John H.
Yelp
The May 22 tornado in North Minneapolis has shut down Fire 'n Ice (temporarily, I hope), so I was in search of another local cheese-steak. I have gone by Pappy's several times and watched the progress as they turned this rundown building that formerly hosted a Liquor store into Pappy's. When I saw they opened, I made a mental note to check it out.
The parking lot is super small, room for seven cars. There is parking on Washington for about four cars on the street, unless you want to go for a bit of a walk. This is a super busy intersection at Broadway and Washington, with lots of traffic from vehicles entering or exiting I-94.
The interior appears to be able to hold quite a few people. Not too cramped booths fill the interior and is probably a favorite among the lunchtime crowd in this predominately industrial area.
I ordered my food and was offered the option to add tomatoes, lettuce and mayo for an additional $1,25. What? Ruin a good cheese-steak? NO WAY!
My order was up in about 5 minutes. The 6" cheese-steak was huge, I couldn't even pick it up without risk of dumping out the filling. The bun was a standard sub roll, nothing special. The steak, grilled with green peppers and onions had a thin amount of provolone on the bottom. The taste was good, but I prefer more cheese on my roll.
The bread stayed dry, which I don't know that it is a bad sign, but I almost think that one of the best parts of a good cheese-steak is that the juices get sopped up into the bread. Ultimately, it was a really good sandwich. Next time I will need to ask for extra cheese.
FYI: Other menu items include chicken wings, fish, Italian Beef sandwich, hot dogs, gyros.