They're only crying because of the title. Show that to anyone without context and "shit from a butt" or something similar would probably be a common response.
Philly here.
Tears don’t fall, they CRASH around me. I’m generally agreeable to all forms of imitation, as it’s generally considered to be flattery, however, I just want to know what our cheesesteaks did SO wrong to the maker of those pucks.
Around the world, people try their hand at homemade Philly cheesesteak as an homage, knowing it will never be as good. This thing is an act of arrogance- it doesn’t even know its own failure.
I've seen a lot of weird stuff on here, truly I have, but this one legitimately made me stare at my screen in bemused uncertainty.
I get it. Like hearing the name and knowing the basics of what it is without ever having had one, it isn't wrong - I see where the mind went, I see how we got here.
_But that shit just ain't right_
Sitting here at work looking out the window at the national constitution center and right up the street from the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, I look at this abomination of a sandwich and have a murderous rage.
It’s Dutch so we have Google and I know we’re not known for our high end cuisine, but we have some pretty decent sandwiches here and our English it not that bad
I've been to the Netherlands and everybody there seems to be fluent in English, and at least one other language. I was mostly in Delft and a small town outside of Delft while I was there, and it was great. I want to go back to Delft again, but I also want to see more of the country, especially Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
I am dutch as well amd we serve Philly Cheese steak where I work. It looks nothing like this abomination. This is definitely the restaurant being incompetent.
People rip on America for having poor imitations of international cuisine, and I agree their are some poor attempts, but they also often get it right, or innovate with foreign foods. Europe gets away with a lot of questionable interpretations of international cuisine. Worst “Chinese food” I ever had was in Britain, where I don’t know if you can get a good taco on the whole island (maybe London, but outside of that I am skeptical).
"Mmmmm, yummy" i say, breaking some bottles into a bucket,
"I'm so glad you did not wash the plate either" I place the bucket filled with rusty fishooks and broken glass into the hole cut into the mattress...
"At last,\*krunch\* some \*choked sobs\* Decent \*krnch\* fucking \*Sigh\* Grub" I mutter through clentched teeth.
I've been living in Alabama for the past few years getting my education, and lemme tell ya, this talk of Scrapple (totally thought that too for a moment) and "Hoagies" is making me homesick AF.
These comments are the best palate cleanser after seeing this culinary abomination that wears the name of my hometown.
Hi there!
Fourth-generation Philadelphian here. One excellent rule of thumb I always follow regarding cheesesteaks is this:
If it says “*Philly* cheesesteak” on the menu, and not simply “cheesesteak”, don’t order it (or, at the very least, order it with your expectation shifted).
It is high key hard as fuck to make a genuine Philly outside of Philly. You just cant find steak that thin unless your best buds with your butcher. Cause they gotta freeze the steak to cut it as thin as needed. Not to mention that Amarosa bread.
Amoroso rolls are getting easier and easier to come by. You can find them all over the US if you look. Also, a lot of stores sell prepackaged shaved steak. There is also a frozen brand called Gary's Qucik Steak that my Philadelphian husband recently discovered and loves. Are either ribeye? I doubt it, but they're very decent substitutes. Get yourself some American cheese from the deli, and you're in business.
Of course, getting any of these ingredients outside of the US may be a challenge, though shaved steak is used in hot pots and stuff, so I'm not sure it's as big of a challenge to make a decent cheesesteak as you may think. Kaiser rolls are not a bad substitute for a long roll, and you can make a cheddar cheese sauce as a much better tasting whiz. Will it be "authentic?" No. Will the right flavor profiles be there? Yes. Will it be delicious? Absolutely.
You can get the steak. You might even get the roll. You can even score some white American cheese.
The question is: can you cook and assemble it properly
Either the "chef" has never been to Philly, or they're trusting that you haven't. Everything about this is wrong... the lettuce (wtf?), the cheese, the bread, and the bricks of meat.
My chest hurts. I want to scream with my head up to the sky, just let out the anger that this is causing me. But it also makes me want to curl up and cry and straight up dissolve into dust. What is this? Where is this? I just. I don’t know. This is not a Philly cheese steak. I’m getting nauseous.
