Steve's Prince of Steaks
{{Short description|Restaurant in Pennsylvania, United States}}
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{{Infobox Restaurant
| name = Steve's Prince of Steaks
| image = Steve's Prince Of Steaks.jpg
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| image_caption = The former Steve's Prince Of Steaks in Center City Philadelphia.
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| logo = Steve's Prince of Steaks logo.png
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| established = {{start date and age|1980}}{{Cite web| title = Cheesesteak Critic: Steve's Prince of Steaks| work = cheesesteakcritic.blogspot.com| date = 2011-11-03| accessdate = 2016-02-11| url = http://cheesesteakcritic.blogspot.com/2011/11/steves-prince-of-steaks.html}}
| previous-owner =
| current-owner = Steve Iliescu
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| food-type = Cheesesteaks and other sandwiches
| dress-code = Casual
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| street-address = 7200 Bustleton Ave {{small|(flagship location)}}
| city = Philadelphia
| county = United States
| postcode = 19149
| state = Pennsylvania
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| website = {{URL|http://www.stevesprinceofsteaks.com/}}
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Steve's Prince of Steaks is a cheesesteak eatery that was founded in 1980 on Bustleton Ave in the Oxford Circle section of Northeast Philadelphia.{{cite book | last=Stern | first=J. | last2=Stern | first2=M. | title=Roadfood, 10th Edition: An Eater's Guide to More Than 1,000 of the Best Local Hot Spots and Hidden Gems Across America | publisher=Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony | year=2017 | isbn=978-0-451-49620-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tVBcDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA120 | access-date=December 5, 2017 | page=120}} The eatery has since expanded to three additional locations and is popular among locals. The eatery is known for its melted American cheese and does not chop the meat.{{cite book | last=Stern | first=J. | last2=Stern | first2=M. | title=500 Things to Eat Before It's Too Late: And the Very Best Places to Eat Them | publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | year=2009 | isbn=978-0-547-05907-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uha0mHZ-N8oC&pg=PA77 | access-date=December 5, 2017 | page=77}}
History
Steve's Prince of Steaks was established in 1980 by Steven Iliescu. In 2015, the Steve's along with Amoroso's Bakery broke the world record for longest cheesesteak creating a sandwich measuring approximately {{convert|480|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}, overtaking the previous world record set in 2011 of {{convert|426|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web| title = Longest Cheesesteak: Philadelphia breaks Guinness World Records record (VIDEO)| work = World Record Academy| date = 2015-10-26| accessdate = 2016-02-11| url = http://www.worldrecordacademy.com/food/longest_cheesesteak_Philadelphia_breaks_Guinness_World_Records_record_215511.html}}{{Cite web| title = Philly's first Cheesesteak Fest| author = McCutcheon, Lauren| work = Philly.com| date = 2015-10-16| accessdate = 2016-02-11| url = http://articles.philly.com/2015-10-16/news/67453291_1_vegan-cheesesteaks-frank-olivieri-jr-geno-vento| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151030233608/http://articles.philly.com/2015-10-16/news/67453291_1_vegan-cheesesteaks-frank-olivieri-jr-geno-vento| url-status = dead| archive-date = October 30, 2015}}
In 2013, Steve's expanded to Center City, Philadelphia.{{Cite web| title = Steve's Prince of Steaks getting ready downtown| author = Klein, Michael| work = Philly.com| date = 1 March 2013| accessdate = 2016-02-11| url = http://www.philly.com/philly/food/Steves-Prince-of-Steaks-to-Center-City.html}}
Ratings
The eatery is a popular favorite among Philadelphia residents and has received mostly positive reviews from food critics. Philadelphia Magazine awarded Steve's Prince of Steaks best cheesesteak in Philadelphia in 1992 and 2007.{{cite book | last=Karabell | first=E. | title=The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments: The 100 Most Controversial, Debatable Questions for Die-Hard Fans | publisher=Sourcebooks | series=Best Sports Arguments | year=2008 | isbn=978-1-4022-4804-7 | url=https://archive.org/details/bestphiladelphia0000kara | url-access=registration | access-date=December 5, 2017 | page=[https://archive.org/details/bestphiladelphia0000kara/page/335 335]}} Liz Clayton of Serious Eats described the Steve's cheesesteaks as "a relationship that works".{{Cite web| title = A Sandwich a Day: Cheesesteak at Steve's Prince of Steaks in Philadelphia| last = Clayton | first = Liz| work = Serious Eats| date = 25 April 2011| accessdate = 2016-02-11| url = http://www.seriouseats.com/2011/04/cheesesteak-at-steves-prince-of-steaks-pa-philly-philadelphia.html}} Philadelphia Magazine food critic Arthur Etchells, on the other hand, described the cheesesteak at the Center City location to be "nearly flat" and "overcooked".{{Cite web| title = Tale of the Tape: Steve's Steaks| first = Arthur | last = Etchells| work = Philadelphia Magazine| date = 2014-11-14| accessdate = 2016-02-11| url = http://www.phillymag.com/foobooz/2014/11/14/tale-tape-steves-steaks-center-city/}}
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher David Price tweeted that the cheesesteak eatery "changed his life".{{Cite web| title = Blue Jays' David Price says Steve's Prince of Steaks changed his life| first = Brian | last = Venezia| work = Philly.com| date = 18 August 2015| accessdate = 2016-02-11| url = http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/pattisonave/Blue-Jays-David-Price-says-Steves-Prince-of-Steaks-changed-his-life.html}}
See also
{{portal bar|Companies|Food|Philadelphia}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.stevesprinceofsteaks.com/}}
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{{Restaurants in Philadelphia}}
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