Mooseman
R.I.P.- Hooligan #4
D'Atri's in Lavale are the best. I know it is not near Westminster, but my friend comes up here all the time from Westminster for them.
I haven't found any. Lots of them are *edible* (hell, even Boli's cheesesteak falls into that category) but they're not amazing.
Provolone is the only cheese worth gracing my steak, even if it is the secondary choice in cheeses. I care not for cheese whiz.
American? That's... that's not right. It's not even wrong.
And now I'm hungry for Cheesesteak. Thanks mopar.
Born & raised in Philly. Late to the game, sorry, but my choices for cheesesteaks in Westminster are:
- Roberto's Pizza (Crossroads Square, down from PetSmart). Unique, they make their own bread from their pizza dough...outstanding.
- Classico Pizza (College Square, down from Safeway)
- My house. Unfortunately, my source for Philly steak meat seems to no longer be in business, so I'm hosed.
Not coincidentally, they both have the #1 and #2 pizzas in town.
Moapr, nothing compares to the real deal. And South Philly cheesesteaks are different from those in the Philly suburbs. A decent one near Westminster can be found at Twin Kiss in Finksburg. It's amazing how expensive they are now in South Philly, $9.50. I can recall them being $2.20. But they need to have Cheese Whiz and hot sauce to be authentic, and those ingredients are hard to find here in WM unless you make your own.
That sounds outstandingly bad for you....... Think I'll try to create one at home.
Not in Westminster, but Captain Harvey's in Dundalk has gotta' be the best.
I have been questing for one to rival a REAL Philly Cheesesteak for years to no avail. The closest I've found are the ones at King's NY, but that's all the way in Hagerstown=>http://www.kingsnewyorkpizza.com/menus/hagerstown
The previously-mentioned Jersey Mike's are indeed quite good(also one in Hagtown) but where all pretenders to the crown seem to fall short is not with the meat or cheese(and sometimes not even the proportional generosity) but with the bread. There is just nothing like the fresh-n-flaky hoagie rolls of the REAL and w/o it, but a distant 3rd place or worse.
As someone said earlier, it is the roll that makes the sandwich. No Amoroso bakeries here in MD. A lot of people say they are so good due to something in the water, sorta like bagels in NYC. The closest thing to a decent cheesesteak (or should I say, steak and cheese) was at Capriotti's on Kent Island. My wife took me to Jeno's in Severna Park and it was pretty sad. She said it was the best place in Anne Arundel and at that point I knew I was going to miss PA even more
On a side note, putting Whiz on a cheesesteak breaks my heart. I know thats the way tourist traps like Pat's and Geno's do it, but its not nearly as good as some American or Provolone.
Uhhh... You do know that those two places fight for the top spot along with a few others every year in Philly? American and whiz are probably the two most popular cheeses for locals and "tourist" alike. And whiz is probably the more popular choice from what I've seen growing up.
Big fan of Jim's & D'Alesandro's.
I tend to stay away from Pat's & Geno's although there are plenty of folks who swear by their sandwiches.
^^^ This! And you gotta love the pepper choices at D'Alaesandro's. Whenever I'm heading up to the gun show at the Oaks, I either grab breakfast at Crossroads Café, or hit D'Alaesandro's after...or both! It's not always easy getting to and from Roxborough in the afternoon due to traffic, but I sure try...or hit Jim's at Roosevelt Mall.
Not in Westminster, but Captain Harvey's in Dundalk has gotta' be the best.