Philadelphia | The Food Buster

Rouge

Feb 05, 11

Posted by Edmund in Burger, Featured Articles, Philadelphia, Restaurants

Cuisine: Eclectic. Location: 205 South 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-5900. Price: $16 for the Rouge Burger w/ Fries. $8-$9 for Dessert. I had just finished an all-night cheesesteak foodbust in Philadelphia, and I wasn’t all that thrilled. While the cheesesteak had its charm, it just wasn’t the sandwich for me. Messy,...

Pat’s Steaks

Feb 01, 11

Posted by Edmund in Cheesesteak, Featured Articles, Philadelphia, Restaurants

Cuisine: Fast Food Sandwiches. Specialty: Philly Cheesesteak. Location: 1237 East Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19147-5060. Price: $8.50 a Cheesesteak, About $3 for Fries. I had gone to Philadelphia for one reason, and one reason alone: CHEESESTEAK. After spending 22 years deprived of this symbol of American culture, I knew I...

Geno’s Steaks

Jan 12, 11

Posted by Edmund in Cheesesteak, Featured Articles, Philadelphia, Restaurants

Cuisine: Fast Food. Specialty: Philly Cheesesteak. Location: 1219 South 9th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-5005. Price: $8.50 for a Cheesesteak. I had come to Philly for the first time ever to do an all-night, sleepless Food Bust of the local cheesesteak scene, and my very first cheesesteak had failed to impress me in any way (see...

Jim’s Steaks

Dec 29, 10

Posted by Edmund in Cheesesteak, Featured Articles, Philadelphia, Restaurants

Cuisine: Fast Food Sandwiches. Specialty: Philly Cheesesteak. Location: 4 Locations in Philly. I went to the one at 431 North 62nd Street. Price: $8 for a Cheesesteak. After so much intense reviewing, sometimes I just need to take a break, cut out all the fatty foods, and just get on a diet before I start to break the scale. It was...

Philadelphia Is Busted!

Dec 29, 10

Posted by Edmund in Featured Articles, Philadelphia

How could I call myself the Food Buster without tackling the ultimate of all American food experiences, the Philadelphia Cheesesteak? So with an open stomach, I headed over to Philadelphia a few months back to finally take a shot at this legendary staple of American cuisine. It was a short trip – one sole day, in fact. But it...