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| - In the interest of full disclosure, I've know Vegas CheeseSteak's proprietors Bruce & Brandie for a number of years, and nobody deserves their success more than these two. Grilling in a food truck in 110 degree heat, before food trucks became haute cuisine, proves their mettle. But also, full disclosure, I'm originally from Philadelphia, so I'm not going to roll over and pump up a mediocre cheesesteak either!
B&B will be the first to tell ya, they aren't in the business of recreating a Philly cheesesteak. Instead they're creating their own classic Vegas cheesesteaks, and there is a distinction, mostly in their bread and anything-goes attitude of putting meat & cheese on every stretch of the menu. First, the roll - soft and buttery but surprisingly resilient to the mountain of greasy goodness packed within. Stubbier than your normal submarine-length but with still plenty of room for a sizable sandwich, the super-hungry can double up on chopped chicken or steak for a reasonable up-charge. (If you're hung up on the chewy crunchiness - or crunchy chewiness? - of traditional Philly Amoroso rolls, then just go to Pop's already and stop whining, then hit these guy's up when you're ready to break out of your cheesesteak cocoon.) Veggies are cooked to perfection, grilled but not to death, further adding to the sandwich's mighty heft. Not feeling a bun, try some cheesesteak nachos or cheesesteak fries - any bar food you can think to "cheesesteak-ify", these guys already got it down.
The crown jewel of the 3-page menu is the $37.77 Sin City Cheesesteak Challenge. Eat over 3 lbs of sandwich in 30 minutes and you get the meal gratis along with an induction into the "Cheesesteak Mafia". I'm sticking with the "3-Of-A-Kind" (mushrooms/peppers/onions) and a side of fries, as tempting as all that sounds. But if you miss the 6-lb B3 Burrito Challenge from the shuttered Sahara's NASCAR Cafe, this could be your new go-to gastro-test.
The environs - the Outpost Saloon - can get a little noisy. Video games, karaoke, poker tourneys, televised sports, video poker and overhead music have a tendency to do that, so be prepared for a boisterous blue-collar environment.
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