Larry’s Steaks

I heard/​read good reviews about Larry’s so I thought I’d try them out one night for dinner. I ordered through GrubHub and received a confirmation text/​email saying my food would be delivered around 8:15 — 8:25, which was only a half hour after I ordered the food. That time passed and I received an update to my order stating that it would now be delivered between 8:45 — 8:55. This delay wasn’t a big deal, but 8:55 came and went and I still did not receive my food. I called the place and asked about my order at 9:30 and they told me they were running behind but my order had just left for delivery, but I ended up waiting another 45 minutes after that phone call to get my food. It ended up taking 2.5 hours from when I placed the order until it was finally delivered. I understand places can get busy and backed up, but to top it off when I received my order (sweet potato fries and 10 mild boneless wings) everything was soggy from being cooked and left in the to-​go containers for so long. I wanted to like this place, but I couldn’t even eat my meal because of how soggy everything was and the delay was just too much for my liking.

Okay so I’ve never ordered anything but wings here. They are so far my favorite wings in philly. The 4 times I’ve ordered them, I got them delivered. They have adamant sauce (with a delicious original flavor), are cooked perfectly, and are nice and hot upon arrival. The price for 20 is good too. The bleu cheese is nice and chunky as well. I’ll keep trying other places but this is my gold standard for now.

We ordered delivery from Larrys after a long day traveling so we could relax at the house. The mobile ordering site was clunky to use and didn’t offer all the options from the menu. I ordered a cheesesteak with provolone and onions with fried cheese and my friend ordered the Stromboli with an order of fried cheese. We made a note that we had separate orders but that we were at the same house and the delivery guy came about 20+ minutes later. Larry’s uses sirloin for their steak and it shows. The steak was pretty dry and it was hard to notice the cheese. I only ended up eating half of my steak because it just wasn’t that great. The fried cheese was pretty good but they hadn’t included the ranch dressings we asked for. My friend wasn’t too impressed with his Stromboli either, but it was very large. Overall, there are certainly better places to get a sandwich or calzone from in the city.

I never write reviews but my experience at this restaurant has left me very upset. I called to Larry’s for delivery. I wanted to know how much was the delivery minimum because I was only getting one thing and a drink and I didn’t want to get my hopes up and order something just for them to tell me it was not enough. So that was my first question (btw I did not have a menu). After I asked my first question the very rude girl put me on hold. Understandable. I hear her taking someone else’s order. I wait patiently. Then she comes back and asks me pick up or delivery. I say «wait do you guys take card over the phone», she tells me the answer then I tell her my order. Rushing me the whole time. I get it your busy still no reason to be rude. She tells me my total and I say ok and hang up. Then I immediately call back just to make sure what the total was because I wanted to know was the delivery fee included in that because it was a different price than she initially told me. When the girl answers the phone she says my order and asks me in a very nasty tone «what do you want». I ask her the question because I was shocked. She tells me and hangs up. I was so upset. I don’t think people understand that there are a million and one pizza and cheesesteaks restaurants in Philadelphia. I DO NOT have to patronize your business. Even if they were the only one I still will not. I call back to tell her to cancel my order. The girl says «OK!» And hangs up in my ear before I can say anything else. Her nastiness was very unnecessary. I assure you I was pleasant the entire time, as I am with all the businesses I patronize. We are all humans at the end if the day. We all deserve to be treated with decency. I sat there in shock again at how rude and miserable some people have to be to be rude to a complete stranger that’s giving you THEIR money. So I call back one more time. She puts me on hold this time for a LONG time (caller ID). When she comes back I ask to speak to the manager she says she is. WOW what a waste this place will be if she continues with managing this business. Her behavior is absolutely No way to treat a customer. I ask to speak to the owner. She says he’s not there. Then I ask her why is she so rude to her customers? She says she’s not and insists its my fault for her rudeness because I called 3 times, which the calls could’ve been prevented if she had just gave me enough time to ask them all at once. But she didn’t she rushed me off the phone as if I need her restaurant. I will never be eating at this place again. And I assure you I will tell anyone and everyone I know, friends family, and strangers to not patronize this business. I hope they clean up the staff and teach then some fundamentals of business and manners because this girl certainly hadn’t a clue.

