16 Philly Cheesesteaks in 12 Hours. Which Is the Best? | Bon Appétit 

I love how he actually gives criticism unlike the buzzfeed guys who just pretend to orgasm every time

can I just say that the content on BA's youtube channel is truly unmatched??? so much to watch, and everyone has their own amazing personalities that come through. love it so much! keep up the great work

Oh god, Delany's dad wore a fricking suit. My heart can't handle this much cuteness.

SO cute that his dad was the special guest, what a wholesome twist, he looked at his son with such pride and love!

I like this, he establishes what HE is looking for in the steaks, not just saying “This is the best one out of all”. Everyone’s taste and preferences vary, so this was enjoyable to see.

After eating 16 steaks you could say missteaks were made

Bon Appetit is legit getting me through this isolation time. I can’t eat anything delicious but I can watch other people do it ALL DAY LONG!!!

John's is consistently on the top of so many Philly Sandwich reviewers. I guess the guy is doing his stuff right.

It's cool he got his dad on the show, I was expecting some forced guest I didn't care about so that was sweet

Lord have Mercy on Alex's toilet.

MD native, I went to Woodrow's Sandwich Shop after seeing this and it was hands down, no contest, the best Philly cheese steak I've ever had. I owe you lunch, at the very least. Thanks for doing these awesome videos!

Delaney’s dad is so proud of his son. The way he looks at him is so adoringly and disbelieving, it’s just like “I can’t believe I made this smart, articulate, sweet kid who’s really chased his dreams, I’m so proud of him.” Brings a tear to the eye.

Only winner here is the guy getting to eat all the cheesesteaks.

Dude how does he come up with perfect names everytime

I wish they would do more of these Alex eats it all .. such a good series

I would love to see him do California Burritos in San Diego. Or maybe Teriyaki in Seattle.

Homemade Cheese Whiz is the way to go. You have so much more control and creativity over it. I like that Woodrow's did that.

1. Please continue to make these city videos 2. Please sign the band singing the cheesesteak song to a multi-million dollar contract.

The look of the father is pure love.

Pizza steak, whiz, witout was my lunch today at Jim's on South St. Never disappoints.

What about Philly's famous milksteaks?

great segment, great host, great show

As a Philadelphian, im a little angry he didn’t go to Max’s. That has to be THE biggest steak spot in Philly

I like this video a lot. It’s honest, clean, and very original. He goes to a lot of the ones that most people like, and this video inspired me to go to Philadelphia and see if I agree with him!

When you only got 12 hours to live

As many people have already said, this guy did a great job and should keep doing more of these

Was driving through Philly late and stopped at Tony Luke's because of this video. So good! Thanks BA!

Excellent tour, description of each steak, high production values, kept it simple and to-the-point. And I like nicknaming each steak. Too bad BA has fallen apart; this is what a food channel can and should do.

Steve's Prince of Steaks...

Provolone cheese over fake cheese every day. Although, I do agree on the bun - crispy on the outside, soft on the inside.

Had Tony Luke’s once about 10 years ago and I still remember it. Amazing.

What happen to Alex eats it all? Where are all the places he NEEDS to go!?!?!?

I love these videos. The nicknames are fantastic. Give me more videos like this!

Jim's was my favourite when I visited Philly. Coming from Australia, there's nothing like a Philly cheesesteak.

I’m from Philadelphia and I love how we’re well known for our cheesesteaks

I'd go with Woodrow's, Tony Luke's or Dallesandro''s. Pats and Geno's seem to be tourist traps.

Rip this dudes pants that fit him this morning

I'm actually concerned for the health of this man

"Are ppl shouting at us?" summs up philly pretty nice

Steve’s Prince of Steaks from NE philly are the best

Man how did you forget Steve’s prince of steaks! That is the best steak there is I can put money on that

Oh my! That’s a lot of heart attacks. But probably worth it. 😊👨‍🍳👍

Sometimes I watch this show and I get weirdly sentimental about how Delaney says something nice about every place. Like, it might not be his favorite stacked up against the others, but there's a time and a place for each restaurant to make good memories.

