Mike’s Steaks

This review is in regards to the chicken cheesesteak.
+1 star for excellent customer service, and Mike is very personable and a great business owner. He actually remembered me from an online order that was canceled because he had run out of chicken last week, so I had never even stepped inside the store, but somehow remembered me. He also gave me a drink on the house to apologize for running out, which was totally not necessary, but very sweet and great way to conduct business.
The chicken cheesesteak itself is pretty good. I might add fried onions next time to add a bit more flavor. The chicken is nice, fresh cut up chicken, it was a tad dry but this can probably be alleviated with mayo for those that eat mayo, or hot sauce or maybe even using cheese whiz instead of provolone.
Overall, whenever I crave a cheesesteak in this area, he will be my go to for a decent cheesesteak and to see a friendly face. Thanks for the great service!

Had a chicken parm sandwich. The chicken parm was ehhhhh. 0 – 10 about a 4. The sauce wasn’t the best. The roll was better then I thought it was gonna be. It could be improved if it was toasted.

I got the wasn’t sure what to eat today, so I wondered down to Comcast building. I read Mike’s menu real quick and chicken cutlet Italiano Sandwich, hmmm, but let me check out the other places as well. My mind kept thinking about the sandwich so I gave it a try. Overall, the sandwich was ok. The bread lacked that crispy crusty feel and taste as other Philly sandwiches are known for. The chicken cutlet itself it seemed more like chicken tenders cut and not too well seasoned for being Italiano. The spinach was good but a little bitter that also lacked seasoning or flavor to it but perhaps maybe I’m making too much of a comparison to other sandwiches. The provolone cheese was also okay I would probably suggest more of a sharp provolone cheese to give a little bit more bite. Good place for the tourist

Good food

Very friendly owner who instantly recognized that we were out of state visitors and made us authentic philly cheesesteaks sandwhiches. I might be because I had cheesesteak sandwhich at the airport earlier but the sandwhiches tasted so much better in comparison.

I’ve been avoiding this place for 6 months since working in Comcast Center b/​c I had a meeting (at Comcast with catered cheesesteaks) that were not very good. I thought it was Mike’s but It was actually Comcast/​Raphs Catering that supplied those dry/​chopped steaks. Never order a cheesesteak in Ralph’s/Comcast inhouse foodservice.
I heard that Mike’s doesn’t chop their steak so I finally realized that the one I had was not from Mike’s (which is actually in the foodcourt of Comcast Center under the lobby). I was blown away as the steak was a very juicy, delicious version of a cross between tony lukes/​steves. not as good as tony lukes b/​c bread was a little too soft. but a hell of a lot better than steve’s b/​c the meat was jucier. I did mine wit/​whiz. Perfect steak and good bread.

Really bad, possibly worse than Steve’s. Onions aren’t cooked with the beef, its the diced hot dog topping type of onions. The roll was just okay, not enough steak, not hot enough to get the whiz really runny. Really disappointed, thought I could get a decent steak at the Comcast center.

This review is primarily about the cheeseburger which is really great! It isn’t too greasy nor too lean and neatly constructed. Pickles are great to add to them, too. As others may have previously mentioned, at lunch time the line /​wait is expectedly long, but I think it’s worth the wait given the quality, freshness and price.
I’ve also had a cheesesteak hoagie which is good — but more expensive than the cheeseburger. I’m more of a fan of minced steak for my cheesesteak (more like Pat’s steaks or at most food trucks around Philly), but it’s fairly good nonetheless.
Keep it going, Mike’s Steaks!

Terrible. My cheesesteak was so lukewarm the cheese didn’t even melt. Chewy and rubbery because it’s not made to order. Pass.

