Louie & Johnny's Cheesesteak and Clam Bar - Eastchester
Finally made it there for lunch. Ordered a large cheesesteak. oh wait, no I didn't. I ordered a steak sandwich, because cheese and toppings are extra. So I got mine with sauteed onions and provolone. The guy talked me into a small, explaining it's a lot of food. I also ordered an order of their Johnnie fries - thick cut fries topped with melted cheddar, diced red onion, bacon and ranch dressing, $14,.50 for lunch.
My initial assessment is that the sandwich is too small to pay $9.50 for. If not for the fries, I would have still been hungry. The meat is too lean and I highly doubt it's rib eye. There was absolutely no seasoning to either the meat or the onions. The sandwich was just bite after bite of blah. Even after doctoring it with salt and pepper this couldn't be saved.
The fries were a pile of much. Soggy and bland. Once again a nice sprinkle of salt would have done wonders. There was maybe a pinch of bacon distributed throughout and even less onion. That was plenty compared to the ranch dressing of which there was none. There was cheese however, melted directly over the middle, touching about 20-25% of the fries.
Not good when you have something in your title and you're the fifth best steak sandwich in the area. The flat iron steaks at Piper's Kilt and The New Quarry are much better and a few dollars less. The sirloin sandwich at Stephen's Green is far superior, as is the steak torta at Burrito Poblano.
I must admit, I was never a fan of their Italian fare in the Yonkers locations and this was right about on the same level. I wish I could blame this on the place being packed, but unfortunately it was empty. I have a feeling it's going to stay that way.
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The Best Philly Cheese steak both flavor and value in that area is Gordys Burger House in the Chester Heights section of Eastchester. There burgers are top shelf also
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re: 3XBigGuy
I have a personal problem with Gordy's and wont go in there, but that being said, they did have good food when I was there last. Never had their Philly Cheese Steaks, but have had a steak there that was very good and not to expensive. As for the Burgers...I live near the Kilt, so i'm not about to go somewhere to settle when I can fall out of bed and have the best . I don't remember their burgers being anything to write home about.
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Somehow just the combination of things they are "boasting of" in their name - both cheesteaks and clambar are a warning to me that they cannot be dedicated enough to either product to be very good, there is a chinese/mexican restaurant in wp, and while i have heard of some in the city, i would not have much faith in this combination in this area
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re: rich51
With the lack of customers from my first visit and frequent times passing by, I'd be worried about trying the seafood aspect of it. My biggest issue with any new place in the area is very simple "Can you do it better than a place that is already here?" If you are making your name cheesesteaks....make sure they are better than places in walking distance.
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re: roxlet
chowdom
Feb 2, 2012 08:15 AM
Roxlet maybe this thread will jog your memory
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/815753
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re: chowdom
Must be Larchmont Tavern: on Chatsworth across from that new bank just before you hit the tracks on the left hand side coming from Boston Post Road. Parking and even scoring a seat can be hard so get there early or late (before 6 or after 8:30pm)...they do serve lunch but close for break in middle of day like 2pm to 4:30 or something like that...
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