Steve's Prince of Steaks

The cheese steak here is one of the fanciest ones I've had. That being said, it was dry, lacked volume and was unfortunately underwhelming. Nothing wrong here but so many better places to go to get your fill.

Always a excellent philly steak sandwich, whiz with onions. Bangin

Very quick and friendly service. High quality steak. Perfect crispy fries with old bay and whiz cheese. Would definitely come again if I’m in the area.

Food used to be amazing. Steve’s fell off so hard. Cheese fries have almost no cheese on them and are dry as hell. It’s disrespectful to change somebody almost 30$ for a meal and have it suck so bad

Great cheese steak far better that the ones in downtown Philadelphia. The meat was moist and flavorful and smothered in hot cheese wiz. The sandwiches are big and can be shared by two people. The French fries where crisp even though they where covered in hot gooie cheese. We ordered Steve’s cherry soda and was the best cherry soda I’ve had even beats out the famous Cheerwine. I highly recommend this place it across from Reedman/ Toll car dealership

AMAZING!!! DONT GO TO GINOS OR PATS ITS A TOURIST TRAP!!!!!!!! The people working were extremely kind as well and the cheesesteak was the best I've had so far in philly!!! Their steak isn't chopped in the sandwich though, in my opinion it makes it better! It was around $30 for two philly cheesesteaks!!!

The bread was old, hard and puffy dry. The chickensteak was bland. What a change for over 12 years of purchasing GREAT sandwiches. What Happened?? Is it New owners cutting back on the better products?? Please advise we were big fans of Steve's!!

I visit relatives nearby about once a year, and I always figure out how I can grab a cheesesteak from Steve's. They offer great authentic style steak sandwiches and perfectly done fries. There is no table service. You order at the counter. There are a few tables outside and a counter inside where you can enjoy your meal. I highly recommend Steve's if you're looking for a genuine Philly steak experience.

I'm so happy and full lol. Just left Philly and my bestie insisted on Steve's and he told me what to order to be authentic. Staff was great...... have cash cause I'm not sure if they accept cards or Apple Pay. Everyone was so nice and genuine especially for someone like me who is a noob..... non local. Even the other patrons were nice and just polite go figure. Traditional Philly but with provolone and onions mutton else. Then cheesy fries with cheese wi and a chocolate drink. I don't care for cheese wiz but with the fries it was very good. I only ate half of my sandwich and part of the fries. Skip Oats and age is please unless you just like being a tourist. Now the chocolate drink. I liked it.... Then didn't like it..... try it for the experience. It's kids like Pepsi with cocoa powder not horrible but not good lol.

We have been customers of this establishment for a long time. Unfortunately we received very "light" sandwiches last evening (although we paid for extra meat). All bread, hardly any meat or cheese. Fries were dry with a very small amount of cheese. Seems as though the quality of the food has truly declined. For such expensive sandwiches, we will no longer go there.

First timer here. I've been to several different cheesesteaks around Philly. This place is pretty good. Perfect amount of cheese paired with the steak. I do wish they had more filling and fatter bread but the flavor was nice. They give you plenties of peppers on the side. Loved their pickles and hot peppers! Their cherry soda was also pretty good. It's worth a trip if you're ever in Philly.

Thanks to my friends at City of Philadelphia for recommending that I try Steve's while in town for work. Next to impossible to get a good steak where I live so I love going to great steak places when I'm in Philly. I got here well after lunch today so there was plenty of parking and seating. Even though I say that the place had a constant stream of people in and out. Plenty of both indoor and outdoor seating with an old school counter service vibe. The crew was personable and my order came up quickly. Steaks are ordered at the right window. Fries and drinks at the left. I ordered an American steak with onions and whizz fry with a drink. $20. Way more food than I could eat. The whizz was molten so I had to let it cool a bit. Steak had plenty of sliced ribeye with grilled onions and cheese. Loved it.