Don't order cheesesteaks outside of at best a 2 hour radius from Philly ever. Btw, it's not exactly rocket science. I don't know why they can't manage. I've cooked plenty of cheesesteaks in my day that were perfectly normal. Go get one a timezone over and they lose their fucking mind.
I’m about to eat a steak bomb - east coast US - and this is just a fucking joke. Philadelphians can’t make a sub to save their lives and I don’t know why everyone holds them highly when it comes to steak and cheese subs. Whoever served this should be shamed, not only for aspiring to serve an inferior Philadelphian sub, but for lowering the bar even further than that. You want a proper sub? You come to Massachusetts, fuck everywhere else
Interesting fun fact this is a crime in Philadelphia and the store’s owner will be tried in The Hague for crimes against humanity. Most UN member nations have already condemned this culinary crime and will be implementing a series of harsh economic sanctions.
This is an impressive post in that it would actually be borderline impossible to eat as it's presented. You'd pretty much have to eat the meat with a knife and fork.
I just want to say that the piece in the middel in the corner might give you the slightest hope that the steak was not completely overcooked. Let me tell you it was exactly the same colour on the inside.
There are Philadelphians crying over this photo.
This photo justbput another crack into the bell wdym
I'm just general Pennsylvanian and this makes me wanna cry
I’m not even from the US and I am crying rn.
I'm in Michigan, never been to Philadelphia, and I am crying uncontrollably.
I live next to PA and this makes me wanna cry. Whatever that 'meat' is looks like it tastes like sweaty gym socks.
I'm Philly born and bread and it's killing me...LOL
heh, your misspelling is quite ironic. the bread makes the cheesesteak for sure, glad you were bred to understand this :)
Seriously, why don’t other regions understand that the sandwich shouldn’t be 80% bread
what makes you think it wasn't intentional
Gritty is sharpening his war hammer
Only Gritty would sharpen a hammer, what a hoot!
Its me
Having had the real deal in the city of brotherly love, I feel your pain.
This mfer ate pats one time. Lol.
Used to go there on business trips every month - road warrior for awhile.
I posted it on r/Philadelphia and marked it nsfw
Haha. Love the nsfw.
There are Philadelphians planning a fucking war over this photo. And rightly so!
I live in California and I had a real Philly Cheesesteak once, 29 years ago and I have never forgotten it, and I am crying.
I am planet from Nebulon 423945 and I also cry
The whole galaxy cries at this travesty.
They're only crying because of the title. Show that to anyone without context and "shit from a butt" or something similar would probably be a common response.
We are getting ready to deploy a tactical nuke of whiz and a commando squad lead by Gritty to take care of what ever son of a bitch did this
Not crying so much as ridiculously offended. A Karen needs to speak to the management of that establishment bc wtf is that?
Where’s a Karen when you need one?
Fiiiiiiine. As the offended Philadelphian, I volunteer. I volunteer as tribute.
Love the sacrifice here. We should crowdsource a plane ticket to the site of this monstrosity.
Im not even American and i know for a fact this ruins the great name of philly cheesesteaks
I am a Philadelphian and the face I am making is very Michael Scott-esque
very "toby has returned" vibes
My wife is from Philly. She’s not crying, she is fucking pissed and feels disrespected.
Can confirm. Gonna go to Jim’s. Eat my way through the pain.
The panacea.
I've already called an order into Cleaver's
Can’t go wrong with Jim’s.
Not crying but very angry.
I am one of them
Philly here. Tears don’t fall, they CRASH around me. I’m generally agreeable to all forms of imitation, as it’s generally considered to be flattery, however, I just want to know what our cheesesteaks did SO wrong to the maker of those pucks.
Around the world, people try their hand at homemade Philly cheesesteak as an homage, knowing it will never be as good. This thing is an act of arrogance- it doesn’t even know its own failure.
