Cheap Food Critic

3201 4th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98134

Mon-Fri 10:00 am – 5:30 pm

Finally, a proper cheese steak with Cheez Whiz in Seattle! Its been about 6 years since I had the real deal in Philidelphia so I don’t really remember how the cheese steaks tasted out there. However, I do remember all the good locations didn’t use all that fancy-pants cheese and toppings. It’s all about the Cheese Whiz, meat, and onions (in some instances).

Having driven by this place many times I decided to do a little research on Yelp and Urbanspoon. The results…overall good but there really wasn’t much out there on these guys. Normally when there is a place serving up good food all the foodies flock to the location and jack up the number of review. So coming here I didn’t really expect too much based on my research.

Boy was I wrong. These guys are probably one of the most under rated food trucks in the area. I don’t really know why it’s not more popular…It could be because they don’t really participate in the mobile food meet-ups, or maybe it’s because they don’t really move from the SODO location, or maybe these guys are just are not as good at marketing themselves. Who knows?

Serving up really only 3 products: the Steak, the Cheese Steak, and the Pizza Steak. All three come with the delicious steak chopped up so fine that it’s almost like ground beef consistency (when cooked up) then stuffed in a long hoagie roll. The hoagie held together pretty well considering the amount of cheese and meat juices thrown in them. The meat could have use a little more seasoning (but that just my personal preference). No matter which menu item you get make sure you head to the sidebar and load up on the pickled peppers. I don’t know if the peppers are homemade or canned but they added an awesome little kick to the sandwiches.

During my trip to Philly Boys Cheesesteaks got the Cheese Steak with Cheez Whiz for a total of $8.50 after tax.

Note – Cash only and there is only one table. So get your food to go.

Yelp – 4.5/5.0 Stars (399 Reviews)

159 Yesler Way
Seattle, WA 98104

Mon-Fri 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Sat 11:00 am – 7:00 pm

Tat’s Delicatessen if you have not heard is the one of the many awesome sandwich spots down in Pioneer Square. These guys and Salumi have lead the pack of sandwich places in this area the last couple of years. They also seem to be having a competition as to who can have the longest line during lunch time. For me, I will go either one of these locations without hesitation. So, deciding which one to go it is a matter of who has the shortest line. Tat’s makes it easy for you to check out how busy they are with the Line Cam. Make sure you check it out before coming here to avoid the massive wait times.

My go to sandwich here is the 8 inch Tat’stromi which contains pastrami, coleslaw, and Swiss cheese all on a hoagie roll. The saltiness of the pastrami in combination with the mild cheese flavor and the cool creaminess from the coleslaw is amazing. You really get all the flavors from each ingredient in every bite.

The other sandwich I recommend here is the Cheese Steak with pepper jack cheese and all the fixings (grilled onions, grilled hot peppers, grilled green peppers and mushrooms). A little fancier than the normal cheese steaks but very good flavors. Just like any another cheese steaks it’s going to be messy; make sure you grab extra napkins. Either the Cheese Steak or Tat’stromi sandwiches will set you back about $9 after tax but remember they are very large sandwiches (even with the 8 inch).

I am so glad I do not work in the area because I would go here so much I would probably gain 20 pounds. But I guess if you are going to cheat on your diet this is the type of food you want to have (might as well make it count, right?).

The restaurant itself is decent size with about 20 tables. But if there’s no tables available at Tat’s make your way over to Occidental Park and grab a seat there.

Note – Credit cards are accepted. Also, make sure to get a punch card if you plan on making this a regular lunch spot.

Yelp – 4.5/5.0 Stars (399 Reviews)