Lets just skip the bun

You know what, I am going to get fries with my Philly Cheesesteak anyway so I decided to skip the carbs on the bun and just get the Philly Fries, and guess what, OMG, that might be the second best decision I ever made. SO good, They use the cheez whiz on these and I will tell you why. The second try at these I had them use some white american cheese like I prefer on the sandwich and it just was not as good. It ended up a little to dry and did not spread nearly as well as the whiz. The whiz is a runny consistency from the start and on top of hot fries it melts around and gooes up the fries perfectly, with other real cheeses this gooeyness does not happen. And then there is the steak and onions on top which are just right and they serve cherry peppers on top with it. I do not get those on my sandy but on the fries they are great, adds some good heat, not too much and you can easily scoop a few off when you tire of them. Anyway they are terribly delicious.

PS They are getting to know me at Geno's and know my order on sight. Could be worse, right?

Stuffed Baker

Enough of Joe's Farm Grill already geesh. Ok, here is Joes Real BBQ! Joes Farm Grill is a sister restaraunt that followed what Joe did at his BarBQ. It is so good, for the BBQ I have tasted (some that have won BEST OF THE WEST awards) Joe's is my favorite. They have this stuffed Baker which is a monstrous baked Potatoe with your normal butter, sour cream, chives, bacon bits and cheese and your favorite BBQ meat. I usually get the pulled pork but it great with any of them. Donna gets the Hot links usually. They put on unsauced meat and you get to decide how much you want and I was amazed the first time I had it how good BBQ sauce is on a baked potato. I stir it all up so I get a real diverse bite each time. DO NOT forget pickles on the side.

Fat Burger

Fat Burger is a great Hamburger chain. They have a very solid burger. The meat is good and cheese is delicious. And the kitchen is open so you can watch them cook it, I just love this, no I do not know why, i just do. But where they excel is the amount of toppings they offer. They have bacon, relish and pickles, chili, fried eggs, yes fried eggs, several size patties and will stack them as much as you want, so you could get a totally different burger almost anytime you go there. And it still stays very consistant. They also have fat fries like you get at a steakhouse and normal skinny fries and curley fries, you can get onion rings so for your sides thye have many options. They have turkey burgers and I think chicken patties too. They are mostly in Ca but afew years back they started to spread out to other locations. Give them a try.

4B

Bar B Que-Bacon-Blu cheese-Burger or better known as 4b. One heck of a delicious Burger. This is from Joes Farm Grill, if the tin foil basket does not give it away. This is one off the best Burgers on the planet. Start with Joes usual local grown veggies and quality beef and buns like all their burgers and top it with Joes Bar B Q sauce, which is one of the best on the planet for the sweet smokey kick, add an onion ring with rosemary panko breading for a little savoryness, add Bacon for a big salty savory flavor and top it with some pungent strong Blue Cheese and you get this burger with delicious sweet-salty-savory-so delicious I could almost fall asleep mid burger and dream the best dreasm ever dreamed. It is that good. Side it with their deliciously salty fries and, well, i think you know by now. Enjoy.

Native New Yorker

I am guessing everywhere has the New Yorker moved there and opened a New York restaurant. Native New Yorker is one such here in AZ. Mostly they are Wings and a Bar but they have other fare too. I go there on Wednesdays cuz their strippers are half price, now hold on Donna, the strippers are breast strips lightly breaded and dipped in Buffalo wings sauce. Pretty much a bonelss wing. So much easier to eat. These however are Buffalo Style Chips. It is fresh fried potato chips smothered in blue cheese dressing, blue cheese crumbles and scallions. It is really an apatiser but as a side with some strippers it is a super delicious combo, hot and spicy wings with the cooling pungent flavors of these chips is a great winning flavor. Certainly worth a try, stop by and get some. They have many Valley locations.

YCs Mongolian Grill

Make it yourself Asian Food. Apparently a Mongolian Grill is a big flat circle cooking top that the cooks stir the food around on somehwere between a giant wok and a hibachi like Benihana's. They have a big long salad bar with thinly sliced pork, chicken or beef and then all the vegtables common to asain cooking and you just pile what you want into a bowl and then they cook it. So far pretty simple, the hard part is the sauces. They also have the sauces like the dressing station at a salad bar and you dump what you like on. This is pretty ticky for some of us becasue we go to Asian food and order ther usual Orange Chicken or General Chow's whatever and we know how it should taste, coming up with a good flavor can be tricky. Mine turns out OK most times and I have never been grossed out yet, but teriyaki, and garlic are pretty standard flavors. They do have rice and some soups that come with it. It can be good and scary, if you are creative and not scared of asian flavors give it a try.

Geno's

Finally a pic of the Cheesesteak. Doesn't that look so good? Well, it was. Catch up posts are hard because I ate that so long ago and now looking at it (before lunch) I want it again. Those who are not familiar with CheeseSteaks they are most famously from Philadelphia so most store have all kinds of Philly memorabilia, usually sports themed, Phillies, Flyers, Eagles, 76ers, Rocky and the like. I have yet ot see one with the Declaration of Independence or a bunch of US history stuff but that's what I would do. Anyway, you take a foot long sandwich bun and stuff it with thinly sliced and gridle cooked steak and melty cheese (some say white American {me}, some say Cheez whiz, and some even say Provolone). The picture above is the white american cheese. Also the finer points, softened onions, muschrooms and some like peppers on top. Geno's has six different peppers to choose form, usually I skip the peppers. These sandwiches have such complex and delicious flavor I can not get enough. Now Geno's specifically is good but I would like a little tougher bun, theirs is quite soft. I can agree some might like that but I need a little tougher bun. In my post HCG enlightenment I just get the half sandwich, you know less calories and all. Geno's Cheeseteak is delicious but it's not the best around. What gets me back thereis the fries they have. I have already written about the Bacon Ranch Fries (super tasty) and had the garlic fries (seen above). These fries are a Large portion smothered in a garlic, parmesian, herby oil mixture. The flavor is Italiany super good. I do not know how but they do not get soggy, they stay kind of crisp and they are so delicious. Go to Geno's for the Fries and definitely get a Cheesesteak.