(Regular Guy Grub, by Buddy Hurlock) When it comes to naming my favorite actor, it comes down to two, and of course it's 1980s action heroes Harrison Ford and Bruce Willis.
Upon hearing about Roman Pantry in Carneys Point, N.J., and Willis' opinion that it has "the best cheese steak on the planet," I had to go. Who am I to doubt John McClane?
This was a good steak. I get mine with cheese and no onions, and their $5.95 small cheese steak, on a 10-inch roll is a good deal (the large, $10.25, comes on roll nearly twice the size).
Was it the best steak I ever had? The roll was perfect, the steak was plentiful and they didn't skimp on the cheese, but in the cheese steak debate of "chopped" vs. "not chopped," I am in the not-chopped camp (the steaks here are chopped). But this stop is very good lunch option on your way to the Jersey shore, and not that far off the path. Get on 295 North after traversing the Delaware Memorial Bridge and go up to Exit 4, taking Route 48 West a short distance. Roman Pantry (447 Harding Highway, (856) 299-5257) is on your right almost as soon as you leave 295. To continue on to the shore, take Route 48 East to its merge with Route 40 East.
With seating for about 10, near posters from several of Willis' hit movies, the Roman Pantry is also a deli and a small market. On my next stop there, I plan to try either their deep dish pizza or the hot dog wrap, which at quick glance looked like a fried hot dog inside baked bread. Now, if you don't mind, I have a tall building, an airport, a city and the world's computers to save. Wish me luck.
9 comments:
No onions and not chopped? You don't know diddly about cheesesteaks! Valle at Pike Creek shopping center has the best cheesesteaks - chopped with onions!
And why are you going to Jersey to eat cheesesteaks? When you have Claymont, Olympic, Valle. Granted there are some who shouldn't even be selling so called cheesesteaks. They should be ashamed of themselves to call it such. BUT for you to go to Jersey to look for a better cheesesteak is absolutely ridic.
I like steaks from a lot of places. I tried this one after reading about the Bruce Willis connection (that's his hometown).
I just had a cheesesteak from Pietro's in the Shoppes of Linden Hill for lunch today. Quite delicious!
John's Roast Pork south philly, makes anything delaware has look like steak ums.
This is where Bruce Willis comes to eat when he returns to "The Grove". If you do not come here to eat you are going to Die Easy.
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