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saimyoji
05-15-2008, 16:07
http://cbs3.com/topstories/cheesesteak.100.dollars.2.724387.html

Yumm?? :-?

taildragger
05-15-2008, 16:09
http://cbs3.com/topstories/cheesesteak.100.dollars.2.724387.html

Yumm?? :-?

I'd rather just have 100 mediocre ones

Appalachian Tater
05-15-2008, 16:21
Lobsters and truffles don't mix in my book.

Hooch
05-15-2008, 16:38
An old saying my Grandpa used to say comes to mind rather quickly....... A fool and their money are soon parted. Prime example! :D

Mother's Finest
05-15-2008, 17:24
Lobsters and truffles don't mix in my book.


agreed.....

I have eaten at the restaurant in question on numerous occasions.

while I have never had the cheesesteak, the food is pretty good, and it is a fun place to eat.

peace
mf

NICKTHEGREEK
05-15-2008, 17:31
A hundred is about what a good chesesteak costs considering travel from NOVA to Philly. The lobster and truffles is over the top, nothing can improve a good Maine lobster roll.

CrumbSnatcher
05-15-2008, 18:23
http://cbs3.com/topstories/cheesesteak.100.dollars.2.724387.html

Yumm?? :-?i have a local spot! cheesesteak sammich fries and a drink 7.00 bucks. the best i ever had. 93.00 dollors leftover priceless...

Wags
05-20-2008, 12:22
if you're not eating here: http://www.genosteaks.com/home1.html or here: http://www.johnsroastpork.com/ you're not eating a cheesesteak tbh

camojack
05-20-2008, 22:11
if you're not eating here: http://www.genosteaks.com/home1.html or here: http://www.johnsroastpork.com/ you're not eating a cheesesteak tbh
I presume you're familiar with what they say about opinions.

You can get a most excellent cheesesteak many places in the Philly metro area.

I'm speaking as a Philly boy, here...

vonfrick
05-20-2008, 22:25
I presume you're familiar with what they say about opinions.

You can get a most excellent cheesesteak many places in the Philly metro area.

I'm speaking as a Philly boy, here...

yeah, what he said.

and if you find yourself out in the burbs, go to the Pepper Mill in Chester County.

fiddlehead
05-20-2008, 22:25
Best cheesesteak i ever had was from one of the street vendors in downtown Phila.

There's a place here in Phuket that has em, the chef is from Brooklyn but they are not even close. (I still get one every once in a while though)

rickb
05-20-2008, 22:29
Lucky you. Can't get wiz on a sandwich just anywhere.

Wags
05-20-2008, 23:33
come on bro. king of prussia is 30 minutes from the city! those are the 2 best places i've found in town

Lellers
05-21-2008, 00:20
That $100 cheesesteak is wrong on so many levels.

And as for the Geno's reference...

I grew up in Philly and lived with my grandmother at 18th and Snyder while I was going to school at Temple. I still live in the area... and I'd rather be found dead than eat a steak from Geno's.... or any cheesesteak with wiz. Disgusting! You can get good cheesesteaks nearly anywhere BUT Geno's or Pat's. But if you want to be a tourist... ga'hed.

camojack
05-21-2008, 00:20
come on bro. king of prussia is 30 minutes from the city! those are the 2 best places i've found in town
King of Prussia may be my current (mailing) address, but I was born and raised in Philly.

Those might be the two best places you've found in town, but it doesn't necessarily make them the best.


That $100 cheesesteak is wrong on so many levels.
And as for the Geno's reference...
I grew up in Philly and lived with my grandmother at 18th and Snyder while I was going to school at Temple. I still live in the area... and I'd rather be found dead than eat a steak from Geno's.... or any cheesesteak with wiz. Disgusting! You can get good cheesesteaks nearly anywhere BUT Geno's or Pat's. But if you want to be a tourist... ga'hed.
I'll second that emotion, regarding the "whiz"...disgusting.

commonwealth_hiker
05-21-2008, 02:08
Best I've had are in a Cincinnati ( :eek:) establishment known as Penn Station.



$100 on a cheesesteak, though, shows that some people simply have more money than sense.
I guess people could (and do) say the same thing about spending too much money to walk around in the woods for weeks at a time, as well. :D

Honestly, once you eat this cheesesteak, it's gone. I'd have a hard time eating it and coming to terms with how much someone in Darfur would have appreciated being able to spend $100 on food, but I'm a little bit defeatist.

