Philly Cheese Steaks…Mmmmmm
Wednesday, March 29, 2006 16:21Part of my morning routine is listening to the Kevin and Bean radio show. The other day, I was listening to Ralph Garman (a native Philadephian) rant about how he wasn’t included in the list of famous Philadelphians at South Street. He claims that they had the best cheesesteaks outside of Philadephia. Having not had a real cheesesteak in about 7 years, I suddenly had a craving for one. Luckily, I found that there was one located right near UCLA in Westwood.
What allegedly makes South Street better than other cheesesteak eateries is that they use bread from Philadephia’s own Amoroso’s Bakery. Apparantly, this bakery supplies most of the hoagies that are used in Philadelphia. Additionally, they use a higher grade of beef, namely rib-eye.
Looking forward to chowing down on a fresh cheeseteak, I headed down. Unfortunately, I miscalculated the wait time and had to get my meal to go to not be late for a meeting. Thus, my impression is not of a fresh cheesesteak. Nevertheless, I was very surpised to find that it was still very good even after 10 minutes of sit time. The bread was warm with a slightly crispy outside and a soft inside. Better yet, it had absorbed the flavor of the beef, grilled onions, and cheese. The beef wasn’t stringy or dry. Rather, it was firm yet still juicy and easy to bite off. The cheese had a smooth flavor that helped to provide the distinctive taste of the cheesesteak without overpowering the other ingredients.
I only got the basic cheesesteak but you can also get it with mushrooms and peppers.
The fries and salad that came with my combo were below average. This could be because I got it to go or also because I got the end of a batch of fries. Given that I’m at UCLA at lot, I’m sure I’ll have ample opportunity to go back.
South Street
1010 Broxton Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
or
117 N Victory Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91502
By Jeff (see more of his posts).
thranduil says:
March 29th, 2006 at 5:41 pm
The cheesesteak with added mushrooms is better than the basic cheesesteak. And topped with peppers. Mmmmm! I’ve never asked if Whiz was an option though.
I don’t get the combo (pictured above) for the same reasons you describe. Not so good.
thranduil says:
March 29th, 2006 at 5:41 pm
By not so good - I mean the fries and salad. Definitely not the cheesesteak!
mileena says:
March 30th, 2006 at 11:15 am
is this a chain? where are the other ones? :)
Jeff says:
March 30th, 2006 at 11:19 am
I’ve put the other location up as well. There are only two in LA.
Sylvie says:
March 30th, 2006 at 6:25 pm
I am going to Philadelphia this weekend. Each time i go I make it a point to have a cheesesteak sandwich from at least one of the reknown places. Your writeup brings so much anticipation.
Melissa says:
March 31st, 2006 at 10:15 am
I LOVE THAT PLACE.
Melissa says:
March 31st, 2006 at 10:15 am
And I love KROQ’s morning show too! :)
Zteve says:
March 31st, 2006 at 10:30 pm
Markie D’s over in Culver City also does a great Cheese wit, and they use wiz.
Beopenguin says:
April 2nd, 2006 at 11:56 pm
Oh my god, that place makes my artries harden just thinking about that steak. Which is a very very very good thing. :)
Leslie says:
June 10th, 2006 at 7:13 am
The CheeseSteak Grille in Roseville, CA. The best!
They have the real Amoroso rolls and TastyKakes.
Love it.
Jody says:
June 10th, 2006 at 10:41 pm
I had lunch at the Westwood location recently and didn’t think that highly of the cheesesteak, but I’m from back east and I’m picky about these things. The meat didn’t have a lot of flavor and the sandwich really could have used some jus on it (my favorite cheesesteaks are juicy the way french dips are). The roll could have been toastier too; it was a little doughy and didn’t have the carbony crunch of a good hoagie fresh from the oven. I’m glad they use provolone instead of whiz, cuz I never quite “got” the whiz appeal.
Joe says:
August 30th, 2006 at 10:43 pm
If your gonna have cheesesteak you gotta have it with the wiz. Anyone know of any places in LA that use wiz on there cheesesteaks. Im looking for something similar to Genos in South Philly.
Yazzi says:
March 10th, 2007 at 12:11 pm
Sweet sweet cheese steaks… mmm mmm good! Yeah I prefer them made exclusively from Philly, not one’s bought in Walmart, y’ know?