Comments on: Philly Cheesesteaks and Burgers

By: Carmela

Carmela — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:36:36 +0000

Having the best philly cheese steak in Portland was the high light of my visit there!! Ben you were so busy but yet very polite. Was sad to read that poor girl had such a bad experience she’s definitely missing out. I hope I make it back there again some day!! Til then will have to settle with the not so comparable pcsteaks Sacramento has to offer.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 24 May 2011 07:29:18 +0000

Ate at the new 4th & Hall location….had the grilled chicken and guacamole sandwich (minus the bacon that comes on it)…OH MY GOSH…it was well worth the price $7 (a full fresh chicken breast was put on thier flat-top grill, diced up into decent sized chunks…and the whole thing went on my sandwich along with some grilled onion and guac of course. I will be going back for sure. Friendly guys run it.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 07:09:28 +0000

Hi Teresa. I’m sorry I wasn’t attentive to you when you came by the cart. Hopefully I’ll get another chance to do better by you. Sincerely, cheesesteak guy.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:34:42 +0000

Hey Teresa – try out the Philly cart on the SW 5th and Washington strip (same owner, 3rd location). It tends to be less busy, and the guy there is a bit more attentive.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:49:47 +0000

Very sad. Was craving a Philly and stopped by this cart after a late-lunch errand to the bank. The gentleman was busy cooking, and I walked up to place an order and politely said hello. He looked and me, then looked back down to his grill without a word. 3 or so minutes went by and he never looked at me again or said, “just a moment” or anything. He DID turn around and stop to talk to some girl who had come up to bring him some food from one of the other vendors at the market.

Not sure if I missed the proper ordering ettiquete or if he was having a bad day. But I refused to stand there and be ignored. I had to satisfy my hankering, so I got a Carls Jr Philly Cheesesteak burger. NOT the same thing. So sad. Not sure I’ll risk going back, though.

Note to all vendors: if you have a specific way you would like people to order, etc, don’t expect everyone to be a repeat customer!

By: Rico

Rico — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:38:10 +0000

Is this cart still currently there and opener biz ?

By: Trev

Trev — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:08:06 +0000

Hands down the best cheesesteak in this town. period. Way to serve-em up Ben!

By: Jessa

Jessa — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:58:14 +0000

I completely agree with Janelle! Ben is a great guy and my boyfriend and I really enjoy coming to get our cheesesteaks from him, because he is so personable and nice!! The cheesesteaks are incredible!!

By: Jenelle

Jenelle — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:54:00 +0000

My only question is how on earth you managed to write a review about this fabulous PDX cart without even a mention of Ben the wonderful gentleman that serves up those delicious cheesesteaks and burgers every Monday-Friday without fail?!? Some days I make the trip down from PSU not because I’m actually craving that delightfully cheesey, perfectly-seasoned thin sliced steak on the best hoagies in town (although I usually am by the time I get there), but simply because I know the five minutes of friendly chit-chat with Ben will be one of the best parts of my day. From your first time at the cart you will feel like a regular, Ben just has that great style of banter that pretty much anyone can relate to, and is almost always hilarious. I know that Portland has more than its fair share of incredibly friendly and wonderful food cart servers, but I have yet to have another one brighten my lunch hour like Ben does.

By: Mason

Mason — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:53:25 +0000

The election gave me a cheese steak hankering too, however I got mine from Christopher’s Gourmet Grill on MLK. I look forward to trying this one!