Comments on: Carl’s Cheesesteak is a Greasy Mess (And I Mean That in the Best Possible Way)

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:43:53 +0000

Not a big fan of Carl’s. I’ve been to both locations (3rd Ave. and the Chambers St. one) a few times each and have always had an extremely greasy sandwich. Now, I know cheesesteaks are supposed to be greasy, but these were like a French Dip, only instead of aus jus, the whole sandwich was dipped in grease. I like grease in my cheesesteak, not covering the whole thing.

Tony Luke’s on 9th Ave used to be my favorite and I coulen’t get enough of the roast pork, but it hasn’t been the same since the renovation and change to Shorty’s Saloon. It’s still good and I do like the cheesesteaks and roast pork sandwiches, but I wouldn’t go out of my way for them like I used to.

I was working near Philly Slims on 9th Ave. one day and have never been so dissappointed with a cheesesteak in all my life! the meat and cheese whiz were both very bland and the roll was all loopy and wobbly. I thought it was going to fall apart. I threw half of it out, which occurs about as often as Bush sounds well-spoken!

I know it’s not Midtown, but 99 Miles To Philly has the best cheesesteak I have tasted in the city. Chopped meat, nicely cooked onions, a righteous vein of whiz, and a roll that holds up. I can’t honestly say that I’ve ever been impressed with any fries I’ve had at a cheesesteak place, but the onion rings are pretty damn good here (even though they are of the frozen variety). Just my 2 cents.

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:32:55 +0000

@Dombrooks:

I grew up there so I can confirm that the spelling is Lower Merion with an “E” not “A.” It’s easy to get it confused with the accent there; I went to Bala Cynwyd Middle School but “Cynwyd” is pronounced as “Cynwood.”

I’ll put in my two cents for 99 Miles to Philly over Pat’s. Somehow, 99 Miles has managed to figure out how to make the steak juicy but not greasy.

By: Brownie@blondieandbrownie

Brownie@blondieandbrownie — Thu, 01 May 2008 04:16:02 +0000

That’s a delicious looking pic and I don’t even eat beef. I wonder if their chicken cheese steak is worth trying.

By: seth

seth — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:20:43 +0000

cheese whiz is not necessary for a philly cheesesteak. go down to philly and see how many people actually put on cheese whiz. a lot of people, i included, from down there put on american cheese or provolone. it’s all preference, but cheese whiz is just too cheesy and nasty.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:07:06 +0000

I haven’t said it in a while, but I’m reminded why Rudy is my favorite.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:00:52 +0000

Shortys is my favorite I have had carls, shortys and 99 miles to philly and I still think Shortys is the best. Also there fries are so good!

By: jaf

jaf — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:47:21 +0000

i’ve had carl’s delivered. bc the sandwich is ‘moist’it causes the bread to become soggy. if you don’t mind soggy that is fine but i like fresh dry bread. definitely a good sandwich though.

By: Rudy McBagel

Rudy McBagel — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:32:33 +0000

Chucky chucky chucky your moto……..I sphincter therefore i am?

There’s never a bucket of shit handy for chucky when I need one.

By: DocChuck

DocChuck — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:26:24 +0000

Liz,

Remove your drool bib, let Mr Wiggles out and meet me in the sauna!

I’ll bring a bag of Carl’s.

By: Gino's or Pat's?

Gino's or Pat's? — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:20:36 +0000

@wayne Time: April 30, 2008, 12:17 pm

You said: “opinions are like sphincters – everybody’s got one”.

An understatement indeed!

According to Wiki: “There are over 40 different sphincters in the human body”.

You should use the word “assholes” if that’s what you meant, considering that even the more polite and medically correct term “anus” contains two sphincters, between which you did not distinguish.

Otherwise we could get confused with the upper esophageal sphincter, the pyloric sphincter, or, god forbid, the sphincter of Oddi, among many others. And that alone could ruin a good cheesesteak argument over Gino’s or Pat’s, no?

Finally, if, after reading this, you think that I’m just an asshole with too much time on his hands you may be right, but in polite company I choose to refer to myself as a sphincter with too much time on my hands. And I mean that in the best possible way.