Wags
05-21-2008, 19:18
wiz is the only way to go! you **** prolly put brussel sprouts on yours. enjoy

camojack
05-21-2008, 19:37
wiz is the only way to go! http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/sick016.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org)


you **** prolly put brussel sprouts on yours. enjoy
Actually, I'm apparently in the minority of folks who like Brussels sprouts...but never on a cheesesteak.

Here's how I make them, when I do:

"Philly cheesesteak a la Camo"

First, cut up some onions (Vidalias are my favorite), peppers and mushrooms*; sauté them in butter until soft, then set aside. Get the chipped steak (frozen or otherwise) and brown it in a skillet with garlic, Italian seasoning and soy sauce. If you like hot peppers, as I do, add them to the mix while you're browning the steak for best effect. When it's browned sufficiently, add the vegetables that you set aside earlier, then blend the whole medley together. Once it's all thoroughly cooked, arrange it so that it will fit inside an Italian long roll (a crucial ingredient!) and place your cheese (I generally use American, but mozzarella works well too...anything but Cheese Whiz!!!) on top to melt. Place a sliced roll over the mixture, reduce heat to it's lowest setting, and after a minute invert a plate on top. Use a small enough skillet so that when you flip the sandwich over onto the plate, it all stays on the plate.

Of course, you can vary quantities and ingredients to your own tastes. The method I described is what works best for mine...

*For the peppers, you could use green, red, yellow, all of them...or none. The same goes for the mushrooms; not everyone likes those, either. Same goes for the onions.
(De gustibus non disputandum est)

Wags
05-21-2008, 22:27
do you wear an apron when you prepare that? (insert latin so i look cool)

camojack
05-22-2008, 00:30
do you wear an apron when you prepare that? (insert latin so i look cool)
In a word: no. I don't wear an apron. :D

Not that there's anything wrong with that... ;)

Farr Away
05-22-2008, 22:48
http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/sick016.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org)

Here's how I make them, when I do:

"Philly cheesesteak a la Camo"

First, cut up some onions (Vidalias are my favorite), peppers and mushrooms*; sauté them in butter until soft, then set aside. Get the chipped steak (frozen or otherwise) and brown it in a skillet with garlic, Italian seasoning and soy sauce. If you like hot peppers, as I do, add them to the mix while you're browning the steak for best effect. When it's browned sufficiently, add the vegetables that you set aside earlier, then blend the whole medley together. Once it's all thoroughly cooked, arrange it so that it will fit inside an Italian long roll (a crucial ingredient!) and place your cheese (I generally use American, but mozzarella works well too...anything but Cheese Whiz!!!) on top to melt. Place a sliced roll over the mixture, reduce heat to it's lowest setting, and after a minute invert a plate on top. Use a small enough skillet so that when you flip the sandwich over onto the plate, it all stays on the plate.

Of course, you can vary quantities and ingredients to your own tastes. The method I described is what works best for mine...

*For the peppers, you could use green, red, yellow, all of them...or none. The same goes for the mushrooms; not everyone likes those, either. Same goes for the onions.
(De gustibus non disputandum est)

That sounds very good! (And the 'Latin' is good too.)
-FA

camojack
05-23-2008, 01:11
That sounds very good! (And the 'Latin' is good too.)
My cheesesteaks have been described by one fellow Philadelphian (who should know!) as "the best in the kingdom".

I've never had anyone tell me that they were disappointed...but maybe some were just sparing my feelings. As if I had any... ;)

Wags
05-23-2008, 14:17
get a grip. real cheesesteaks are made w/ wiz. anything else is a knockoff - pouring syrup on shi+ doesn't make it a pancake

sofaking
05-23-2008, 14:33
real girl scout cookies are made with real girl scouts.

camojack
05-23-2008, 14:51
get a grip. real cheesesteaks are made w/ wiz. anything else is a knockoff - pouring syrup on shi+ doesn't make it a pancake
Oh, please. Real Philadelphians don't even go to Pat's, etc. for that nasty vegetable oil-based CRAP that is Cheez Whiz. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/sick007.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org)