@BonAppetit I love Alex eats it all! When will we see more, and can Alex handle a deep dish pizza challenge? 😂

Great review and a nice video 🙂

I lived in Philly for 26 years and I never been to Tony Luke's. Why? They close too early! Most of my cheesesteaks were consumed after last call, which is 2 AM in Pennsylvania. I always liked Jim's because they sell bottled beer, and that was always nice before seeing a midnight showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the TLA down the street. Maybe I'll try Tony Luke's when I'm down in Wildwood Crest next summer. I remember when Pat's tried franchising in the 70's and that was so sad. If I'm in the mood for provolone, I'll go to Geno's. Before I die, I want to go back to Pat's and stand in the spot they have marked where Sylvester Stallone stood during ROCKY.

Cute that he brought his friends and family along, especially his dad! Cute!

"Tony Lukes, that place doesn't exist anywhere else, because it can't exist anywhere else"--- come visit one of our 9 locations.

Tony lukes is my favorite. I've had pats and genos. I agree what you said between pats and genos 100%.

Bro! You need more vids like this!

He out here buying two whole sandwiches at each place and wonders why he’s feeling groggy and full 😂

Dame I'm starving now. Thank you Philly for making these heavenly delicious sandwiches

awesome video. watched this while i ate breakfast. felt like i was spooning milky cheese steaks into my mouth.

Only ppl that eat at pats and geno's are tourist. They are the worst in this city..

Jim's at 4th & South is the BEST traditional Cheesesteak in Philly! No question about it. It's pure and simple.

Please bring this show back.

Montreal and poutine next?

Went to Johns on saturday, was blown away with the quality, also cool of them to offer mild and sharp provolone. Wish I could recreate it in western NY.

Been in philly my whole life and never heard of at least 10 of those places Steve’s prince of steaks is the best hands down

This is probably one of my all time favorite youtube videos

Max’s is super underrated, I didn’t have it all my life growing up in south philly, maxes reigns king

#1-Sonny’s #2-Steve’s #3-Jim’s on South #4-Dalessandros #5- John’s Roast Pork

Love this dude, love this show great job guys more episodes plz!!

The dog barking at 12:19 made my dog bark! Communicating across oceans

We need more videos with Alex. One of my favorite bon appetit hosts.

BA has such quality videos idk how they aren’t bigger!!

It's funny that in this series or the "try everything on the menu" series, Alex becomes noticeably more critical of the food once he is full.

Ive been wanting a cheesesteak for years. But living in a country where they are not served (sweden) i finally made my own the other day. And man oh man, its the best thing created on this earth.

Mom and pops stores that’s where you find the best food hands down.

The feeling when you are watching this guy eat delicious food and tell yourself that one day you are going to eat that. Then you remember that you are lactose intolerant.

Great review

Definitely useful, especially as someone about to use a flat top grill for the first time.

Wiz is ok but nothin beats the south philly nice n salty provolone on mine, perfect combo

John’s Roast Pork! John’s Roast Pork! John’s Roast Pork!

I haven't been to everywhere on your list, but Jim's has always been my personal favorite

I grew up in CT, where legends of pizza, lobster roll and hamburger were born and I had no idea how lucky I was as a kid. Actually living there instead of just visiting made me realize that some unknown clam shack spot or local pizzeria actually had better lobster rolls or a white clam pie than the big names, because they cared more and the big guns rested on their laurels long ago. Maybe 10 years ago my wife and I got sandwiches at Geno's, and we both met eyes on first bite and I could immediately tell we were thinking the same thing. The local corner shop has a cheesesteak that's 100x better for the same price, and our local daily-baked stack of italian loaf is like 15 inches long and loaded with chopped steak, cheese, slowly sauteed peppers/onions to the point of being too large to eat with your hands. You gotta come through early to get the bread, because old school Syrian Grandma only makes a few big batches of incredible bread before her soaps start at noon and she retires for the day, and the spot is no secret. I usually get two "full-steak" sandwiches at 8am once a month, stop back home to put them in the fridge, head to work, reheat them in the tinfoil wrap later at 170 for an hour (I get home an hour earlier than my wife) and that night's dinner is done, with a lunch/snack of my wife's leftover the next day. So much better than my experience at Geno's, and it's there every day if I was so inclined. The grandsons that run the day-to-day also make a bomb-huge falafel wrap with an insanely good tangy white sauce that has a touch of minced bread-n-butter pickle that should be bottled to share with the world.

