# Cheesesteak?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesesteak/208226>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 18, 2003, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesesteak/208226 "2003-10-18T19:33:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesesteak/208226/41 "2003-10-25T08:21:38Z")

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I’ve only been to Philly once and didn’t have one there so I admit I’m not expert…

But I’ve always liked them with provolone and pizza sauce.

By the way, what’s the difference between a philly steak and a Chicago italian beef? Is the type of beef different?

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**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesesteak/208226/42 "2003-10-25T10:44:40Z")

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> \*Originally posted by NinjaChick \*
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> On a Cheesesteak-ey note, I’m a vegetarian for health reasons, and a true Philly cheesesteak is the only thing that’s ever truly tempted me. They’re so bad, yet so good!

Well then, next time you’re in Philly, go to Gianna’s. They do a vegetarian cheesesteak that’s more than passable. Helps if you’re a bike messenger or a punk; you’ll fit in like a regular.

11811

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**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesesteak/208226/43 "2003-10-28T18:27:07Z")

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> _Originally posted by Odinoneeye But I’ve always liked them with \*\* provolone and pizza sauce_.

S A C R I L E G E !!!

:eek: :eek: :eek:

Say no more, say no more. A nudge is as good as a wink, to a blind man…

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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesesteak/208226/44 "2003-10-28T20:24:04Z")

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NinjaChick wrote:

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> Unless it’s cooked on a disgustingly grimy grill by an equally-greasy Italian guy, it’s NOT a cheesesteak.

I’ve never even had a cheesesteak in Philly, yet I know this is so true. There’s a great place in Fredonia, NY called The Bomber House, a little hole-in-the-wall that serves the best steak bombers that taste like they are cooked with apparently…ummm, questionable apparati, cleanliness-wise.

But they taste so GOOD!

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