New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill says the best cheesesteaks are in Camden \u2014 not Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
In a video posted on X Wednesday, Sherrill said she stopped at Donkey’s Place in Camden earlier this summer and got herself involved in the never-ending dialogue about which place has the best cheesesteaks in the Philadelphia region.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“I’ve been going to Army-Navy in Philadelphia for years; I’ve had a million cheesesteaks,” said Sherrill, who was a helicopter pilot while she was with the Navy. “There is no better cheesesteak than here at Donkey’s.”<\/p>\n
I never doubted that New Jersey has the best cheesesteaks, but I still had to stop by Donkey’s Place in Camden earlier this summer to confirm it for myself. pic.twitter.com\/48JV0PavJQ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Governor Mikie Sherrill (@GovSherrillNJ) August 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Donkey’s Place on Haddon Avenue has been in Camden since 1943. However, the bar and restaurant serves its cheesesteaks differently than most places in the Delaware Valley.<\/p>\n Instead of the long roll cheesesteaks are synonymous with, Donkey’s serves them on a poppyseed kaiser roll.<\/p>\n In the video, Sherrill made cheesesteaks at Donkey’s and said a friend from California told her that the Camden institution makes great cheesesteaks.<\/p>\n “The best cheesesteaks actually aren’t in Philly,” Sherrill said. “They’re right here in Jersey.”<\/p>\n In 2015, Donkey’s was featured on “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown,”<\/a> and the late American chef and author said the Camden establishment was his favorite cheesesteak and declared it better than the ones in Philly.<\/p>\n \n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n