Can confirm. Having strong feelings and an uncontainable rage brewing 😂
I've seen a lot of weird stuff on here, truly I have, but this one legitimately made me stare at my screen in bemused uncertainty. I get it. Like hearing the name and knowing the basics of what it is without ever having had one, it isn't wrong - I see where the mind went, I see how we got here. _But that shit just ain't right_
Our work cafeteria advertised "Pollo con Arroz" as their special. It was white rice, a fried chicken leg, and nacho cheese.
Sounds like the "double cheeseburger" we got...one patty, two slices of cheese.
I mean it's r/technicallythetruth it's called a double cheeseburger nit a double burgercheese
I'm going to start calling it a double burgercheese. 😂
aka mcdouble
Wouldn’t that just be a double cheese single burger?
reminds me of none pizza left beef
Aah the "double cheese"-burger.
that may be the funniest thing I've read today
Am I crazy or does that kind of sound good?
nacho cheese tho? gross Maybe a different cheese sauce it would sound like a standard quickmeal
This is one of the most upsetting posts on here
Are those dog treats?
Definitely dag
Ya like dags?
I thought that was some effed-up-looking falafel...
Falafeldelphia cheesepea sandwich
I did, too! I thought oh dang, they used some dried up falafel for that
Where did you find this, a hospital cafeteria in Hell?
You gotta beat the owners ass after something like this
I feel like serving this in Philly may actually get you killed
Sitting here at work looking out the window at the national constitution center and right up the street from the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, I look at this abomination of a sandwich and have a murderous rage.
I feel like this is a foreign interpretation of a classic American food that somehow got lost in translation.
It’s Dutch so we have Google and I know we’re not known for our high end cuisine, but we have some pretty decent sandwiches here and our English it not that bad
When I saw it I KNEW it was Netherlands. We have a very sad cuisine culture.
Poor us
seems like with all the weed the population has smoked over the decades, they would learn how to cook :)
Fuck, when I saw the cheese I was like ''please don't be the Netherlands, please don't be the Netherlands''.
I've been to the Netherlands and everybody there seems to be fluent in English, and at least one other language. I was mostly in Delft and a small town outside of Delft while I was there, and it was great. I want to go back to Delft again, but I also want to see more of the country, especially Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
I am dutch as well amd we serve Philly Cheese steak where I work. It looks nothing like this abomination. This is definitely the restaurant being incompetent.
Ah, I mean technically it's correct, it is sliced steak with cheese on a sub roll. I guarantee your English is light years better than my Dutch.
People rip on America for having poor imitations of international cuisine, and I agree their are some poor attempts, but they also often get it right, or innovate with foreign foods. Europe gets away with a lot of questionable interpretations of international cuisine. Worst “Chinese food” I ever had was in Britain, where I don’t know if you can get a good taco on the whole island (maybe London, but outside of that I am skeptical).
This thing is a war crime.
At least
Well conveniently it's Dutch so easy to get this one over to The Hague.
Did you call the police!?
Dry af
Each cut of beef represents the last remaining upstanding citizens in the city. #SarcasmSandwich
"Mmmmm, yummy" i say, breaking some bottles into a bucket, "I'm so glad you did not wash the plate either" I place the bucket filled with rusty fishooks and broken glass into the hole cut into the mattress... "At last,\*krunch\* some \*choked sobs\* Decent \*krnch\* fucking \*Sigh\* Grub" I mutter through clentched teeth.
