{"id":254995,"date":"2026-07-29T22:11:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T22:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/254995\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T22:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T22:11:12","slug":"six-northeast-philadelphia-cheesesteak-shops-that-rival-those-in-south-philly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/254995\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Northeast Philadelphia Cheesesteak Shops That Rival Those in South Philly"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Philly is lauded as the mecca for cheesesteaks, but Northeast Philadelphia is quietly nipping at its heels.\u00a0The\u00a0<\/a>Northeast Times\u00a0<\/a>recently profiled<\/a>\u00a0six Northeast Philly cheesesteak shops that are upping the cheesesteak stakes for bragging rights in the city.<\/p>\n

Gionnone’s<\/p>\n

Gionnone’s earns praise for its ribeye, seeded buttered roll, and Cooper sharp cheddar with fried onions.<\/p>\n

Guido’s Steaks<\/p>\n

Guido’s Steaks stands out for consistently solid steak, cheese, and onions on a reliable roll. Word of mouth has made this place a favorite among new and repeat customers.<\/p>\n

La Nova<\/p>\n

La Nova’s Don Cheech’s Steak is built on a base of meaty ribeye, Cooper sharp cheddar, fried onions, and a seeded roll. If you’re visiting on the weekends, be ready to wait in line for your cheesesteak.<\/p>\n

Steve’s Prince of Steaks<\/p>\n

Steve’s Prince of Steaks is known for its Cheez Whiz-heavy steaks, long rolls, pile of chopped beef, and fast-moving lines. If you’re visiting or are a new Philly resident and getting familiar with cheesesteaks, consider starting with the classic Whiz Wit.<\/p>\n

Stoli’s Steaks<\/p>\n

Stoli’s Steaks is a dependable, meat-forward cheesesteak option popular in Yelp reviews for the 19136 and surrounding ZIP codes. \u201cOrder at the window, grab your foil-wrapped steak, and find a spot. It is the kind of place that does not need a marketing budget because the regulars do the talking,\u201d writes Sofia Bianco for the Northeast Times.<\/p>\n

Wit or Witout<\/p>\n

Philadelphia magazine named Wit or Witout the best cheesesteak in Philly in 2009. The name itself acknowledges the classic Philly cheesesteak ordering shorthand \u2014 with or without fried onions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"South Philly is lauded as the mecca for cheesesteaks, but Northeast Philadelphia is quietly nipping at its heels.\u00a0The\u00a0Northeast…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":254996,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1515,69,71,70],"class_list":["post-254995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-food","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254995","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=254995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254995\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}