About
The cheesesteak sandwich was created in 1930 by the Olivieri
family of South Philadelphia. On nearly every corner in
Philadelphia there is a pizza or sandwich shop that makes
cheesesteaks and hoagies. Philadelphians will argue at length
about which shop makes the best cheesesteak. Everyone has
their favorite. Pat’s King of Steaks, Lee’s, Geno’s, Jim’s, Steve’s
Prince of Steaks, Tony Luke’s, Dellasandro’s to name a few
favorites. At each shop, the cheesesteak is made a little
differently contributing to the fierce loyalty shown by their
customers. Today, many places outside of Philadelphia claim to
serve an authentic Philadelphia Cheesesteak. But as any true
Philadelphian knows, it’s all about the attitude and the roll!
The First Philly's Best Restaurant
OUR FIRST RESTAURANT
Native Philadelphians, Bob and Andrea Levey started Philly’s Best
to bring the authentic cheesesteak to California. While he was in
the Navy, Bob was stationed in San Diego and constantly found
himself craving a real Philly sandwich while being offered only
poor imitations. After 3 years of extensive research, Bob and
Andrea opened their first Philly’s Best Authentic Cheesesteak
and Hoagie Shop in 1992. Starting with that first store in
Fountain Valley, CA, Philly’s Best now has 24 locations – all
serving the only REAL Philly cheesesteaks and hoagies to
southern Californians. In 2008, southern Californians returned
the favor by voting Philly’s Best cheesesteaks as the Best of
LA®, securing their spot as the ONLY place in southern
California to get authentic Philly cheesesteaks, hoagies and
chicken sandwiches.
Authentic Philly Food
AUTHENTIC PHILLY FOOD
Philly’s Best uses only the freshest meat, cheeses and traditional
Philly-style ingredients to prepare our hoagies and cheesesteak
sandwiches including premium Boar's Head® meats. Most
importantly, we use genuine Amoroso® rolls which are shipped
directly from Philadelphia. After you try one of our sandwiches
we are sure that your experience will give you an authentic taste
of Philadelphia. Enjoy a Franks® Black Cherry Wishniak or a
bottle of Pennsylvania Dutch® Birch Beer and Wise® chips with
your cheesesteak or hoagie and don’t forget to finish off your
meal with Philly’s own famous Tastykakes®. Then you’ll
understand with our traditional Philly-style food, atmosphere
and attitude, why others may try but only we can deliver Philly’s
Best!