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First off, I am Philadelphia born and bred, and anyone who says this is the best cheesesteak they've ever eaten has apparently never been outside of PDX.\r
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That said, it almost certainly is the best cheesesteak you will find in this area. When they're good, they're good. Unfortunately, you can't count on them being consistently good.\r
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The major plus is they import Amoroso's rolls. The roll is the most important part of a cheesesteak, and it's where most of them outside of Philly fall apart. Still, the rolls are shipped frozen, so it's never going to be quite the same. I've had rolls there that were not great, and once that I'm virtually certain were straight from Costco (I questioned them and they swore they were the regular rolls, but did allow that the kitchen had commented that they seemed ""off."")\r
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You can get American, provolone, or whiz (along with some other abominations not worth mentioning), so they have that covered. But they put on too much cheese, resulting in an unpleasant chewy glob that overwhelms all the other flavors. This can be resolved by asking that they go light on the cheese.\r
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The biggest problem is not so easily fixed, however, and this is the tendency to burn the meat. We're talking actual *crunchy* black bits of cow, more often than not. How can they not notice this?! This part is a total roll of the dice. My best experience there was followed right after by my worst the next time around. But if you're prepared to be a bit assertive and send back anything that they should have been ashamed to serve in the first place (and on behalf of all the other customers who were too timid to say something, please do!), you should be able to get a decent sandwich out of them.\r
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Oh yeah, and they have Tastycakes.\r
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There's quite a bit of room for improvement, but in this town this is the best you're going to get.
Pros: Amoroso's rolls, best of few local choices
Cons: Highly inconsistent
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