Steve's Prince of Steaks is the best! How did you not go there?

Steve's Prince of Steaks. Trust me.

Cleavers is for sure my favorite; been going there with my dad the last 4 years we've been in Philly. Amazing and their spicy one with a boozy milkshake is the perfect way to get ready for gameday

I like that he covered as many places in one video. But overall, I think that's about it. There were a few places that weren't on the list. That's a lot of beef in one day though lol. It's always surprising to me when someone finds a classic meal done vegan & it actually turns out to be pretty good & to do a philly cheesesteak, that's pretty cool. I'm definitely not vegan, but also I definitely would try that one.

The dad seems like he wanted to say "When are you getting a real job?". I respect that. Haha

Tony Lukes is by far the best It’s amazing🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

So cool you brought your dad out with you. He must be proud with how well you're doing!

I just got done with a trip to Philly. I only got to visit 4 spots of Pats, Geno’s, Woodrows, and Tony Luke’s. Let me tell y’all Tony Luke’s is literally perfect. Perfect crispy bread but soft inside, cheese is all without and the bite is the same with every single one. The meat tastes well, and the customer service is on point. My rankings Tony Luke’s, Woodrows, Pats, Genos

yeah Id go Tony Lukes off of looks a lone that just looks like a perfect roll and a well executed composition of quality meat, cheese, and onions. Woodrow's looks nice but its like i'm getting the 5 star version of street food which i'd probably do once and wonder why i didn't just get an actual steak dinner.

Totally agree on 1 & 2 haven’t been to Woodrow’s yet. That said, Tony Luke’s chicken cutlet Italiano and John’s roast pork are better than the cheesesteaks. Also, need to check out Donkey’s in Camden, NJ. It’s legit. Great vid.

Though I haven’t tried all of these, my favorite is DiCostanza Sandwich in West Hook... family owned for generations and some of the best flavors...also amazing Italian hoagies... newspaper article on the wall documents them doing the first Italian.

this kid is grade A...very in depth and let's us know how he REALLY feels..we need more of that in this world

$7.50 is the cheapest and it's not even close? jesus christ how expensive were the others?

You should get a medal for eating all those in one day. Great video!

I’ve been going to Philadelphia every year for ten years and I’ve had countless cheesesteaks. I’ve been looking for sonnys for years cause one drunken night I stumbled in and loved how soft and melty the bread was. Pronlem is I was so drunk I never found it again and I’ve been looking for it for 10 years cause I wanted to taste it sober. Thank you for posting this.

Hayyy I’m here bc I’m getting one of these on Friday! With my mom! Never had one before but I’m in love anyways!!

You gotta try Max's and Ishkabibbles

You know what they say "save the best for last" I went to dalessandros and my God it has the best philly cheese steak I've ever had

We just found the perfect Philly cheesesteak thanks to this video inspiring us

Love, love, love Alex.

Tony Luke's is effing amazing! Gotta get it with the provolone. Can't wait to go back 😋

1. ISHKABIBBLE'S 2. Jims 3. Tony or Max

Took your advice and visited 2 of the spots, Pat's Steak and Woodrow's. My favorite was a spot you didn't visit, Ishkabibble's II on South Street

I would gladly party down with Delany and his dad in Philly. Man is an instant legend 💯