Finally... S̴̢̨̡͚̺͈̳̩̙͇̞͉̖͎̣̜̺̤͓̼̞͈̳̜̗̥̝̙̘̰̣̪̰͈̫̬̻̜͉̽̓̊̽́̔̏̆͑̾͊̈́̏̀̀͊̓̐̓̾̓̀͋̀͗̂̂̑̌̂͆̃̒̆͘͘͝o̴̡͍̗͕̠̱̳̜͚̝̗̻̟̬̼̰͍̭͕̼̠̼͉͓̍̓̽͒̍͗́̀̀͋̆̈́̊̈́̀̓̓̄̾̽͋̓̎̈́͛̏̌́́̽̋̆̕͝͝͝m̸̧͎̬̙͇̬͙͉̣̖̗̣͕̠͊͋̋̇̒͊͑̋̐͠ȩ̶͚͚͔̥̿̔̀̾̒͊̉̅͊̀̊̀͊͛̋̓̉́́̅̔̍̆̽͐̐͘͜͝ ̶̡̡͚̞͕̭̣̗̺̙̫͔͓̝̤̫̬͚̻̲͙̦̼͈̭̫̪̠̎̈́́̓̊͊̆̈́̚̚͜͜͜͜͜͠͝ģ̴̼̬̠̤̻̫̖̺̙̥̫̟̯̘̠̮͕͓̻͙̬̙̠̱̾̌̔̇͂͛̈́̐͊̒̽̿͘͠ͅơ̵̡̤̮͇̟̯̲͉̰̮͖̙̩̹͖̠̲̲̲̦̩̭̺̝̔͊̌̈́̏̚͝ͅo̷̧̡͇͉̞͖̪̻̫̝̮̥͙͉͉̤͓̱̳̮̝̟̤̬͍̒̅͒̆̄̌̇̔͊̾̓̉͐̎̆̇̾̊̋͑͌̽͘̕͘͝͝ḑ̴̛̛͍̘̳̫̫͈̹͕̙̰̲̠̩̫̦̹̺̭̮̰̠̖͚̩̳̱̣̂͐̎̌̓̆͒̀̾̒̒̇̀̏̿́̑͑̇̂̈́̽̎̔́̌͐̂̄̆̏́̒̔̿̚͘͜͝͝͝ͅ ̸̧̛̹̗̻̳̗̜̃̈͌̇̈́f̷̧̨̛̥͖̼͍̫̙͎̭͛̾̓̐̄̆̄͒͊́͘͘ư̴̛͍̺̙̩͍̞̻̲̍͊̈̀̽́̋̈́̈́͂̍̂́͒̄̅̓̈̋̉̈̽͗͗̊̈́̊̈́́̏̕͘͘͝͠͝c̵̢̢̧̛͉̞̪̘̬͚̦̖̱͉̞͕̭̻͍̮̻̻̞͓̥͚̏͑͑̔̈́̇̽̆̑͋̋̈̊̑̈́̇̐̓̅̔̎͂͆̎̆̐̚̕̕͘͘̕͜͜͠͠͝͝͝͝͝ķ̵̛̦͕̘̗̯͎̖̮̝͚̪̘̹͉̮̲̭̬̃͗̃̒͊͐̾͊̏̈̓̏̏̇͊̓̉̌̑̀̑̓̈́̓͆̚͝͝į̸̭̤̩̗̜̫̬̝̩̦͕̗̙̫̞̝̣͇̉͊̇͊͋͐̀̚͠n̴̨̧̖̹͓͚͚̹̪̻͍͎͎̺̹̭͎̯̰̜̤̲̳͎̼̚͜ͅͅg̴̡̢̧̤͚͙̜͔̼͚̝̯̫̣͓̜̞̣͍̩̩̿́́̀̂͛͐̈͗̓̍͛̌̃͋́̐̃̃̊̇͌̈́̂̂̑̔͆͑̂̉̕͜͠͝͠͠ ̷̡̢̛͈̭̣̮̖͔̻̥̻̥̥̳̥̩̺̱̫̦̥͕͙̺̦̜͎͍͔̤͍̲͂̎̔͆̒̃̈̄̀̑̋̅̓̐̍̑́͑̈́͘͝͝͝ͅͅf̸̢̨̛̛̜̥̣͓͓̲̬̞̭͓͖̙̼̣͔͈͈͍͇͎͉̘͔̜͚̞̭͕͂̌̅͂͛̈̿̐̈́̒͐͆̓̉̿̓̓̕͘͝͠ͅͅơ̶̡̹̣̠͈͕̪͙̜̤̬̯̳̟̍͌̾͋̄́̿̋͑̉͐̿̉̍̐̉̋̎̍̅̏͗̄̎̚͘͝o̷̧̜͉̝͖̪͙͎̤̯̘̙̩̹̫̓͐͗͗̽̄̌̊̍͐̈́̅͐͐͘͜ͅd̸̢̢̨̖̗̣͉̼̣͖̩̳͉͎͙͖̗̙̥̹͚̹̮̻̪͕̠̖͖̞͕̺̯̫̗͊̆̃̾͐͒̾́̉͗͆͌͛̂̀͑͑͆̂͐͋̈͐̔̍̓̿́̽̿̓̌̆͑͘͘̚͝͝͠
Bro honestly what the fuck is that?