I had high expectations… I expected things to go well.
I wanted to be able to recommend them to the many out-​of-​towners I deal with.
I even gave them a heads-​up when I ordered my steak sandwich by letting the order taker know that I have a lot of influence in the neighborhood.
Sigh… I have never in my life received a steak sandwich with so much fat in it. WTF? The meat in my sandwich included very large areas of fat. I wasn’t going to eat that! I picked the fat off the meat with my hands, ate the sandwich, then went back to the counter at Mike’s to give them my thoughts on what they had served me, and also to show them the mound of fat that I had picked off.
A gentleman who appeared to be the manager decided to show me a frozen hunk of meat, basically saying that’s how the meat is. I said he should at least cut out the large areas of concentrated fat. He said something about how that would cost him too much money, since he buys the meat by the pound.
Damn…
I was so disappointed to hear that response. I had actually been sending them customers, but after this experience, I can’t do that anymore.
I work in the hospitality trade. Does anybody know of a good steak sandwich shop within 6 blocks of Logan Circle that uses a higher grade of meat?

So far, after 15 years in Philly, my least favorite cheese steak. Bland, no-​personality steak. Sadly, since it is at the Comcast Center, it will be the one scores of conference visitors will remember. And, at a premium price!
Folks, THIS is not a cheese steak. It’s meat on a bun with cheese and pre-​cooked onions.
If you’re visiting … Not here please!

This place was fairly decent. Came here with a friend during our lunch break. I ordered cheesesteak hoagie and she ordered a chicken cheesesteak. Mine came out pretty good. Not too greesy (which is a definate plus) and just the right amount of meat/​toppings. Her’s, however, came with Mayo in it which she did not request. She was sitting there scrapping off her mayo here and there bc there were globs of it in certain places. I love mayo, but not the types that they squeeze on the bread and not spread it with a knife. (not sure what they do here, but mine had mayo on it and it did not glob up like hers did)
On another note, I’m glad we came when we did. If you get here around 12:15 or later, prepare for a loooong wait! It’s a mad house at this place. Would I be back… sure! It’s extremely close to my work and offers a decent size sandwich.

I’m a huge cheese steak fan, although I haven’t yet had the pleasure of tasting Pat’s or Gino’s. They just don’t have good cheese steaks in North Jersey for some reason! Fortunately, a colleague brought a bunch of Mike’s up north for us today — YUM!
My samplings: cheese steak wit whiz and cheese steak wit provolone. My clear fav was the whiz. As mentioned in at least one other review, you can really taste the beef. The onions were plentiful and really added a little sumthin sumthin to the sandwich, and were well cooked so as not to be crunchy. The bread was absolutely perfect — not a bit too big, and soft and yummy. But the star for me was the whiz — salty perfection.
Caution to the salt-​sensitive: the whiz was quite salty (which I believed to be perfect).

Like I said — I’d be back!
I went with just a plain cheese steak — rib-​eye and sharp provolone ‘wit’ (sorry … I prefer a good sharp Italian provolone to sloppy, processed Whiz any day).
The thing I like about Mike’s? You taste the pure flavor of the beef. You taste no freezer burn — those thin slices of premium beef are not too greasy, but definitely not dry. The peppers and onions supply the right amount of texture and moisture to create a satisfactory bite. Don’t believe me? Here’s a close-​up shot.
My one criticism? I could use a bit more cheese (they provide two slices which is standard). To be honest — I could’ve used a bit more rib-​eye, but then again, that’s just my gluttony talking.
FYI — If you check out the reviews on Unilocal,you’ll see that the majority of the negative reviews for Mike’s are due to the fact that they don’t chop up the meat. Now why in the world would you chop up premium, lean rib-​eye? I want to savor the flavor of the cut — I don’t need chopped up minced meat to be adulterated by any grease or oil that isn’t inherent to the true taste of the beef. Thankfully — I think Cifelli family tends to agree.

