The Best Cheesesteak

Many people believe the world’s best cheesesteaks can be found in Philadelphia, PA. The first places that come to mind are either Geno’s or Pat’s. Both have been around for decades and are practically Philadelphia landmarks.

The best cheesesteaks are actually 45 minutes south of Philly in Newark. DE at the Cleveland Avenue Sub Shop.

I lived in Newark, DE from 1992 to 1999. Three of those years was as a student at The University of Delaware. The other 4 was spent living in an apartment just off campus.

During those 7 years, I probably got a cheesesteak from Cleveland Ave. about once a week. Once I moved to MD and then PA, I still tried to make it back to Newark at least 2x a year for a cheesesteak.

Last year, on our way to Philadelphia, I introduced Sayra to the Cleveland Ave cheesesteak. At first she thought I was crazy to drive 1 1/2 hours to get a cheesesteak, but after she saw it and tasted it she was instantly hooked.

This past Saturday, we made our bi-yearly visit to Newark to pick up some cheesesteaks. It was worth every second of the drive.

What makes these cheesesteaks so special are both the taste and the size.  A large cheesesteak only costs $6.75 and is so huge it literally takes two meals to eat it all.

They are packed with so much steak that you can’t take a bite without meat falling off the edges!!!  The picture below is only half of it.  The steak melts in your mouth and the cheese is high quality.

The full menu is very diverse, but I have to admit that I’ve never tried anything else there.  That’s like going to The Corner Stable and not ordering baby back ribs.

A few years ago the owners of the Cleveland Ave Sub Shop sold the store and I feared that the size and quality would both suffer.

It’s safe to say that the new owners (the same owners as the Concord Pike Steak Shop) have maintained the same great quality and portions.

The only change that I’ve noticed, besides the much needed remodeling, is that the recorded message that you hear with the specials is gone.  Someone just answers the phone directly.  Not a big deal, but it was part of their charm.

Please leave a comment if you also love the Cleveland Ave cheesesteaks or if you know of one that’s even better.

$2.65 a gallon

The price of gas has dropped to $2.65 a gallon @ BJ’s today.

In search of the McRib.

Back in the 80’s & early 90’s,  McDonald’s sold a pork sandwich called the McRib.  It was a boneless pork patty with barbecue sauce, onions and pickles served on a roll.

This was my favorite item on McDonald’s menu.  I would get one like 2 or 3 times a week.  The best part was to soak up the extra barbecue sauce on the box with your fries.

I remember that the McRib would come and go off the the menu frequently. It was brought back once as a promotional tie in for the Flintstones movie.

I also remember a few years ago when it was on the value menu as McRib Jr. and was served on a regular hamburger bun.  It’s probably been 7-8 years since I’ve had a McRib.

That brings me to last week when I was listening to the Giant Bomb Bombcast. They were broadcasting from the Tokyo Game Show and started talking about some of the cool things they had seen while in Japan.  Jeff had mentioned the Double McRib!!!

WoW!! Could that be true? I went to McDonald’s Japan website and found this…

How awesome is that!!!  Although, it seems to be a little different.  The sauce is on the bottom bun, not coating the patty.  Also, the sandwich seems to be served with lettuce.

I started to do a little more research for this post and discovered that there are McDonald’s in the U.S. that still serve the McRib.  I discovered a McRib locator online and went to work trying to find the closest one to York, PA.

According to the locator, McRib was spotted in Bel Air, MD about a week ago.

I texted Schoppert, who lives in Bel Air, to see if he knows anything about it.  He hadn’t heard anything, so I called one of the stores in Bel Air to see if the rumor was true.

They claim that they hadn’t sold it in years.  I then called corporate McDonald’s headquarters in Des Plaines, Ill.  I talked to Debbie and she told me that some of the franchises are allowed to sell menu items that aren’t on the permanent menu.

She could neither confirm nor deny that the McRib was being sold in Bel Air.  I am going to have to call all 10 stores in that area to see which one is selling it.  I’ll be sure to update the post with pics once I get my sandwich!!!  If you have any info on where to find the McRib, be sure to leave a comment.

5-0 Start in Fantasy Football

So far this season my ESPN Fantasy Football team is a perfect 5-0 !!!  I’ve actually had only one close game come down to Monday night.

Here’s a quick glance at my Championship roster.  Once the “byes” are over, I may have a hard time deciding who to start and who to sit.

The next team to get defeated is Alex, who right now is at 0-5. Hahahaha!!!!

Whitecomb’s Produce

The other day we stopped off at Whitecomb’s to buy our annual pumpkin for our front step.  Here are some pics of our visit.

I tried to talk Sayra into getting one of the “tumor” pumpkins or one of the $25 giant pumpkins.

We ended up picking out a pretty large one for $12.