The Philadelphian

A week or so ago, me and some co-workers were standing around talking about food. (It's one of my favorite pass times). One of the ladies that I work with mentioned that there was a great phili place down the road a ways, but she didn't know what it was called and wasn't sure what street it was on. I knew I needed to try it out. So, we had her guides us there today, so we could partake.

Holy Crap!!!! There was a line that went out the door. When you walk in, you have to keep your blinders on, because this place was NASTY!!!! There was grease on the carpet, grease all over all of the fryers behind the counter, grease going up the wall. On the back of the restaurant, along with some nasty tables and chairs, there was a table pushed up against the wall that had a bunch of garbage piled up on it. There were four workers holding down the fort, and it was obvious that there was definitely not a dress code at this place, and it looked like some of these guys had been working for about 12 years, without a break. It was something to behold.

But, as we stood there, it didn't matter, because we were hypnotized by the amount of amazing looking food that they were pumping out. The subs were over flowing with mountains of beautiful cheese stake meat, onions, cheese, mushrooms, etc. It's funny, because me and my friend had never even eaten there, but we just stood there with bubbling excitement as we watched these mountains of greasy delicious food being served. Along with the sandwiches, they also serve fries, onion rings, and fried mushrooms. All of it is FRESH!!! The fries were fresh cut (all be it, they were served out of buckets of water and tossed directly from the buckets into the deep fryer), and the onion rings and fried mushrooms were all hand battered and throw in individually. It was amazing.

I ordered the 12" phili and some onion rings. We all brought the subs back to work to eat them. It's a good thing too, because it took about an hour, because you stand waiting for your name to be read for a LONG time.

This sandwich was life changing. Simply put, it makes you emotional. My friend bit into his, and he made a "scream like" sound in his mouth after he took his first bite. They were that good. My 12" sub had to be like 2 pounds of food. I told my friend here at work, that we needed to start something like a book club, because I just wanted to sit around and talk about the experience. This place would be given zero stars on atmosphere and cleanliness, but a 10 on the food. LOVE IT!!!!!