce are all options i declined (though i might try bit of sauce next time).

The cheese is American. Not my first or second choice, but perfectly doable. The onions are soaking in a red sauce that seemed to carry a bit of heat and a bit of sweet. Again, not my first choice but solid. The bread seemed very good at first, but became soggy by the end of my double meat experience.

Yes, its fun to make fun of tourists and outsiders for their difference. Isn’t it more fun to eat a tasty sandwich, even if it isn’t the definitive version of that sandwich from among the tens of thousands of sandwich shops making the sandwich?? Do you only listen to one band or watch only one movie? I’m from upstate NY and can get quite uppity about buffalo wings (there are about 6 places between Buffalo and Utica that do them right). Does that mean i can’t enjoy some tasty wings or hate on crap wings regardless of their authenticity? Hellz no. Just don’t get me started about Chicken Riggies. . .

And my personal preference for absolute best ‘philly’ style steak sandwich? Hands down the White House in AC. With provolone. And a side of Italian Combo with hot peppers. Worth the drive from NYC.

By: ben

ben — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:08:42 +0000

I lived in Philly for four years and in the greater Philadelphia area for most of my life and half the review and comments on here are plain retarded.

#1 There is no such thing as a cheese steak sub. If anything it would be called steak HOAGIE. Some places serve them, retards buy them.

#2 Cheez Wiz is the preferred cheese. Why? Because it melts perfectly when added to hot meat and onions. That said, Wiz certainly didn’t exist in 1930 so provolone, and American to a lesser degree, are the only other acceptable options.

#3 Adding a lot of shit on your cheese steak, like Scott suggests above, is also retarded. No one does it and it pretty much ruins the sandwich. Can you get a pizza steak in Philly? Sure, but only children, tourists, and Scott order that crap. The only add on most locals dabble in is peppers.

#4 Zach, with all due respect because I love this site, chicken cheese steaks are…..retarded, no one buys them and good places don’t sell them. Mixing chicken and steak? I’m going to have to look up what’s dumber than retarded and get back to you. Who doesn’t love to mix their lamb and chicken over rice? I certainly do and it’s most likely that I’m retarded to the cart guys serving me, but chicken and steak on a cheese steak? New York can warp one’s mind I guess.

#5 Lastly, Jim’s is mostly crap which is bought by tourists, Jerseys, and drunks (I’ve qualified on this one may times at Jim’s). The steak is cooked in huge batches hours in advance of the time you may actually eat it and very, very dry. Further, chopping up your meat into a million tiny pieces, which admittedly a lot of Philly places do, is also retarded. Geno’s and Tony Luke’s excel because the cook whole slices of rib eye and don’t chop it up, which allows every drop of juice to evaporate on the grill.

By: Max96

Max96 — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:02:07 +0000

This cart is better known for it’s chicken and rice platter. Throw in some onions, lettuce, and white sauce. WOW. The line here is usally very long and you’ll wait close to 15 – 20 minutes. However, the line has gotten better ever since the Steak Truck on 47th and Park opened up.

By: tommy

tommy — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:59:54 +0000

Many years ago (say, more than two decades), yours truly was an undergrad at UPenn…did the Jim’s, did the Geno’s, did the Pat’s…along with a few others…but the best cheesesteak by far in Philadelphia, for my tastes, was found at a simple lunch trunk that was there every day of the week on Sansom Street, in University City…not too far from the Penn law school…absolutely delicious.
Any more recent Penn grads out there that can tell us if the truck is still there, or a reasonable fascimile?

By: MacontoNYC

MacontoNYC — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:09:04 +0000

Yeah, not knowing south street was blatantly ignorant, but Jim’s is the best cheesesteak in philly. I feel like cheesesteaks should be separated into authentic (wiz wit) and non-authentic, whatever else. I also agree that carl’s is the best in nyc, as far as authentic cheesesteaks go. I really have no opinion on the non-authentic cheesesteaks, as they are vastly inferior.

By: jukeboxgraduate

jukeboxgraduate — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:26:49 +0000

um, “the big street with all the college kids walking around”?? you mean SOUTH STREET, maybe? south & 4th?

seriously, if you’re going to posit yourself as the empress of philly cheesesteaks, please get your INCREDIBLY BASIC PHILLY GEOGRAPHY down, okay?

and let’s be real: jim’s is hardly the place that you ONLY find out about from locals.

i’ll take my lectures about what a real philly cheesesteak is from someone who is actually from philly, thankyouverymuch. sheesh