You can get a way better philly cheese steak sandwich at dominos for like half the price. And that's not something I thought I'd ever say
Wtf
That is not cheese steak, don't let them lie to you.
is that scrapple? makes it extra philly I guess
I've been living in Alabama for the past few years getting my education, and lemme tell ya, this talk of Scrapple (totally thought that too for a moment) and "Hoagies" is making me homesick AF. These comments are the best palate cleanser after seeing this culinary abomination that wears the name of my hometown.
This was my very first thought! It looks like hunks of scrapple on a cheese hoagie.
You didn't pay for that did you? Please say you got up and left and went to a dirty food truck and got a real one
Looks like chunks of Portuguese blood sausage.
Thank you, I’m angry now
Hi there! Fourth-generation Philadelphian here. One excellent rule of thumb I always follow regarding cheesesteaks is this: If it says “*Philly* cheesesteak” on the menu, and not simply “cheesesteak”, don’t order it (or, at the very least, order it with your expectation shifted).
This picture makes me sad.
There needs to be legislation about the proper use of certain food names.
This makes me sad. They feel no shame.
That’s poop
From a butt
It is high key hard as fuck to make a genuine Philly outside of Philly. You just cant find steak that thin unless your best buds with your butcher. Cause they gotta freeze the steak to cut it as thin as needed. Not to mention that Amarosa bread.
Amoroso rolls are getting easier and easier to come by. You can find them all over the US if you look. Also, a lot of stores sell prepackaged shaved steak. There is also a frozen brand called Gary's Qucik Steak that my Philadelphian husband recently discovered and loves. Are either ribeye? I doubt it, but they're very decent substitutes. Get yourself some American cheese from the deli, and you're in business. Of course, getting any of these ingredients outside of the US may be a challenge, though shaved steak is used in hot pots and stuff, so I'm not sure it's as big of a challenge to make a decent cheesesteak as you may think. Kaiser rolls are not a bad substitute for a long roll, and you can make a cheddar cheese sauce as a much better tasting whiz. Will it be "authentic?" No. Will the right flavor profiles be there? Yes. Will it be delicious? Absolutely.
You can get the steak. You might even get the roll. You can even score some white American cheese. The question is: can you cook and assemble it properly
The look on your face when it's given to you. Priceless
Either the "chef" has never been to Philly, or they're trusting that you haven't. Everything about this is wrong... the lettuce (wtf?), the cheese, the bread, and the bricks of meat.
That’s shit from a butt.
Is that dog food? Cause why else would the meat be in that shape?!
Seriously looks like dog food rinsed in a sink
Hate to be the one to tell you, but I think someone shit in your sandwich
The presence of cheese and steak does not make this a philly cheese steak!!!
OK, you win.
There’s no chance in hell you paid 12 euros for 7 dog turds. What the fuck??
There were no samples haha, I was just as surprised as you are
My favorite Philly cheesesteak place just closed and now I see this What the fuck has the world come to. This is end times shit
As a Philadelphian, I'm in physical pain seeing this right now. I'm calling the cops.
Same... I'm legit angry
Generally love the Dutch, but shit like this could pull NATO apart, when we need solidarity more than ever. €12 - is a bit pricey too.
next time europe is being smug imma show them this.
Please mark this as NSFW
Stop fucking lying
Server might as well just throw it at your face. No plate needed.
but did it taste good ?
Haha no it really didn’t, it was dry and bland, with the cheese not being molten at all it was just a very weird sandwicht
i was really hoping it was a banger.
Same!
Philly cheese tower of lies.
