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| - This lunch-time recommendation came courtesy of one of my culinary co-horts. Six of us set out for Philly's Sports Grill last Friday. I had never been to Philly's before, but word was this is a pretty cool place and they had really good cheesesteaks. Unfortunately, this visit only lived up to half of my expectations.
Philly's is on the outer boundary of travel distance for lunch options near work. We were kind of expecting that it would push the definition of "lunch hour". And it did.
But before that, let's discuss first impressions. The front room where we sat is nice and modern and has A LOT of televisions. If you like being bombarded with sports, I recommend you check this place out. Our server mentioned some ongoing renovations (which explained why a sound system speaker was sitting in our booth).
More first impressions. My menu was disgustingly dirty. It was splattered with dipping sauces and was sticky. I'm sorry, but how exactly does ketchup get on a menu unless it is left on the table as a placemat? Or never wiped. Regardless, I found my entree and was excited to finally try an "Original Cheesesteak" with actual cheez whiz.
We waited for our drinks. And we waited for our orders to be taken. We also waited a very long time for the food to arrive. I wasn't surprised when my sweet potato waffle fries were "warm" at best. The cheesesteak though, was very good. It was simple and tasty, having only diced onions and the aforementioned cheez whiz. It was decently warm, but the meat was a little on the chewy side. Sadly, this sandwich was the difference between two and three stars.
In the end, we took a 90 minute lunch break. Because our server was nice (but slow) and because I saw the potential in my cheesesteak, I would give Philly's another shot. Just not at lunch time.
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