You might want to avail yourself of the knowledge of what that GARBAGE consists of, seriously... http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/sick017.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org)

beeman
05-23-2008, 15:36
A hundred is about what a good chesesteak costs considering travel from NOVA to Philly. The lobster and truffles is over the top, nothing can improve a good Maine lobster roll.
OH MAN, Lobster Roll.......Pardon the drool on my post!:D

twosticks
05-23-2008, 16:04
An old saying my Grandpa used to say comes to mind rather quickly....... A fool and their money are soon parted. Prime example! :D

See, I used to think that way as well, but then my brother and I had a two-finger pour of louis the 13th cognac. At $150 a shot you could say we were soon parted with our money, but man, that was the best 2oz of liquid I've ever had. Can't say I'm that much into cheese steaks, but if I were, I'd probably drop the $100 to try it out.

NICKTHEGREEK
05-23-2008, 16:17
Best cheesesteak i ever had was from one of the street vendors in downtown Phila.

There's a place here in Phuket that has em, the chef is from Brooklyn but they are not even close. (I still get one every once in a while though)

Bus exhaust is a secret condiment in proper curbside cuisine;)

Wags
05-23-2008, 17:04
Oh, please. Real Philadelphians don't even go to Pat's, etc. for that nasty vegetable oil-based CRAP that is Cheez Whiz. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/sick007.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org)

You might want to avail yourself of the knowledge of what that GARBAGE consists of, seriously... http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/sick017.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org)

can you find somewhere i posted to eat at pats? geno's and john's are way better... i know quite a few 'philadelphites' that eat at both places. moreso at john's. typical 'this spot is cool, but trendy, so i'm going to dis it b/c it's cool and trendy so i look cool' bs. if that city dropped off the face of the earth the only thing i'd miss is the steaks wit wiz. gotta be the most unfriendly town in the country

garbage? please! watching what you eat all the time is for nancies. guess you don't eat ice cream either.

sofaking
05-23-2008, 17:37
Food Fight!

Lellers
05-23-2008, 18:30
Oh, please. Real Philadelphians don't even go to Pat's, etc. for that nasty vegetable oil-based CRAP that is Cheez Whiz. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/sick007.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org)

You might want to avail yourself of the knowledge of what that GARBAGE consists of, seriously... http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/sick017.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org)

Camo,

Don't argue over this one. Let the tourists think that wiz is authentic. That leaves more of the real stuff for us.

:::: now back to my Friday night hoagie and Tastykake ::::

angewrite
05-23-2008, 19:56
Mmm Tastycake... I miss those :-)

sheepdog
05-23-2008, 20:05
Five bucks for a cup of coffee. Why not 100 bucks for a sammich? Of course you could get a nice water filter for that price.:-? Water filter wins!!:D

camojack
05-23-2008, 20:59
can you find somewhere i posted to eat at pats? geno's and john's are way better...
Ummm, I said:


Real Philadelphians don't even go to Pat's, etc.
The "etc." includes Geno's, et al.

As I also said, there are many places in the Philly metro area that sell excellent cheesesteaks, not just the few you think.


garbage? please! watching what you eat all the time is for nancies. guess you don't eat ice cream either.
Ice cream is not garbage; Cheez Whiz? (http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-cheez-whiz.htm) That most definitely is (http://www.iff-ifoundfreedom.com/healthfreedom/cheez.html)...but hey, eat whatever you want.

Just don't be tellin' a genuine Philly boy what it takes to make a genuine Philly cheesesteak.
(That's just crazy!!! http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/confused009.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org))


Camo,
Don't argue over this one. Let the tourists think that wiz is authentic. That leaves more of the real stuff for us.
Heh. De gustibus non disputandum est.


:::: now back to my Friday night hoagie and Tastykake ::::
Mmmm, hoagies and Tastykake!!!


Mmm Tastycake... I miss those :-)
You can get 'em shipped anywhere nowadays. My mother (who lives in Colorado) misses 'em too...

