this post is filed under Cuisine - American, Location - San Francisco

One of our old high school stomping grounds was the Philly Cheese Steak Shop on Divisadero. They have a bright yellow canopy and sign that's hard to miss. Back in high school, we went through tons of their frequent eater cards which reward you with a free sandwich after 10 stamps. Tuesdays were double stamp days, so you'd get 2 for every $5 spent. Boy did we abuse that...

10" deluxe steak (tomato sauce + mushrooms), twister fries anda drink - $7.44

Somehow it seems smaller than I remember it, but that may be because of all the times I used to get overzealous and order a 15". I'd say the Philly cheesesteak is greasy deliciousness in its purest form. During freshman year I went to visit Danny at Penn, and I got to try the real deal there. I must say the cheesesteaks in SF are not the most authentic. Cheese Steak Shop seems to chop it up and mix it more than they do in Philly - the result is a fairly different, but also delicious sandwich. I don't know which kind I like better, actually...

Truly, a good cheesesteak is a hard thing to pass up - they are a weakness of mine come winter, when nothing but meaty, cheesey comfort food will do.

posted by tara on July 26, 2005 01:08 PM