Comments on: Pat’s King of Steaks vs. Geno’s Steaks

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:16:21 +0000

A day ago I went to geno’s and got a whiz wit. then I went to pats and got a whiz wit and I compared them in their different qualities. taste and the way they looked.

pats had the cheese on top geno’s had the cheese on the bottom. pat’s got cheese on my face but geno’s cheese dripped out.Both cheeses were the same The meat on pat’s was chopped and the meat on geno’s was sliced. so sometimes I pulled sliced meat without bread or cheese where as at Pats that didn’t happen. The meat was more tender at Genos but i LIKED how at Pats in every bit i got everything. aLSO PAT’S HAD WAY MORE MEAT. I tasted the meat more and I liked how it filled me up more. geno’s the meat was not consistent throughout the sandwich. Pat’s meat was better. Geno’s bread was saltier than PATS MAYBE BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT I TASTED THE BREAD MORE AT GENOS BECAUSE THE LACK OF MEAT. Pats rolls were softer. Pats bread was better. Genos had more onions so I liked genos onions better. Genos was warm while pats was hot so I liked that.

Overall: Pats is better than Genos. More meat same price and better bread.

By: steves prince of steaks

steves prince of steaks — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:49:18 +0000

screw south philly altogether. northeast philly is where its at!!!! steves prince of steaks all day!!!

By: jblaze

jblaze — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:24:07 +0000

I just conducted a similar taste test with my friend, and we both thought Pat’s was better. The main reason is that Pat’s just had more meat, which made the steak taste juicer and fuller. Geno’s tasted good as well, but the particular steak seemed skimpy on the meat.

Maybe there is just more variability in Geno’s? Also, we waited about 10 minutes to eat the cheese steaks, so the provolone was definitely melted.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:59:29 +0000

You’re an idiot geno isn’t a racist. He is just a true american trying to keep this country American. Pats is much better. You just liked genos caz it’s nicer

By: Dylan

Dylan — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:57:59 +0000

screw pats and genos. delesandros has the best steak

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By: Peter Baker

Peter Baker — Tue, 15 May 2007 21:46:06 +0000

Cathy, I was just trying to see if Ajia has a website (because I need another part-time job (besides City Paper) in Philly this summer and kind of wanted to work there haha), and instead I was routed to your food blog. I ended up reading your Pats vs. Geno’s coverage, and here’s my two cents.
Both Pat’s and Geno’s make a pretty horrible cheesesteak, at least relative to
1) Sonny’s: best hand’s down
2) Tony Luke’s (annoying, but good)
3) Jim’s (touristy, but still far superior to P and G)
4) Steaks on south (too small, but good)
5) many other places in the suburbs that don’t really count I guess
6) the vegan steak at that place on 7th street, can’t remember the name, which definitely doesn’t really count.

If you look on my facebook profile, you can see a short movie about me doing the Jim’s / Lorenzo’s challenge

Sweet blog,
peter

By: James

James — Tue, 08 May 2007 17:28:39 +0000

“…I’m not a food snob…”

Jon, you don’t seriously believe this, do you?!

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 07 May 2007 14:53:46 +0000

Thank you, Loren, whoever you are. Tony Luke’s special cheese steak is the only acceptable one. In fact, it is delicious.

Through my four years at Swarthmore, I was always confused by cheesesteaks. The concept is good, and I’m not a food snob, but god is cheese whiz disgusting. You’d think the product would have evolved. I think there’s a fine line between authenticity and adaptability. America’s come a long way since cheese whiz, so I don’t know why people still hold on to such strange ideals when it comes to their cheesesteaks. That said, I agree about Geno’s over Pat’s!

By: Loren

Loren — Mon, 07 May 2007 03:42:34 +0000

I thought Pat and Geno’s were both good. But it was the Broccoli Rabe Cheese Steaks at Tony Luke’s that make me dream of my next trip to South Philly.