On 7/27/2014 12:53 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 7/27/2014 11:58 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>>
>> I've never been to Philadelphia but I've heard about these cheese steak
>> sandwiches for years. Seems to me with all the hype those places could
>> use Steak-Ums and Cheez-Whiz and claim it's the real deal. How would
>> tourists know?
>>
>> Jill <---doesn't plan to go to Philadelphia
>
> Like any business, some are great, others cut corners. There are
> hundreds of steak and hoagie shops and we generally bought from the same
> ones that we liked. They all had a little different style in how well
> the meat was cooked, heat or not heat the roll, how well onions were
> cooked, etc. Price was not much of an indicator.

When I lived in New Jersey I could purchase a higher quality chipped
steak than Steak-Ums. Can't remember the brand. I'd make them at home
with real cheese and peppers and onions. The kids liked them.

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