I had been waiting to go to Steakenburger since I found out they opened, and last week I finally had the opportunity to pick up lunch and meet the wife at work. As such, I chose the convenience route and went through the drive-thru. Two cars waiting for their orders, no wait for the speaker. The gal taking the order was quite friendly and I put in my order for a regular philly with whiz. NO fries, as I have learned in my life that generally speaking, when you have a killer cheesesteak, why waste precious stomach room on fries??? Seemed like it took a little while for the cars in front of me to get their orders, so I figured mine would be up quickly, seeing as I had spent all that time in the queue already. Imagine my surprise when the guy at the register wanted to verify what my order was...not a great sign. All in all, from ordering to receiving the food, it was close to 10 minutes, which is okay, but could be a little bit faster.
Got to the destination and sat down to enjoy the sandwich...it was nicely wrapped up not only in paper, but foil as well, which was a good touch as it helped keep the sammich warm. The bread was good as well and the cheez whiz was nice and cheezy. The steak was good for the most part, however, right in the middle there was a big piece of fat/gristle that I was not a fan of. Overall, I'd say I was...whelmed. I mean, I really wanted to love their phillys. I thought it was good, not great. Good thing was that for the most part, it got better as I ate it, which I like. (They are definitely a far cry from the best philly cheese steak I've had in my life, which was from Steak Stuffers USA in Tulsa OK...yes, you read that right) I certainly will give them another try though.
3.5 stars rounded down to 3. Knocked down due the wait, the gristle and lack of wow. (Side note: I don't like the combo restaurant thing...can't you be one or the other, maybe this is what led to the long wait?).