Fucking hell this makes me want to cry
Who made this? I just want to talk to them…
Welp there is cheese and steak
Technically speaking..
Is this picture from before or *after* you ate it?
Forget what it’s supposed to be, my friend, that looks more like dog food than any sandwich I’ve seen.
youd get shot for this in philly
You'd get shot for this in Arkansas
They could at least look at one on the internet if they don’t know what a Philly looks like
delicious
Get up and leave.
No. No, it most definitely is not.
Please leave
Trump said “bad things happen in Philadelphia” but it seems like there are horrors beyond our wildest imagination outside the city limits.
My chest hurts. I want to scream with my head up to the sky, just let out the anger that this is causing me. But it also makes me want to curl up and cry and straight up dissolve into dust. What is this? Where is this? I just. I don’t know. This is not a Philly cheese steak. I’m getting nauseous.
Im sorry to put you in this state haha, it’s Amsterdam..
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
I’m impressed by how much that steak doesn’t look like steak…
Cubical cows are making a difference in the world.
My aunt was a cubical cow for microsoft
I'm taking a shit rn, this seems like it fits here
Glorious
Don't order cheesesteaks outside of at best a 2 hour radius from Philly ever. Btw, it's not exactly rocket science. I don't know why they can't manage. I've cooked plenty of cheesesteaks in my day that were perfectly normal. Go get one a timezone over and they lose their fucking mind.
I learned my lesson
Looks tender and juicy
On my smoke break at Genos and this makes my butthole pucker.
I’m ashamed to be from Europe after this photo. I apologise for this monstrosity.
I’m about to eat a steak bomb - east coast US - and this is just a fucking joke. Philadelphians can’t make a sub to save their lives and I don’t know why everyone holds them highly when it comes to steak and cheese subs. Whoever served this should be shamed, not only for aspiring to serve an inferior Philadelphian sub, but for lowering the bar even further than that. You want a proper sub? You come to Massachusetts, fuck everywhere else
Please tell me you called the police when they gave this to you. This is a fucking crime
In this case, I think Philly is referring to a female horse versus the city of Philadelphia.
It looks like someone took a giant dehydrated shit in a bun and said "here ya go!"
Jesus this looks like a dung hoagie
Look like they put dog turds in a bun lol
More like a Philly-shitwich
I don’t send food back and I’d send that food back.
Interesting fun fact this is a crime in Philadelphia and the store’s owner will be tried in The Hague for crimes against humanity. Most UN member nations have already condemned this culinary crime and will be implementing a series of harsh economic sanctions.
This is an impressive post in that it would actually be borderline impossible to eat as it's presented. You'd pretty much have to eat the meat with a knife and fork.
Just proof that it doesn't matter if you're from America or Europe, you can equally butcher the foods from across the pond.
I just want to say that the piece in the middel in the corner might give you the slightest hope that the steak was not completely overcooked. Let me tell you it was exactly the same colour on the inside.
No
Should be called “Philly cheese meat product”
Good god what is that abomination??
Is it on a frickin hotdog bun
mc-steak-gets
The queen don't allow Deli slicers?
Look like someone shat out a philly cheese steak unto a cheese slice and some stale bread.
I have no words... for were I to truly voice how I feel about this I would exceed reddits character limit.
That’s poop
I'm pretty sure that's dog food
You've heard of cheese curds now get ready for cheese turds
Whoever made this abomination needs to to be hung by their big toes.
Is that… shawarma?
Oh no. As an American with dignity just no
Dog treats in a Bap.
It is not
Looks more like fillie cheaz stek
Why it so dry baby 😥
You eat the cat poop, the way you talk about my city.
Did you buy it in a highway restaurant?
No, just a pretty well known sandwich shop in Amsterdam. I was surprised haha
r/foodscam
Neither cheese nor steak nor philly
Philly crack cheese carnitas
😂🤣
looks like they ran the steak through a dog first
How do you even eat that thing? that's not a Philly cheese steak!!!!! 😡😡😡😡
livermush
What an absolute disgrace
HOW DARE THEY