Best cheesesteak near the airport?

[HeatherL]

My sister's flight has been delayed and she will be spending the night in Philadelphia. So of course I had on thought: Cheesesteak! She probably won't want to travel far since she has to fly out the next morning.

I know Pat's and Geno's are the "famous" ones, but they seem a bit far. Plus, being from Los Angeles, she will not do public transportation. Anything decent closer to the airport, maybe a short cab ride away?

[Bigley9]

They aren't actually that far and neither is Tony Luke's at Front and Oregon, plus is she wanted Tony Lukes has a sit down place across the street

[Buckethead]

South Philly is like a 5-10 minute cab ride from the airport, so she can basically go anywhere. My personal opinion is that cheesesteaks kind of suck and she should get a roast pork sandwich instead, Tony Luke's is good and as Bigley9 said, it's fairly convenient to the airport.

[HeatherL]

Cool thanks!

[Ruth Lafler]

A NY hound told me the Italian roast pork sandwich at Tony Luke's was the best food in Philly, so I stopped in for one (in the sit-down sports bar place) on the way to the airport. I don't know if it's the best food in Philly, but it was darn good (and big enough that I wrapped half of it to eat on the plane). Furthermore, the onion rings (with a delicious horseradish sauce) and the fries were among the best I've ever had. I'd go back just for those. And yeah, it's just off I-95 a couple of exits from the airport.

[DrZibbs]

Warning: Don't eat a cheeseteak and fly within 6 hours. Trust me.

[crazyspice]

That's funny!

[ndelson]

Tony Luke's. No-contest in my opinion.

[DDR4040]

"Tony Luke's. No-contest in my opinion."

Agreed. Unless, of course, you happen to be in the area during the 23 minutes a day that John's Roast Pork is open and still has rolls left. Then it's a coin flip:)