I think this is my favorite of the Steve's locations for eat in. I love the lunch rush of hard working folks lining up to order, eating along the outside window and mostly eating outside at one of the tables when the weathers nicer. I usually park across the street where there are plenty of on street spots to be found. My favorite visit was sitting next to a couple of retired Italian gents who shared some good conversation and their homemade red vino with me while we ate our cheesesteaks. They proclaimed, "The wine, it makesa da shteak tasta betta!" .... they weren't kidding! The staff seems friendlier at this spot, but maybe that's just me. You'll also get the same quality and quantity cheesesteak as their other locations. Even though the inside is similar to the other locations, the patrons and staff make it seem more of a classic sandwich shop. Haven't had a bad visit yet, thanks guys!

I went to the Bustleton and Princeton original location last night, and I was very disappointed. I grew up on Steve's as my whole family and I are from NE Philly. Service was kind and employees were nice, and service was fast. However, I ordered chicken cheesesteak with American (they didn't have provolone-which is my family favorite), the bread hoagie roll was fresh and delicious however the chicken cheesesteak was awful--like chicken mush no flavor no seasoning seems like a frozen Pattie, and cheese sauce was laddled on not melted on top, all for a whopping $14. Also, had plain fries which were good. If you want a chicken cheesesteak (and you don't eat beef) do not go here, however if you're getting a beef cheesesteak that looked good with real deal slices of ribeye. Very disappointing for NE Original :( !

If you follow me, you already know I'm going to be honest. The customer service was amazing, I think it was his eyes color that brought my score from a 3 to a 5! The establishment is well known so I was excited to try them out. It was clean and the atmosphere was very welcoming. Now on to the food ! Collectively a 5 and that's because of cute eyes. If I subtract that part, a 3. I shared the food with my staff just to get a different opinion, they gave them a 1. The fries bland but the cheese was good. The cheese steak only had one good thing about it, it was real steak. They didn't chop it up, it's just laid on the roll. Maybe some people like it that way but we didn't! It had no flavor and it was like fake leather meat. On to the chicken cheese steak, we all agreed, it taste like Murray chicken cheese steak. Not sure if anyone remembers Murray's but it's a gem in my generation. Soon as I opened the paper on the chicken cheese steak and it disintegrated. The bread fell apart along with the entire sandwich. No flavor at all. I read all the great reviews previously posted, not sure who served you 5 star food but it wasn't this location. If you go there bring a bag of seasoning D- D- D-

Atmosphere: Casual, takeout style spot with some seats to eat Food: Excellent. One of my favorite cheesteakrs. Love that they don't chop the cheese (similar to Geno'). Everything was fantastixc Price: Good price for cheesesteak Service: N/A Parking: Small parking lot

I would say Steve's Prince of steaks is easily a top 3 cheesesteak in Philadelphia. Everything down to the meat quality, the bread, and that delicious cheese wiz! great place to stop by if you're in the area and want a quick bite of Philadelphia tradition.

This is a lowkey spot in the middle of a neighborhood with decent Philly cheesesteaks. We got the cheesesteak with whiz and it was delicious. The pricing on the menu can be a little expensive, spent about $28 for 2 cheesesteaks and we finished the entire cheesesteak in a sitting. The service was quick and timely and the ambiance is very lowkey. They have some seating inside and some seating outside. Make sure to bring cash to avoid the 3% credit card surcharge and be prepared to spend $15 per person for just the food. This does not include fries or drinks or anything. It felt a little pricey to be honest. Overall great when you're hungry!

One of the best cheesesteak places around, we love coming here. They have the meat and cheese ratio down perfectly and they're very good at time management we don't usually wait long. I wish they would take credit cards as it is cash only but that's just a minor thing for me. Highly recommend!

Solid cheesesteaks (4.5/5) that not chopped up so you can actually taste the beefy flavor. Service is fast and they make them fresh when you ordered. I tried several places including pats, geno, Jim's south..ect and this place is one of favorites.

Everyone has their cheesesteak spot and this is mine. Little hole in the wall but super legit spot. High quality steak that's grilled in larger flat pieces and not all chopped up. Basic fresh bread that's not seeded. Just good fresh ingredients and right to the point. Now there are times I like a seeded chopped up cheesesteak and times I don't. Glad they take credit cards now! If someone in town ask you your fave spot and you say Steve's most people will nod their heads like yea they are good.