I don’t know about anything else on the menu but the hot wings are on point! The sauce is not too thin or thick. It has plenty of flavor. Its not like most buffalo sauces that are hot without seasoning. You can actually see the pepper and other seasonings in the sauce. The people that work at the front counter are always friendly and they stay open late which is a plus. If you need a late night snack I suggest going here!

Decided to give Larry another shot. Maybe my last visit was just a bad day but today’s cheesesteak was pretty good. I wanted to rate it 4 stars but one thing stopped me from doing that and depending on your tastes it may not be a big deal. The rolls they use are very fresh and soft which combined with the steam from the steak can make the roll a bit chewy. I would love to see them use a roll that has a harder exterior. IMO a harder roll would really improve the sandwich to a possible 5 star ranking. I realize roll price could be a factor but I would be willing to pay and extra buck for a Sarcones type roll. I will definitely give Larry’s another call next time I crave a cheesesteak especially since I found out they deliver to the fairmount area.

So I was hungry about a week and a half ago and picked this place out of drunken desperation and simply because I’m sick of the pats and genos debate. Emma takes my order. Right away I want some of what she’s partying with and have totally forgotten about food, but place my order anyhow. When my cheesesteak is up, half of it is missing, and guess who’s eating it? When I demand to speak to the manager all she says is sorry I’m on my period and continues stuffing her face till Jacob arrives. He just shrugs and says he talk to her again. So she has done this before, I demand? Than he gets snippy and says he has bigger problems to deal with. To prove his point a huge rat creeps out of a crate of rolls and into a stack of pizza boxes. Yea, I’d say so.

I ordered here randomly from GrubHub bc they were one of the only pizza places open late night. I got a bunch of the apps and was beyond impressed. Everything was fried to perfection. Not greasy and crispy goodness. I swore I’d order again bc they were that spot on. The delivery guy was super super nice and sweet. Delivery was fast.
Then I ordered again weeks later. I will throw this out there-​I ordered late about 30 – 45 mins before closing time. But they were still taking orders so whatever… their fault. Make the delivery cut off time sooner…
But I got my order very late. It took over an hour and a half for delivery! They close at 11pm and I ordered around 10:30…didn’t get my order until almost midnight! I was falling asleep waiting and barely could eat it when it got here. I didn’t really want to… everything was cold :(The delivery guy was apologetic… he also was confused asking me if I was the one who ordered a dessert bc he still had it in his car but no clue who it was meant for! Yikes! He said he was rushing to get the end of night orders out… sucks bc my stuff was so cold the whole taste was off… I tried heating the jalapeño poppers in the oven but they just oozed and then burned black and gross. The fries were insanely soggy and cold (no one likes cold fries!). I was just bummed. Total total 180 from the first time I ordered. I will MAYBE try it again and try to get it in before that last run of the evening bc that wait was painful and getting cold ass fried food is worse than just being hungry.

I did not actually speak to the delivery guy. The pizza was good. Even though I just moved to Philly I think that it was a good kind, cheese was yummy. It came in a timely manner.
We also ordered chocolate chip cookies. I wouldn’t recommend them. Not sure if it was because it was late at night but they were hard.
Pricing is reasonable though.

I got a buffalo chicken cheesesteak here and it was out of this world. The bread was so soft and the fries were really good. This is definitely my new favorite spot for cheesesteaks. I’m excited to try the rest of the menu. Also the people were really nice and friendly. That’s always a plus.

Ordered on Foodlr. Never had a problem before. They never delivered the order. Called 3 times. No answer called the other location and the girl told me to go f*ck myself. Apparently an hour and a half later, after 3 messages to Foodlr the delivery guy shows up at my building after I’m in bed tried to deliver cold food. I had already told Foodlr twice that I was not paying for the order after it was already 25 minutes late, if they charge my card, I’m doing a chargeback with my credit card, I don’t even care about double points. I’m never ordering from this place again.

Their pizza sucks. Thought I was ordering from somewhere else and ordered here accidentally. Soggy $ 17 pizza. Gross.

