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| - I really wanted to like my lunch at Philly's. A friend of mine had been there the evening before, and while he wasn't wowed by his Philadelphia Cheese Steak, he indicated that he would go back and order it again. I suppose that was enough to get me to try it...
I showed up fairly early for lunch, and decided to sit at the bar since it wasn't very crowded. A very friendly bar tender/sever greeted me (Mary B), provided me with a menu and water with lemon. She made me feel totally welcome.
After giving me the few minutes I had requested to review the menu, she returned and offered to answer any questions I might have. I settled on an 8" Cheesesteak with grilled onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, cherry peppers and provolone. Since she indicated that the cherry peppers weren't hot, I requested some jalapenos on the side. As a side dish I opted to have the side Caesar salad from among the options that she provided.
My food didn't take long. The salad looked good, and the sandwich arrived piping hot. Unfortunately, the Caesar salad dressing tasted more like green goddess dressing, and was bland and rather heavy. The lettuce was nice and crisp and fresh, but the dressing made the salad such an unpleasant experience that I didn't eat it beyond the first taste. I had really thought I'd enjoy the salad, so I was a bit let down.
My cheesesteak was ok. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't really good either. Adding the jalapenos to it gave it some additional flavor, but I think that a heavier helping of grilled onions may have helped. The sandwich bun was great, but the steak and veggies in the sandwich hadn't browned or caramelized at all, and while moist, my sandwich lacked any depth of flavor.
All in all, my cheesesteak was filling, but not very satisfying. My lunch overall, was just so-so.
Service was great, so I think I'll go back at some point in the future to see if perhaps they just had a bad day in the kitchen.
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