Best cheesesteak I've had in Philly, well worth the long Uber ride I had to take to get there. The place is a grab-and-go style, and is perfect for a late night craving.

I don't know what happened to my sandwich today but it was an absolutely greasy mess and I did not appreciate it. Every bite, oil was oozing out of it and left my desk messy!!

Okay now hear me out. My cheesesteak wasn't *bad* by any means. This was my first one in my life where the meat wasn't chopped up. I now know that chopped up with onions mixed in is my preference. I will say-- the best bread I've ever had in my life!! Hands down. Give it a try for yourself!

Excellent cheesesteak in a more quiet area. It's greasy but not too greasy. It's fast here and they aren't too pricey. The bread here is good too.

Quality has gone way down over the years and prices have gone way up. Not worth it and the service is terrible.

Steak is average now used to be good . Takes forever to make .Sometimes they just skip you to make it for whoever they like even when you ordered before them. They used to have hot peepers sitting out there so you can grab now you have to ask for and they only give you like 1-2 even though you order like 4 cheesesteak.

I hate leaving negative reviews but I am trying to help anyone looking for honesty about where to eat. I will keep it short. I will come back and re-evaluate at some point but this trip was not good. - It took 45 minutes for 3 steaks and only 4 people in line ahead of me. - The fries are a separate cook so my fries with whiz were cold and mushy by the time I got the steaks. - This was not a staffing issue, there were 5 people working. - 2 grill cooks and they were working ticket to ticket. Didn't put the meat on the grill for one order until the entire last order was complete. - Not a cheap steak, and not a ton of meat. I am a chef of 20 years. Not only do I know what i'm talking about, but it kills me to leave a negative review. Get your act together Steve's. I was told this place was excellent, I was lied to.

Heard so many great things about this place. It was so bland. The blandest Philly cheesesteak I've ever had. And then they charge you extra for peppers and onions. Fries were also bland and gross on their own. We felt so gross that we didn't even go to the other places to compare.

Wasn't a very friendly greeting to begin with, but I'll let that slide. The reason why they are getting a 1 star is because the dude working the grill , would first put raw steaks on the griddle then proceed to "wipe" his hands , on his uniform then he would go on and grab a fresh hoagie roll and start making someone else's cheesesteak sandwich..... if you read this far , you would realize this dude is actively giving every single person that walks through there salmonella ! Great job Steve !

Five stars for the cheese fries, one star for the steak. The cheese fries are up to $7.25, but there's enough there for a meal. Be sure to get them 'well done.' And they don't travel well. I realize all the big steak joints are up to $14 for a steak, but at least the other places fill the roll. My steak here the other day was a bad ratio of steak to roll ... very light on the meat. I'll return for my cheese fry fix, but I'm done with Steve's skimpy steaks. Signed, a forty-plus year customer.

One of the few places that use rib steak for their sandwiches. We've been coming here for years, either to Princeton Ave. or Comly Street. Same owner, same recipe. They offer wiz and if you like a big sandwich I recommend that you order it with extra meat. By far the best cheesesteak you can find in Northeast Philly, of all the places I've tried, which have been many.

Was in NE Philly and Steves was highly recommended. The service was great and the restaurant was very clean. The cheesesteak I ordered was with and wiz. The sliced ribeye was seasoned properly and extremely well cooked. Fresh roll held everything together perfectly. One of the best I have had.

Good food, a bit pricey.... But haven't had a bad steak yet Ask for sides etc, get your moneys worth

Honestly, the best cheese steak you can get in Philly. Before coming here know that it is slices of ribeye not chopped. Slices is my preference since you get a better cook on steak rather then chopped thar doesn't get the crust from the seasoning that slices get. I got a steak with onions and American cheese. Their wiz is good too. I used to get both but American allows the steak seasoning to shine through more. The steak is tender with a good amount seasoning that adds some savory flavors. The bread is perfect, is pillowy soft on the inside and crunch on the outside. The onions are perfectly caramelized and adds a great taste. Adding an order of fries preferably pizza fries. Which is fries melted cheese, marinara sauce, and crumbled pepperoni. It's delicious if you have room and is perfect to share. I have only been to location off Bustleton. Its no frills but your here for the food. There are two windows one for ordering sandwiches and one for sides and drinks. They take cards now so no need to pull out cash. Also, the pizza

This was my first time having a steak with "slab" meat. It was different from the usual chopped textured I'm used to, but it was still good. I went on a weekday, so there was no line or long wait. I like that they also have fries and other items. I was a bit confused because they say cash only but there was a card machine and tablet at the register, so not sure if that was a recent change.

