Pops Pride of Philly Steak   

If this is the best Las Vegas has to offer it might be time for a trip to Philly. It looked like a Philly steak sandwich, but that’s about as far as it gets. The building looks authentic, and the staff has bad attitudes, but that’s as Philly as it gets. The meat is cooked in a large pile on the griddle, so it’s woefully over cooked. Cheese steak should be cooked in small amounts, so that the meat is seared on both sides, but not stringy. The cheese (and I’m referring to the whiz, since that’s a true Philly. Much like good Philly restaurants they do offer provolone), was far too runny, and had very little flavor. They do offer Wit and Witout at no extra charge (not a spelling error; they seem to have trouble with the h in Philly); for those of you that don’t know what that means it’s simply with or without grilled onions. I would normally add the sweet peppers and mushrooms, but this place wanted close to 2 bucks more for them. As it turned out I spent $15 for a sandwich, cheese fries, and soda. They might call it Philly Steak, but I say nay nay.

First, the customer service was rude. They were not busy and they didn't even manage to say hello. My order was barked through a semi-transparent grease plugged screen. The prices were astronomical. A works cheese steak, coke, and fries for $15? Second, the product itself: My first bite left me depressed, the juices and cheese were watery and bland. A hint of the cheese wiz was there, but no beefy flavor, no saltiness, and certainly it lacked the altogether decadent flavor of a cheese steak sandwich. The buns are not great either. After ten minutes I tested the bread to see if the juices had been soaked up; they hadn't. The bread is far too robust for a great cheese steak, it couldn’t soak up any of the juices and I found that I was chewing the bread more than the steak itself. The meat didn't taste like beef! They grilled it in a HUGE pile where is stewed and boiled instead of grilled. Ever heard of the Millard reaction? Golden brown and delicious! This didn't have any of that! Peppers and mushrooms: Huge chunks of bell pepper, undercooked and bland. I couldn't even tell I had mushrooms at all. Not worth the extra $2 in the least. They detracted from the overall flavor and enjoyment. The cheese: Cheese is what makes a cheese steak. I've seen it at home, room temperature cheese wiz sets up, and it gets thick. This cheese wiz must have been thinned down. It never got thick. The cheese was flaccid in both texture and flavor. They use thick cut, floppy fries for their cheese fries. I found myself thinking I was eating mashed potatoes with watery cheese wiz slopped on top. I actually wanted to salt them for more flavor. Thick fries can work, you just need to get them really crispy and keep them fresh. Overall it was too little flavor and satisfaction for the large sum of money I paid. I will be looking for a better restaurant next time for sure. I give this place thumbs down.

We live all the way out on sunrise mountain. We will use any excuse to drive clear across town to purchase the most delicious and dilectible Philly steak sandwich in Vegas. We have been going there for years. Don't miss out !

I live a block from there, but prefer to drive all the way down to Valley View and DI for Cafe Verdi's. DELICIOUS!!! Staff is friendly, they are open 24 hrs., have delivery and they are reasonably priced! Pop's is way to greasy and expensive for what you get. Plus you have to stand outside and/or eat outside unless your taking it home, unlike Cafe Verdi, which has a dinning room.