This place only gets 1 star, and not because of the food. I actually never tried the food because I wasn’t able to get it.
I heard that if you come here during lunchtime it’s a total mad house so I decided to call ahead of time to place my order, but when I got there they didn’t seem to have a clear line for pickups and everyone was just packed together in a chaotic fashion. After waiting for 30 minutes, I left without my food. There were so many people hovered in front of the counter and the people behind the counter were so busy running around that I wasn’t even able to ask anyone where I was supposed to go. It didn’t seem fair if I had to wait in the 20 person line to place my order when I already did. So I left without my food. I figured I’d rather go somewhere else then to wait 30 more minutes for my food that I had already ordered an hour ago.

I was not impressed with this cheesesteak at all. I was not alone. I was with two very discerning palates. A 8 yr old and his 11 yr old sister. The 11 yr old’s first bite of the cheesesteak was a bread. The bread/​hoagie roll is fresh and soft, but not an amoroso. The cheese is in the middle and the 11 yr old complained hers was not cheesy enough. I did not like that the meat was not chopped up, it was served like a steak um sandwich and the pieces were not super thin either. three pieces of meat with cheese in the middle slapped on a roll does not equate a cheesesteak to me. I want it bursting from the seams with chopped up meat and the cheese on the sides of the roll. Sorry thats a cheesesteak to me. I feel a cheesesteak from a cart is better than these guys.
8 yr old had a hamburger that looked pretty sad and lackluster. He only ate half of it and I just didn’t think it was worth taking home.
The fries were awesome. They are crinkle cuts and were cooked perfectly. I also liked the jar of thinly sliced pickles free with your meal.
I will probably never eat her again cause I’m never near here and if I am I prefer the sushi place or something from di bruno brothers.

One of the better cheesesteaks that I had in PA. I was there for a week and tried 4 places, and was most impressed by this spot in the basement of Comcast Center.
In addition to being downright tasty… the service here for a quick — grab and go spot was spot on.
Will be back for more!

I am not from Philadelphia and I have not been to Geno’s or Dalessandros or Pat’s, purportedly the three real players in the market. Mike’s Steaks, for $ 6.49, the cheese steak with addition of mushrooms, with onions, was perfect. Wrapped in tin foil, soft chewy sub roll, perfectly chopped steak, nicely sautéed mushrooms and soft onions. Cheese Whiz is apparently the way to order and that’s how it comes unless you specify otherwise. Mine was hot, steamy, and generally a standout. Tiny little cart out front of the Comcast Center and on the way to Market Street, search it out next time you’re in town!!!

I first got a taste of Mike’s Steaks at a Unilocal Elite event last year at the Food Court in the Comcast Bldg. I thought it was pretty tasty then, and I recently returned and found out that it was no fluke. The Cheese Steaks were pretty darn good!
Mike’s serves up their steaks just like I like them, thin slices of quality steak meat on a great roll with hot gooey Cheese whiz. I know it’s an ongoing debate on sliced steak meat vs. chopped, but I can’t stand quality steak meat chopped up like baby food. Some Cheese steak places chop it so much, it becomes Pulverized and you could spread it on a cracker! No thanks, not for the Kid.
Mikes has great Fries and the Chili is outstanding, and the great thing about a new spot to eat is that you get to systematically go through the whole menu– that’s what I’m looking forward to.

I work in the One Liberty Place where they had Jake’s Philadelphia Steaks until earlier this year. Then, Mike’s came there and also I was roaming on my lunch hour and found out the same Mike’s was in the Comcast center. Odd, I was at the Sushi restaurant and somehow ended up at Mike’s. The line was long and I thought to myself «Hmmmm, they’re probably good like Tony Luke’s» so I decided to order a sandwich.
I ordered a chicken Cheese steak with Broccoli Rabe and Provolone cheese. I also go the fried onions so my Philly steak sandwich would be complete and authentic. It took awhile, but, i must say it was worth the wait. They use chicken Breast and the sandwich was moist. So, this was my first visit to Mike’s at either location. Glad I chanced it and targeted the cheese steak. I needed something to last as I wasn’t going home after work. It was tasty. Authentic. Nice.