Grew up over at castor and Magee so this was a family favorite back in the 90s growing up. Love to see them opening new locations with the same delicious food!!!

Steve's cheesesteaks taste like liver. But I like liver. This is the only Philly joint whose cheesesteaks are liver flavored. I don't like Steve's sky-high prices; slow, arrogant, rude employees; long waits; very limited parking; terrible hygiene; different checkout lines for different products; loud, rowdy, drunken customers; and crime infested, continuously declining neighborhood. But I will come back for more punishment because the food is somewhat tasty. I come just after opening, when the rolls are freshest, the customers more subdued, and the workers the least cranky.

Excellent taste of the Philly Cheese Whiz. Not chop beef but thin slices of heaven cooked to perfection with or without onions. With Whiz or provolone cheese or American cheese. A selection of hot peppers sits just outside the pick up order area. Ordering and receiving your order is very quick. You follow your order standing in line following it as it is prepared going down a line. Very good very, very tasty. Yes they have katsup.

$14 for a bread sandwich......what they claim to be double meat for $20 is smaller than almost every other cheesesteak in Philly. they got some nerve serving that up at that or any price. can't believe what I was just served......a roll with 4 slices of steak on it. and $10.50 for cheese fries. just lost a 30 year customer.

Claim to be open until 3a on weekends and they still close down before midnight. They don't care about you at all. They know they'll get sales. They just slop shit on a roll. It's a disgrace of a cheesesteak place

This place Truly is the Prince of Steaks. They even have their own language for ordering your cheese steak- whiz whid gets you a cheese steak with cheese whiz and onions! You can go to Pat's and Geno's but there's no reason to drive down town when Steve's is so convenient!

My all time favorite place. I prefer sliced meat as opposed to chopped. Steve uses ribeye.

Literally been going here since I was 12 years old - quality steak with consistent fast service plus crushed ice and cherry soda, awesome!

Regular customer but was disappointed with the lack of meat on the turkey hoagie. Noticeable decrease compared to a few months ago. Paid $10 for a hoagie with just four thin slices of deli turkey. Would stick with the cheesesteaks.

Great Philly steak sandwich, fast service and clean place, definitely I recommend this place for a quick lunch

I can't believe I haven't reviewed this place considering how many times I've been here. This is my brothers favorite cheesesteak in Philly. I'd say it's up there but not my fave. Don't make fun of me for my cheese whiz choice today. It's not my usual option but I was craving salty goodness. My usual is American wit. This place definitely gets the roll right, it's nice and soft. This is whole steak not chopped. They used to have the peppers and pickles on the counter but due to Covid, you now have to ask but they're still free of charge. I personally dislike the two different lines for steaks then sides/fries and drinks. No one wants to wait in line twice but they do it that way for when the lines are long to pump the steaks out fast. This was my first and probably last time getting the pizza fries, I'll stick to the regular cheese fries for now on.

Been going here since a young one, best wiz wit in the city hands down. Real talk these steaks are how they're supposed to be done. No nonsense service at the window, and they have a stripped down setting for you to eat at so you can just eat and go about your business. If you don't like this place you're probably a cowboys fan.

So I was craving a philly cheesesteak and wanted to see what the hype was about so I drove to Steve's because it was open. When I arrived it was super clean and the staff was professional. I ordered an original philly without the onions and mushrooms. Instead I added the whiz cheese with lettuce. My first bite was ok, but I felt it needed a little salt. Once I added a little salt and Mayo, this sandwich was perfect. The bread was fresh and the Philly was hot and fresh. The meat wasn't chopped and that fine. The fries were fresh but needed a little salt. The restaurant was clean and nice. There was space outside in the front to seat down and eat if you want too. Overall I recommend this spot, fast service and fresh food.

