Jump to content
Washington Football Team Logo
Extremeskins

Best "Cheesesteak" in DC Area


hokie4redskins

Recommended Posts

Outside Philly, it's a steak and cheese.

Continental Pizza and subs in Kensington. You cant beat the prices and the subs are very good.

HA! This guy gets it!!!

There is no such thing as a cheesesteak more than 5 miles outside the city of Philadelphia. And anyone who just went to Geno's or Jim's and thinks thats the extent of a real Philly cheesesteak, you are sorely mistaken.

Anyway, the best "steak and cheese" in the dc area....thats a tough one because they all suck. Continentals actually is pretty good, but its the typical steak-umm type deal. SUPER cheap. Fries are great too, but I digress. Honestly, I would say Booeymongers (sp) has the most enjoyable "steak and cheese" in the area.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The best steak and cheese I've EVER had was as a kid at my Dad's yacht club in Deale. I would go to the tiki bar next to the pool and Alfonso the cook would make me the most amazing steak and cheese. At 13 years old it was a daily routine.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Dang im no longer at my fathers place but i seem to be advertising alot for him here lol

The Broiler (jrock has eaten there :silly: ) columbia pike across the street from the post office next to the rosenthal dealership at glebe and columbia pike.

We use rib eye steak , non of that BS "steak um" meat jerrys uses, and we call them STEAK AND CHEESE, and have for over 30 years lol *ducks* Its all good though , everyone has their preferences, but ours are better than Marios if you ask me, us and them have been a mainstay in arlington for a long time, we used to call each other if we ran out of small stuff like vegtable oil or something, we all knew each other even though we were competition of sorts, but they were in north arlington and we are in south arlington.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Are you crazy? They might as well call theirs Steak and Cheese and Fat, because they use the worst meat there ever. The only time Marios is good is at 3am after the bars when everything else is closed.

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

So many drunken nights ended up at Marios...I would NEVER EVER EVER eat there when I was sober. NEVER. But drunk as hell at 3-4am, NOTHING better than Marios!! :laugh:

Link to comment
Share on other sites

In Severna Park MD which is just outside of Annapolis there is a place called Jeno's steaks. The best I've ever had, hands down. Outside of my own that is.

Geno's?

It's not that bad. Try it with the Southwest sause though, it makes it better

It's a decent sandwich but a terrible cheesesteak... the standards are just that much higher.

There is no such thing as a cheesesteak more than 5 miles outside the city of Philadelphia. And anyone who just went to Geno's or Jim's and thinks thats the extent of a real Philly cheesesteak, you are sorely mistaken.

I'm inclined to agree... Geno's was vastly overrated. Not terrible, but not at all as good as one would expect.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

People from here do call it 'steak and cheese' which is pretty funny. My friends from Philly only say Cheesesteak or hoagie (they also call soda 'pop' which is weird. They're from Philly, they suck).

Marathon Deli in College Park makes something like a cheesesteak, called a Kronoburger. Its made from gyro meat, and is topped with provolone, onions, mushrooms, etc on a sub roll. Tastes pretty good.

I love Marthon Deli. That place has been in business since forever. I go there once or twice a month, but I always get the gyro. Sometimes two. It's the best gyro on the east coast, so I have to get a gyro every time. With extra sauce.
I like Jerry's
Ahh, to be young and naive again.

Son, I'm in Brookeville too, and I can tell you Jerry's is worth about a five out of ten. It may be the best steak and cheese in 20832, but that's not saying much.

For the record, it's CHEESESTEAK, not steak and cheese.

For the record, this is why I personally will NEVER call it a cheesesteak. Because I know you are in Eagles country, and I know the hated EAGLES FANS call it a cheesesteak. Therefore, right or wrong, I will NEVER call it a cheesesteak. :)
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I'm inclined to agree... Geno's was vastly overrated. Not terrible, but not at all as good as one would expect.

Yep. Anyone that comes into town I always try to take them to Geno's or Pat's (I prefer Pat's personally) so they can say they want there, then give them a GOOD Philly cheesesteak (Tony Luke's) and then the holy grail, the steak that justifies all the buzz, the never-fail "oh my god"...Mama's Pizzeria. Hands down best steak on the planet.

Most anyone who lives in philly only goes to Geno's/Pat's the first couple years you live here, then only on real late-nights. Jim's sucks too and is very touristy but some locals actually frequent Jim's...only because theyve never tried anything else. If you're not a biker, a tourist, or a south philly hilbilly (no offense!) then you won't be at Geno's/Jim's/Pat's.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

You're in Arlington? Al's steaks in Del Ray makes the best cheesesteaks in the area. The guy that owns it orders his rolls from Philly. Check it out:

http://alssteak.com/

damnit beat me to it. Als steakhouse in Alexandria makes great food i go there for lunch pretty frequently. i live like 3 blocks away so its very hard to resist sometimes

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...