Wags
05-23-2008, 22:54
"i'm no tourist" ~john rambo

camojack
05-23-2008, 23:17
"i'm no tourist" ~john rambo
John Rambo...a fictional character. :rolleyes:

In the original book, the sheriff takes him out, too... :eek:

vonfrick
05-23-2008, 23:20
Oh, please. Real Philadelphians don't even go to Pat's, etc. for that nasty vegetable oil-based CRAP that is Cheez Whiz. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/sick007.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org)

You might want to avail yourself of the knowledge of what that GARBAGE consists of, seriously... http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/sick017.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org)

yupperdoodle- no whiz for me either, thanks. and having grown up in philly, i know a lot of folks who'd agree.

vonfrick
05-23-2008, 23:23
get a grip. real cheesesteaks are made w/ wiz. anything else is a knockoff - pouring syrup on shi+ doesn't make it a pancake

and just because it comes from hershey, doesn't make it good chocolate :p

and i also miss pretzels :(

and pretty much just having a wawa close by

camojack
05-23-2008, 23:25
yupperdoodle- no whiz for me either, thanks. and having grown up in philly, i know a lot of folks who'd agree.
That's my home girl! Tell it, sister!!! http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/dance005.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org)

Wags
05-24-2008, 00:00
that quote was from rambo 3. bad sheriff teasle was in rambo 1

rambo was played by stallone, who played rocky, who is also a 'fictional character' and happens to be the best and nearly only bright spot in philadelphia sports history - enough so for the city to erect a monument to him. so good point regarding 'fiction' :D
stay classy

camojack
05-24-2008, 00:19
that quote was from rambo 3. bad sheriff teasle was in rambo 1

rambo was played by stallone, who played rocky, who is also a 'fictional character' and happens to be the best and nearly only bright spot in philadelphia sports history - enough so for the city to erect a monument to him. so good point regarding 'fiction' :D
stay classy
Like I said, in the book (which I read before there was a movie) the sheriff takes Rambo out in the end. Ah, Hollywood! :cool:

Regarding Rocky being sports history...it was also a movie. Sylvester Stallone is from Philly, though. Like many notable (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=24985&c=) characters. ;)

As for the city erecting a monument to him, that was a movie prop, which was essentially abandoned when filming was through. :(

Jaybird62
05-24-2008, 00:37
That $100 cheesesteak is wrong on so many levels.

And as for the Geno's reference...

I grew up in Philly and lived with my grandmother at 18th and Snyder while I was going to school at Temple. I still live in the area... and I'd rather be found dead than eat a steak from Geno's.... or any cheesesteak with wiz. Disgusting! You can get good cheesesteaks nearly anywhere BUT Geno's or Pat's. But if you want to be a tourist... ga'hed.

10-4 Lellers, that stuff is nasty......If any of y'all are ever in DE, check out Roma Pizza on RT. 40 in Bear......Their cheesesteaks are AMAZING!!!!!

Wags
05-24-2008, 01:34
you failing to see my point, yet arguing anyway, leads me to believe that yes, you are from philly. although posing in the suburbs now

vonfrick
05-24-2008, 02:10
10-4 Lellers, that stuff is nasty......If any of y'all are ever in DE, check out Roma Pizza on RT. 40 in Bear......Their cheesesteaks are AMAZING!!!!!

been there, and yes!!!

camojack
05-24-2008, 06:12
you failing to see my point, yet arguing anyway, leads me to believe that yes, you are from philly. although posing in the suburbs now
My point is that Cheez Whiz is garbage...plain and simple.

What's your point, plain and simple? I'll check when I get back from St. Martin. Gotta go...

Mother's Finest
05-24-2008, 12:47
See, I used to think that way as well, but then my brother and I had a two-finger pour of louis the 13th cognac. At $150 a shot you could say we were soon parted with our money, but man, that was the best 2oz of liquid I've ever had. Can't say I'm that much into cheese steaks, but if I were, I'd probably drop the $100 to try it out.

I disagree,

that stuff is dreck.

luckily, I have never paid for it.

peace
mf

camojack
05-31-2008, 18:05
you failing to see my point, yet arguing anyway, leads me to believe that yes, you are from philly. although posing in the suburbs now

My point is that Cheez Whiz is garbage...plain and simple.
What's your point, plain and simple? I'll check when I get back from St. Martin. Gotta go...
I guess he had no point. :-?

