Pagano’s Steaks

I came here for years but I was grossed out when the young lady used the cleaning rag and wiped down all of the counters and then used that same rag without washing it out to wipe off the knifes that they used to cut the steaks in half. I asked them not to use the knife on my sandwich, they still used it anyway. I refused to buy the sandwich in fear of salmonella poisoning or bacteria. Yuck! Never again. The workers need to take a Safe Serv training ASAP! Correct this problem before the Dept. of Health is called!

This is the best Philly cheese steak place I’ve ever been to! I’ve probably tried 5 or 6 different authentic places in the Philly area and hands down this one beats them all! Everyone is so friendly, the food is fresh and they have amazing steaks! This is a cash only takeout place but they do have an atm inside! They also have free peppers and pickles that you fix yourself at the counter.

Listen, I used to go to this place when I was a teenager. I was in the area with my kids and took them there a couple of days ago to try some steaks. Let me tell you, they make the BEST cheesesteaks in Philly PERIOD! Tony Luke who? South Philly what? Pu-​lease, Pagano’s is the truth. Soft rolls, loads of moist, juicy, seasoned perfectly chopped steak w/​sweet onions and whatever toppings you want. You have to try the Triple Cheese Cheesesteak. And I treated my husband to one with provolone and american cheese. I wanted to take pictures so you could see the genius creation for yourself, but the fellas wolfed the food down before I could. It is worth EVERY penny and I promise you will be back. Put it this way, Pagano’s has been in business for 40+ years. They are definitely doing something right, and the something right is the food.

Don’t believe the hype. I went here twice and got below average food. Service was great the first time but the second time it was sub par. I’ve gotten better steaks in the burbs.

I came here because I was told it was the best cheesesteak spot in Uptown. The cheesesteak was good, came with lots of meat. The service was fine and it wasn’t too busy, however I did go on a Tuesday night. They only take cash and there’s an ATM machine located inside. Only gave 3 stars because I don’t think there’s anything too special about the cheesesteak. Probably will return again but not pressed. *Update* of course I couldn’t eat all of my cheesesteak, so I finished it the next day and actually liked it better the 2^nd day…

The steaks are good but the black dude that works on the steaks side has the worst attitude. Dude if you not happy take your a** somewhere else to work.

So if this was back in the day, I would’ve given them 5 stars without hesitation but I’ve been back twice in the last month or so and I think they’ve fallen off.
Now, I might be showing my age here but I grew up on Pagano’s when all they had were hoagies and steaks. You want a hoagie? Line up to the left — a steak? Stand on your right. They still have that in place but so much else has changed. They offer a lot more than just steaks & hoagies and I think they even take phone orders now. That’s new to me too. It used to be you placed your order and side-​stepped down the counter to the register to pay. Sandwiches were made and cashed out in the order in which you placed them. These past two visits, complete chaos around whose sandwich belonged to whom and people who ordered chicken cheese steaks behind me getting their orders before my regular steak – what’s up with that? Also, my steak didn’t seem to be hot enough because it seemed like more chicken cheese steaks were being ordered and made fresh while the beef pile of meat was just sitting. I think on busy nights, they need to have a person working the beef grill and another on chicken.
The food is still good – no complaints there. I would be willing to give them a higher rating if they got the counter together. I went on 2 nights that didn’t seem to be extremely busy and both times witnessed a bunch of confusion with the orders.

Overrated… A bunch of meat on a roll… not in my Philly top 10… i live 5 minutes away and will travel to other spots for a better steak

I’m a big fan of this place and have been for 20 years. I always get the same thing: triple chicken cheesesteak (american, prov AND whiz) with friend onions, mayo and hot sauce. A classic. I keep it down to a few times per year… otherwise my heart will explode.

I love the steaks… the hoagies are awesome too!!. I love the fact that I have moved back to the area and I can now walk to get me a steak any time. The staff is very nice and pleasant. Always clean when ever I visit …

Visited from Buffalo and was lucky enough to stumble on this authentic place. Delicious food, friendly service. Will be back!

Awesome quality steaks. Can’t go wrong

This is a CHEESESTEAK!!!
Walked into this place and the customer service right away! From the grill to the register the employees were at my satisfaction.
I didn’t know what to get so I got the three Cheese Steak Sandwich with Everything! I mean Everything. It came with mushrooms, peppers, hot peppers, provolone, whiz, American and about 5 POUNDS of MEAT. (Those who don’t like big sandwiches should beware)
It only cost me $ 7.75 for a sandwich that have a value of about 20 dollars! I only ate half but let me tell you it was so DAMN GOOD! They also had a self service for pickles and Peppers.

Nasty! Meat was watery and runny. And the guy who’s been there for yrs is slick as a eel always trying to see who he can get extra money from. DONT BUY FOOD HERE!

Worst cheesesteak I ever ate! it was an incredible disappointment.

I always loved this place growing up in Philly. Hands down the best cheese steak to me! If your like me and want a cheese steak that actually has more than enough steak on it than visit them see what i mean. So many places charge you 8 – 10 $ for a steak and you are getting more bread than steak… if i want cheese bread i will go to pizza hut or domino’s right??? Pagano’s is not only good but has reasonable prices and you get way more than you ask for. Please is you are visiting Philly and want a good cheese steak come here. Don’t get caught up in the hype about the other cheese steak places because they are popular go to one that’s good. Reasonable prices and very delicious go try!

This was my second time getting a cheese steak here since I couldn’t actually remember if I had ever had one before which isn’t a good thing. Once I got there I remembered I had been there once before which is why it took so long to go back. The steak was below average, and chopped way too fine. I asked for extra American cheese and I could barely taste any cheese on it at all. The roll was very soggy and the sauce was a clumpy mess. This place may have been good in its heyday but their are far better steaks at your local pizza shops.

This place always has huge steaks, which is something I like. Although I wish they would use a higher quality beef – it was like chopped up cat food. I think they have changed owners more recently, and therefore the quality of food has gone down for the sake of profit, but it’s still filling nonetheless. The interior is a little, okay way dingy and dated, and the area (even though I call it home and am not scared of it) is a bit intimidating if you are not a local to the area (although the medium income is like $ 60,000 in that part of WOL).

My husband was born and raised in Germantown. Once he took me here no other cheesesteak comes close. Pats, Geno’s please!

There are good Cheesesteakeries and the rest… There is a reason that this place has been voted in the best of Philly numerious times.
Part of the problem with getting a good cheesesteak is that opinions are very subjective. I will just say this… «TO ME» Pagano’s is the best cheesesteak I have ever eaten hands down, bar none. There are those that complain of the cheesesteak being too meaty… How is that a problem? Those same folks are probablly the ones that grew up eating at the tourist traps (Pat’s and Geno’s — Reviews coming soon)
I grew up not too far from Pagano’s and this was the place I grew up eating Cheesesteaks from call me crazy but this again to me is as good as it gets!
Get yourself a triple cheese and be done!
Bottom Line: I wish I was still living in Philadelphia just so I wouldn’t have to make special trips to Pagano’s when I go to Philly.