While plenty of eateries in Philadelphia make great Philly cheesesteaks, some create unforgettable, write-home-to-mom ...

Customer: I tell people all the time that this is the real Philadelphia sandwich. Steak sandwiches are fine, but a roast pork with broccoli rabe, that's a Philadelphia sandwich for sure.

[Read: The Best Hotels in Philadelphia.] Cheesesteak connoisseurs have preferences when it comes to the sandwich's bread, how the shop cuts its meat (shaved versus chopped), the type of steak used ...

I'm not going to lie: I never had a Philly cheesesteak until ... "It's a warm sandwich roll, it has to steam first." Spooning the cheesesteak filling into the split rolls, Luke set each on a ...