Funny how the guy who accused me of being argumentative 'cause I'm from Philly kept arguing that there are only 2 places to get an authentic Philly cheesesteak. :cool:

Also, that in order to be authentic, it had to be covered with a simulated cheese product. :D

But what do I know, being from Philly an' all? :confused:

Anyway, I'm still in St. Martin, but there's "confuser" access in the hotel I'm staying at tonight... :p

ToyYoda
06-04-2008, 19:10
oh boy.

I love a cheese steak wit whiz. lol

I could care less if its "authentic," it's damn good.

That said, neither pats nor genos give nearly enough meat, and at pats the whiz is always like water. I stick to making my own these days. They are much better anyway. The whiz is different though.. I guess they are buying it commercial in big cans, while i'm getting a glass jar of it from the store. Maybe simply just less grease flying up from the grill into the cheese haha.

Did anyone see the Bobby Flay cookoff in Philly? Some of those looked amazing.

Lellers
06-04-2008, 21:08
oh boy.


Did anyone see the Bobby Flay cookoff in Philly? Some of those looked amazing.

I saw that show. Interesting. Broccoli rabe on a cheesesteak? That's different. When I lived in S. Philly, my girlfriends and I would treat ourselves to lunch at Ralph's every now and then. They used to make a broccoli rabe sandwich... actually a sausage and broccoli rabe sandwich. I make that every now and then. Mmmmmm.

Red Hat
06-05-2008, 08:19
Heading to Philly this week for a REAL Philly Cheesesteak. Won't be buying one of these! Nothing anywhere else is even close, especially in Texas. Now how many WW points is that?

camojack
06-05-2008, 09:54
Heading to Philly this week for a REAL Philly Cheesesteak. Won't be buying one of these! Nothing anywhere else is even close, especially in Texas. Now how many WW points is that?
Hey, PM me when you get into town. :)
(I'll tell you lots of places to get one)

Red Hat
06-05-2008, 10:03
Hey, PM me when you get into town. :)
(I'll tell you lots of places to get one)

Thanks for the offer, but my husband says he knows the best ones. Actually he was born in philly and spent most of his life across the river in Bordentown, NJ, so he has his fave places...

camojack
06-06-2008, 01:05
Thanks for the offer, but my husband says he knows the best ones. Actually he was born in philly and spent most of his life across the river in Bordentown, NJ, so he has his fave places...
No worries; I just had a cheesesteak tonight at a l'il place in Conshohocken...where they make great ones.
(No Cheez Whiz, either... http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/sick007.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org))

ToyYoda
06-07-2008, 02:46
hyoh, eyoc.

eat your own cheesesteak! lol

Odd Thomas
06-07-2008, 04:58
eat your own cheesesteak! lol

No Cheesesteak can compete with a Tahoe's garbage plate. :D

camojack
06-07-2008, 16:26
No Cheesesteak can compete with a Tahoe's garbage plate. :D
De gustibus non est disputandum. :)

Wags
06-09-2008, 17:11
you're still bumping your gums over this? my point is you're taking yourself a little too seriously. i'll continue to buy from geno's and john's - you enjoy your alfalfa and water chestnut hoagie

and yes, chocolate made fresh from the plant (not the stuff you get in the stores) is the best chocolate i've ever tasted anywhere - pays having buddies working there :D

wit wiz out

camojack
06-09-2008, 21:33
you're still bumping your gums over this? my point is you're taking yourself a little too seriously. i'll continue to buy from geno's and john's - you enjoy your alfalfa and water chestnut hoagie
wit wiz out
I've never had an "alfalfa and water chestnut hoagie".
(I prefer Italian hoagies)

I'm not the one insisting that there are only 2 places to get a genuine cheesesteak...or that it has to be covered with crap.

You can eat as much of that as you wish; it's perfectly OK "wit" me...

minnesotasmith
06-09-2008, 23:04
"Why I am Not a Vegetarian"
http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsID.760/healthissue_detail.asp (by an M.D. who used to be a vegetarian)

"The Naive Vegetarian"
http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/vegetarian.html#link1 (problems with vegetarianism, from humaneness towards animals to worsening human nutrition)

Mother's Finest
06-13-2008, 17:21
Heya Minnesota Smith.

I have recently begun eating meat on a regular basis again. I feel more energy. I run further.

But I also like to drink milk before I run

Hope all is well with you brother.

peace
mf