{"id":206165,"date":"2026-05-30T09:49:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T09:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/206165\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T09:49:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T09:49:05","slug":"5-restaurant-chains-customers-say-have-the-best-philly-cheesesteaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/206165\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Restaurant Chains Customers Say Have the Best Philly Cheesesteaks"},"content":{"rendered":"

These chains serve Philly cheesesteaks packed with flavor and fresh ingredients.<\/p>\n

If you want a cheesesteak<\/a> that blows your mind, book a flight to Philadelphia. What makes a good cheesesteak great? A freshly cooked roll filled with top-notch slices of steak, melty cheese, veggies, and tasty condiments. Not all Philly cheesesteaks are worth the calories, especially outside of Philly. If you can\u2019t hop on a plane to fulfill your culinary craving, there are a handful of chains that will help you get the job done, according to die-hard fans. Here are 5 restaurant chains customers say have the best Philly cheesesteaks.<\/p>\n

\tCharleys Cheesesteaks<\/p>\n

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According to ETNT reviewer Megan Hageman<\/a>, Charleys Cheesesteaks are worth the hype and then some. The chain \u201clikes to marry traditional cheesesteak components with ingredients more synonymous with a hoagie\u2013another Philadelphia-born sandwich type. This means its combination of steak, onions, peppers, mushrooms, and provolone cheese is additionally topped with lettuce, tomato, mayo, and pickle for a diverse flavor and bold experience.\u201d From \u201cbun to pickle,\u201d it\u2019s delicious, \u201cwith the meat standing as the most impressive component,\u201d she continues. \u201cThe steak blends with the mushrooms, peppers, and onions, creating a stuffed pepper-like filling that\u2019s flavorful with plenty of umami notes. I also very much enjoy the veggie toppings here. The lettuce, tomatoes, and even the pickle provide a touch of freshness to something that\u2019s mostly heavy and oily. Plus, the hoagie roll is to die for. Similar to a soft and fluffy French baguette, I could eat it all by itself. I guess Charleys really has cracked the cheesesteak code and I\u2019m happy to report the chain is worthy of its ambitious name.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tJersey Mike\u2019s<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Jersey Mike’s<\/p>\n

Of all the chains, Jersey Mike\u2019s cooks up one of the best cheesestakes, \u201cand it\u2019s not even close,\u201d one diner claims<\/a>. \u201cYep. 100%,\u201d another agreed<\/a>. One Redditor<\/a> adds that it is \u201cfresh as you can get at a chain.\u201d Number 17, Mike\u2019s Famous Philly, features slices of steak, grilled onions, peppers & white American cheese. \u201cThis famous Philly cheesesteak is the real deal. It\u2019s grilled fresh to order with tender steak, peppers, onions, and white American cheese,\u201d the brand writes.<\/p>\n

5 Restaurant Chains With the Best Cheesesteak Sandwiches, According to Chefs<\/a><\/p>\n

\tPhilly\u2019s Best<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Philly’s Best<\/p>\n

Philly\u2019s Best serves the most authentic cheesesteak in California, only using Amoroso rolls, a classic Philly staple with sweet peppers and all the other fixings. \u201cI order the Philly cheesesteak with grilled onions paired with cheesesteak fries and it never disappoints. The meat is flavorful and the onions are perfectly cooked. Everything comes together really well! I\u2019ve tried a lot of places looking for the best Philly cheesesteak and this one is still my number one so far,\u201d a Yelper says. \u201cPhilly sandwich was hot, very fresh hot off the grill style cooking; several cheeses to choose from too! Literally best Philly sandwich ever. Friendly, cordial staff too,\u201d adds another.<\/p>\n

\tPenn Station East Coast Subs<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Penn Station East Coast<\/p>\n

Penn Station East Coast Subs serves a delicious Philly cheesesteak. \u201cI prefer Penn Stations. Its a grease bomb. Just as the Philly was intended to be,\u201d one diner writes<\/a>. \u201cPenn station blows the two away. Firehouse is better for more traditional sub, but a little pricey for what you get\u2026 and Jersey Mike\u2019s is kind of a close third- better selection than the other two, but the quality isn\u2019t there,\u201d another agrees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\tTexadelphia<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Texadelphia<\/p>\n

Yes, you can get one of the best Philly cheesesteaks in Texas. Texadelphia was established in Austin, Texas, in 1981 by Philadelphia<\/a> native Joel Stanley and prides itself on serving authentic cheesesteaks. \u201cI was admittedly shocked by this place. I\u2019m a northeastern transplant in Austin and this was THE best cheesesteak I\u2019ve ever had. The bread was the freshest and softest, meat was perfectly favored and not bland, and the cheese and onions complemented the sandwich. Ironically I didn\u2019t get any of the \u201ctexas\u201d toppings given that that\u2019s what makes this place so unique but I loved it simple as it was,\u201d a Yelper says<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Leah Groth<\/p>\n

\t\tLeah Groth is an experienced shopping editor and journalist for Best Life and Eat This, Not That! bringing readers the best new finds, trends, and deals each week.\t\t\t\t\tRead more about Leah <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"These chains serve Philly cheesesteaks packed with flavor and fresh ingredients. If you want a cheesesteak that blows…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":206166,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[69,71,70,58969,244,38427,83350],"class_list":["post-206165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-restaurant-chains","tag-restaurants","tag-sandwich","tag-steak"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206165\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}