“High Stakes” Cheesesteak: A Philly Perspective
Jimmy_Sunshine writes on the Prospect Heights Message Boards:
“As a very recent transplant to Prospect Heights with a lifetime in Philly … I figured I should add my $.02 … I ate in at High Stakes Cheese Steaks a couple of weeks ago. Though it wasn’t a bad sandwich, it wasn’t a cheese steak.”
“For starters, there was some seasoning on the meat, which isn’t necessary if you use good quality rib eye steak, and is something you’ll never find in Philly. Secondly, the steak should be sliced thin before being chopped up on the grill. This was definitely not the case at High Stakes - the consistency was all wrong. Lastly, the roll was more like something from Subway than a proper Italian roll.”
“The cheese wiz was actually spot-on, but that’s hardly noteworthy since it comes in a large bomb-resistant can with no expiration date.”
So, since you live only a 2-hr drive or just over a 1-hr train ride from Philly, I suggest you check out the real thing. I would recommend Pat’s, Geno’s, or Tony Luke’s in South Philly, Jim’s on South Street, Chink’s in the Northeast, D’Allesanro’s in Roxborough, or, frankly, just about any decent pizza or hoagie[?] place with a grill.”
“Oh, and one more thing, with service as slow as High Stakes (I waited 15 mins for a cheese steak when there were only about 4 customers in the place), they’d be out of business in Philly faster than you can say, ‘wiz wit’.”
Now… about that delivery guy who’s chronically out of change…
Link: High Stakes Cheesesteaks on the Prospect Heights Message Boards