Nau speak: Vegas: Pop's Philly Steaks

Pop's Philly Cheese steak claims to be the pride of philly, though whether this claim is true is not up to me to discern. I've never been to Philedelphia, though I have to admit I absolutely want to go! The Mutter museum is high on my bucket list, so it's only a matter of time until we eventually find our way to the city of brotherly love. In the mean time, we've got several options for finding a Philly Cheesesteak here in the desert- there is, of course, Pop's Philly Steaks, a uniquely shaped little hut with a drive through (far too low of a clearance for our big van to squeeze through) and a tiny parking lot. The restaurant is right next to a residential neighborhood, so the closest street parking would require parking in front of someone's residence. We didn't feel comfortable with that and did a lap until we could turn around and get another angle of attack for parking. On the second time we were able to find a spot, and during our meal we witnessed similar situations play out time and again as people sought out spots and waited patiently as the person previously occupying it had to do multiple difficult turns to get out to the street.

This could be a major drawback, if the food weren't sufficiently delicious to merit patience. Luckily for us, the food was most definitely tasty, and the portions were pretty massive so we had plenty of food to fuel us for the remainder of the day ahead. The menu is pretty large, too, with a wide variety of hot and cold sandwiches, sides, even dessert. We opted for a Philly Cheesesteak with peppers, onions and mushrooms, which is how I typically get it. I don't care if it's a bastardization, I like the textures. I opted for provolone AND cheese whiz, because #treatyoself. Antho got an order of fried green beans, mozzarella sticks and fried plantains. Everything we had was good, and I'd definitely like to get back here sooner rather than later, though I may consider alternative methods for getting there or trying to time it out for a less-busy timeframe so as to make the parking a little less stressful.