I’ve been to the original one off of City Line after hearing people say it’s one of the best in the city. That was a few years ago. I recently just moved into the neighborhood of this location and saw there was another Larry’s. I thought it was time to reintroduce myself to this cheesesteak. I got the traditional whiz with fried onions. I should have done like Kramer did in Seinfeld and snubbed it. If this location is anything like the original, then the people who claim this is one of the best places need to forfeit their Cheesesteak card. The roll was ok; it wasn’t terrible, but not great either. The steak itself had no real signature taste that you’re looking for from a «top spot». The meat wasn’t anything special. I feel like I’ve had that kind at any local pizza joint in the area. There must have been a whiz shortage there because there wasn’t much on it. The open half of the steak didn’t have any, and only when you got to the inside of the steak is when you could taste it. The onions were chopped very small and barely influenced the taste of the sandwich. All in all I was disappointed in it, especially since I live so close. For being such a well known place, it certainly wouldn’t make a Top 10 list.

Second time I had problems with their delivery. First time was a very rude delivery driver, and this time I placed an order at 9:41pm, they confirmed it and said it would be delivered by 10:35. At 11 I called to see where my order was, and was informed that they cancelled my order and were now closed. Plenty of other places in the neighborhood without having to deal with this nonsense.

I was driving down Girard Ave with friends on a weekday. We were really craving Pats or Genos, but didnt want to drive out that way. We stopped in at Larry’s, and let me tell you, just as good as Pats or Genos. We ordered a 2 foot cheese steak and slip it between 4 people. At first I thought it wouldn’t be enough because we were starving. But it was very filling. I probably wouldn’t have been able to eat another steak.
Seating available outside, and bar stools inside. Friendly cooks. Quick service. Awesome cheesesteaks. What more could u ask for?
I’m definitely taking my husband here next time we’re in the mood for cheese steaks!

In a city like Philadelphia, you do not have to go far for pizza, steaks and hoagies. We Philadelphians are not the type to be like, «Ooh let’s hop on the L and go to this place since it’s ‘the best.’» Yeah right. Unless it completely sucks (which it won’t thanks to good ol’ American capitalism and competition), we’re going for what’s closest or, in most cases, the best place within delivery range. That is how I discovered Larry’s. «Home of the Belly Filler,» Larry’s steaks have helped me nurse many a hang over, a heart ache and a hell yeah let’s have steak sandwiches with fried onions and mayo tonight baby! I thought I could polish off a belly filler on my own during one particularly difficult night which I don’t want to talk about, but that sucker was HUGE! My deal: Steak sandwich, slice of cheese pizza to eat on the way to wherever I’m going to eat the steak sandwich, chocolate chip cookies to dip in milk after. Pretty sweet right? (See my posts on how much yoga I do). Not really a sit down place especially when it’s cold out — only limited counter seating, but a fast and reliable joint to order ahead and pick up or have delivered. Of the 3 places within a 4 block radius, Larry’s is my absolute favorite, and even though I’ve sampled plenty of places in Philly and the surrounding ‘burbs, I actually look forward to Larry’s. The best? Well, let me pull a Bill Clinton here and clarify what «best» means. Tasty, flavorful meat, artisan cheese and legendary service? No. Quality meat and cheese that tastes delicious, and warm service that feels like home? Yes. Didn’t answer your question about «best» did I? Exactly.

Got one order of fries, onion rings, one house cheesesteak with everything, and one buffalo cheesesteak (with buffalo sauce and bleu cheese). The sandwiches were made to order, big, and delicious! The buffalo cheesesteak had a nice spice to it. The fries and onion rings were just okay — seemed like they might have been frozen and come out of a bag. Service was quick and friendly-​enough. Everything cost about $ 25. The space is rather basic with outside tables and just a few stools inside. Beware the bathroom faucet, though — doesn’t seem to want to turn off…

After noticing that Larry’s had opened up a few months ago, we stopped by here in hopes of some delicious sandwiches. Ask and ye shall receive! Larry’s has generous serving sizes, filling, hearty food, reasonable prices, and fast service. These guys sure do know how to blaze through a line! There’s a counter to sit at, but most people seem to do takeout. Bonus points for the small parking lot they’ve got going on. We got regular-​sized hoagies (priced between $ 6-​$ 7), which each must’ve been about a foot-​long. The bread is soft, yet sturdy enough to withstand the huge amounts of filling they pack in there. You get a few free toppings from the menu too; always nice. Whether the fillings were cooked or cold, they were fresh and delicious. If you’re looking for a solid hoagie experience, Larry’s has you covered.
I’m a little scared to try the belly filler, or even gaze upon it with my mere mortal eyes.