Comments on: 99 Miles to Philly Opening Today in Midtown East

By: ecoli

ecoli — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:12:19 +0000

CLOSED

By: Jess

Jess — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:41:15 +0000

this was probably the greasiest thing i’ve ever eaten in my life…

I make a weekly trip to Geno’s in philly with a few friends, and trust me..this does not compare!

I should have just drank a gallon full of oil rather than eat the sandwich…same thing…I had stomach ache from all that oil

And hot sauce? Comon dude…you can’t call “franks red hot sauce” a real hot sauce…the stuff at genos, I put about 4-5 drops and I’m done!…you can’t use Franks on a cheesesteak

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:29:24 +0000

I grew up in Philly, and 99 miles reminds me of the type of joint you would find in the ‘Burbs. Fitting given how far away we are from Philly. Anyway, comparing it to the other places I think Carl’s is pretty bad. I’m pretty sure they use dog meat in their steaks. Shorty’s isn’t bad, but is very inconsistent. Don’t try the Roast Pork–it pales in comparison to what you would find in S. Philly (i.e. it’s barely edible). 99 miles comes in a distant 2nd place to Woogies. Woogies has great steaks. Added bonus is emphasis on Philly sports & 3$ lager.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:16:06 +0000

Have eaten there twice – maybe they got their act together since some of the earlier posts cause it was awesome both times. Best I’ve had outside of Philly.

By: john

john — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:17:35 +0000

I was kind of expecting more. The wait was almost unbearable. Cheese steak was good, although a little on the small side ( I actually found this preferable to over-sized sandwiches ). Cheese fries are amazing.

By: Ty

Ty — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:16:30 +0000

First off just ate at 99 Miles despite most of the reviews here and it was awesome. They had Amoroso bread, it was greasy(the way a cheesesteak should be),I don’t know what you people are complaining about. As for the wait, if you feel 5 minutes is a long time then I feel sorry for whoever you have sex with. As for calling a someone working a nutsac, you must have a lovely boss, hope he calls you that all day long. The only place in Philly that hands it to you immediately is Pat’s after you wait 45 minutes in line, and try not ordering properly(i.e steak, whiz, wit) and see if you aren’t told to go to the back of the line. Pat’s and Geno’s do give free peppers though. 99 Miles me and mine will be back.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:33:09 +0000

Steak was decent, but it took the nutsacs 5 minutes to cook. In Philly, you get it shoved in your face he second you order and pay.

By: Megan

Megan — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:18:05 +0000

Potato salad wasn’t fantastic… tastes like there’s vinegar in here somewhere… It’s not gross it’s just not my favorite kind; but I am really picky about my potato salad so don’t write it off on my account.

By: Megan

Megan — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:10:33 +0000

I’m eating one from there right now as I type, and it’s delicious!!! I like the different options you can get for extras (although, pizza sauce? yeesh!) and I didn’t think it was that pricey, 6.95? Bread is soft, meat is fine, cheese is PERFECTly distributed and melted and yum. I got a side of potato salad to go with it, I’ll let you know how that is!

By: chris

chris — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:00:45 +0000

i work a few blocks from this place, but i find it hard to believe there’s much better than carl’s. thanks for the heads up.