What's up with people who went to Pitt thinking Uncle Sam's is good or better than average?
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Because it is.
I thought it was fantastic. To each his own.
Not as good as a cheesesteak from Philly but as good of one that you could get in Pittsburgh.
RIP Oakland Uncle.
RIP Oakland Uncle.
It was OK, but couldn't touch G's when it was still G banging out the cheesesteaks. I've had plenty of Philly cheesesteaks, not just the tourist places, and G's was as good as any of them.
There was no other cheesesteak in Oakland, unless you are playing fast and loose with the definition of a cheesesteak.
Hoagie does not = cheesesteak. Uncle Sams wasn't exactly a traditional Philly one either.
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Loved the Oakland Uncle Sam's. Used to meet my mom once a month on Friday's for lunch there my freshman year. Good stuff.
What was G's?
Spent 4 years and Philly, and the only cheesesteak outside the city that I've had that was close was one place in the the Mission district in San Francisco which flew in Amoroso rolls every week.
Awesome insight. Feel free to chime in with your thoughts on the good sandwich places in Oakland and/or the east end
G's was the sandwich place appended to Mitchell's at Center and Craig, late '80s. It was rumored that Mitchell's and G had some falling out, and Mitchell's tried to replicate G's under some other name. It wasn't the same.
Mitchell's itself now also appears to be closed.
I’m remembering Charlie’s? Had a good burger.
i always thought they were really good, but i love cheese steaks.
With traditional philly cheesesteak labels, doesnt it have to be with cheez whiz or something to be considered "philly style?" It's been years if not decades since i've had an Uncle Sams but i believe they used either white american or straight provolone cheese..
again, im far from an expert on the "philly chz steak" definition. I do know there was a place on carson street years ago, probably early 2000's that was "philly style" and what stuck out at me was the use of Cheese Whiz.. Think it was on 19th or 20th, down almost by smoking joes but across the street..
personally, give me a warm bun, white american with peppers and grilled onions every day. no clue if that negates the philly style lable but im ok with that..
With traditional philly cheesesteak labels, doesnt it have to be with cheez whiz or something to be considered "philly style?" It's been years if not decades since i've had an Uncle Sams but i believe they used either white american or straight provolone cheese..
again, im far from an expert on the "philly chz steak" definition. I do know there was a place on carson street years ago, probably early 2000's that was "philly style" and what stuck out at me was the use of Cheese Whiz.. Think it was on 19th or 20th, down almost by smoking joes but across the street..
personally, give me a warm bun, white american with peppers and grilled onions every day. no clue if that negates the philly style lable but im ok with that..
Yes -- G's became Charlie's. I had forgotten the name. It was still pretty good, but better when it was G's.
in all honesty, it's kind of hard to screw up a hoagie. Especially an italian hoagie. I dont think i've ever had a Bad Steak or italian hoagie. some are better than others but have you actualy gone out and ordered a baked hoagie and it been bad?
Im not talking about a hoagie with bread and cold cuts, Something from a subway or jersey mikes, those dont count.. but an actual baked hoagie? i mean, i love peppis, again, kind of hard to make it bad.
Im not talking about a hoagie with bread and cold cuts, Something from a subway or jersey mikes, those dont count.. but an actual baked hoagie? i mean, i love peppis, again, kind of hard to make it bad.
East End.
Angelo's with everything
I'm just bustin balls.
It just always comes up on Twitter.
Not going to Pitt it wasn't a place I thought highly of in life.
It was just 2 years ago that I found out how much it's absolutely loved
Gs also had tremendous dry rub wings too if I remember correctly.
Lol I just ate at Uncle Sams in Robinson today. I always make a point to go when I'm out that way for work. Just as good as I remember in my college days.
Can't believe the one in Oakland closed.
Uncle Sam’s is better than Angelo’s and it’s not even close
Angelo’s is 3 miles from house and I’ll drive across the bridge for uncle Sam’s in Aspinwall
There are wiz purists....it is the traditional, but I prefer American myself. But I was never afraid to get one of each. American is an acceptable substitute. I probably averaged 2-4 a steaks a week when I lived in Philly. I'd go to one cart to get the best steak in my neighborhood (west philly) and to another and get the best chicken cheesesteak....conveniently only one block away from each other). Steak Queen was my go to cart for Cheesesteaks but I can't remember the name of the cart I'd get my chicken cheesesteak at.
Thinly sliced steak, cheese, and grilled onions (usually). That's it. If there is lettuce, peppers, or tomato or anything like that, you have crossed into Hoagie territory.
Which condiments are employed can get controversial but they aren't a deal breaker, IMO.
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My understanding was that the Oakland Sam's failed a health department inspection and the ownership decided it wasn't worth renovating to fix the issues. The location in Squirrel Hill still exists, but I haven't been to it in years.
Went last year /
But weirdly it’s faster to go to Aspinwall to me than squirrel hill
What’s to disagree ?
Name one sub at Angelo’s better than uncle Sam’s .
I worked in Bloomfield for about 5 years recently
I like Angelo’s -
But I’d get Uncle Sam’s or fatheads preferentially
Love ‘em or hate ‘em (and I honestly was lukewarm on most) but disappearance of ‘institution’ places like Uncle Sam’s, the O, Peter’s, Mitchell’s et al over the last decade are blows to Pitt’s “greater campus”. Things always change of course, but most schools have select places like these that alumni can count on being there year after year every time they return for a visit. What remains in Oakland that falls into that category these days? F&F? Dave and Andy’s? Heaven forbid, Primanti’s?
Of all my regular spots from school, only Hemingways and Bootleggers still exist. I graduated 10 years ago.
Yeah. Hemingway’s was there too in the 80s when I was an undergrad so maybe it qualifies. However, Hemingway’s was much different when I was there, it was kind of a foo-foo place. Nice for a dinner date, but nobody went there to drink or hang out.
I went to Pitt in the early to mid 1990s and Hemingway’s was where your parents and professors went. It was way more “upscale” than other places on campus. It was nice inside.
I lived above there my Sr. year and stumbled upon it. It was a goldmine for us. Never crowded, ~$1.00 beers.
I went there several years ago during a football weekend and it became CJ’s.
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