You can visually see the delicious blend of the yellow cheese wiz against the strips of ribeye. Unlike most cheesesteaks theses are strips of ribeye instead of chopped giving it a more solid texture. Quality ingredients giving it great taste and the cheese wiz just melts along your tongue. An explosion of flavor that lingers on your tongue as you go in for another bite. The cheesesteaks are definitely more expensive than most and you will want to get the double meat as the regular would seem a bit lacking. Nonetheless an experience you won't want to miss and delicious to have despite the higher price point.

Amazing cheese steaks, I love they cut the meat dead center in front of you. But they are not consistent with the amount of beef they put on each sandwich, one time I got 5 pieces of steak, today I got about a pound and half, I guess they were trying to make up for last visit so they doubled the meat in this one. I got a ton of onions but paid $1.15 for 3 mushrooms. Definitely not consistent with portions, if they could just adjust or set up a recipe that has to be followed through and through I prolly wouldn't have nuttin negative.

Cheesesteaks are a part of my patrimony. Mom said I ate my first bites of cheesesteak before I was two years old, a sandwich brought from my father's sub shop, and with all that family and food and glowing childhood association bouncing around in my head, it was inevitable that I'd grow up loving both steak sandwiches and people who enjoy them as much as I do. In fact, I married a Northeast Philly native, my very own "Philly Special," and while I've got a million reasons to love her, I love her all the more because she loves the sandwiches at Bustleton Avenue's Steve's Prince of Steaks. Steve's serves delectable hand-held meals that start with house-made sub rolls done right, by which I mean to say, rolls that are a tad yeasty, with a barely-perceptible crackle to the crust, rolls that provide an intact hinge and a slight chew. The bread's filled with thinly sliced medallions of tender rib-eye steak; grilled onions, if you eat them; and cheese, melted into the meat and vegetables. The shop also features a "pepper bar," a shelf lined with pickled, fried, chopped and whole chiles and other hot stuff. Meat, cheese, "with" or not. That's it. That right there is all you need to know. Well, okay... I mean, you can order a hoagie or a chicken steak at Steve's, even a hot dog, but why would you? I don't care how late it is or how drunk you are; Steve very thoughtfully put the thing you ought to be ordering in the name of his place, and if reading is hard for you, you can just point through the window at the grill, and the counterman will take care of the rest. Chicken... sheesh. Also, let's talk about cheese: Not everyone who loves cheesesteaks appreciates the charms of the nacho sauce-meets-epoxy that is Cheez Whiz, and if you don't care for it, you should order something else. Definitely don't order Whiz for the sake of authenticity. Despite the American misconception that "it's not a cheesesteak without Cheez Whiz," inspired, no doubt, by the Cheez Whiz-Industrial Complex, the fact is that originally, Philly steaks were cheese-less, and Whiz, which came later as a cost-saving and efficiency measure, ISN'T EVEN THE FAVORITE AMONGST PHILADELPHIANS. I'm from the DC area, where, like many Philly natives, we use Provolone or American on our steaks. And finally, Steve's Prince of Steaks doesn't take credit cards, and they don't offer ample parking, hot coffee or Coke products, or, that chicken thing notwithstanding, a menu so varied that you can literally order any of 38 million combinations. You know who offers all of that? Subway does. And now, if you're unhappy with your choices at Steve's, you know where you can go.

My favorite cheesesteak place! Whenever someone asks me "pats or genos?" I say Steve's.

Excellent food! But place need remodeling & cleaned ! Customer service is excellent. You're always respectful and order always comes right away.

Look at the picture and tell me why I spent $52 on 3 of these. Where is the meat? This review requires more characters but there is literally nothing else to say.

Nothing more authentic than a cheesesteak from Steve's! Brought a group of like 15-20 people here and every single person thoroughly enjoyed their cheesesteaks!

I ordered the Philly cheese steak sandwhich with onions and mushrooms. It was bland. I probably forgot to add other ingredients. The service was great and the place was clean. I would come back but add more ingredients.