Tuesday, April 25, 2006
The Cheese Steak Shop, San Francisco
Jen and I stopped at the "The Cheese Steak Shop" in San Francisco:
Cheese Steak Shop Inc
1716 Divisadero St San Francisco, CA 94115 |
The neighborhood where this place is located isn't the best, but going there was well worth it. As soon as you step inside it's clear that these guys are trying to create a small shrine to Philly in San Francisco. All the pictures are of Philadelphia, one wall is covered with PA license plates, and everything on the menu is classic Philly.
Jen and I ordered a 15" long cheesesteak with fried onions and an order of cheese fries. The cheesesteak was very authentic. The style was similar to Jim's or Billybob's, with the only real problem being the fact that there wasn't enough meat. The Cheese Steak Shop uses only white american cheese, and Jen was a little disappointed by the lack of Cheese Whiz as an option. The white american turned out to be just fine.
The twisty fries were excellent, with the cheese in a separate container so you could dip. The dipping cheese seemed quite a bit like cheese whiz. The normal fries are large steak fries, but we didn't try those.
Next time I'd try to get them to put double meat or extra meat on my cheesesteak. Otherwise I'd order the same thing again. Being able to get a real cheesesteak in San Francisco was awesome.
