Milano’s Subs and Pizza

It is no secret that I heart sandwiches. This past November Tommy and I traveled to New York and Philadelphia, two sandwich Meccas. When in Philly Tommy’s brother, Afro Cap, took us to Geno’s and Pat’s two competing cheese steak houses in the city. Both of these restaurants use CheezWhiz to make their steaks. I will say they are absolutely the best cheese steaks I have ever eaten. So when local sandwich restaurant Milano’s introduced a cheese steak with ‘Whiz on it instead of the ordinary provolone I was thrilled.

Today was the day I gave the Milano’s version of this classic a whirl. The sandwich is called the big cheesy. It is Milano’s regular cheese steak but smothered in CheezWhiz. Milano’s bread and steak are both very good and on par with Pat’s or Geno’s but I will say that the bread in Dayton tends to be a little more dense and with a thicker crust. The big difference between the two camps is in the toppings. A true cheese steak ala Pat’s or Geno’s is simply steak thinly sliced or chopped, super soft bread, onions, and CheezWhiz. Milano’s makes the mistake of topping their sandwich with lettuce, tomato, and grilled peppers in addition to the onion, steak, and cheese. This is where the sandwich falls short. The veggies get in the way of what makes a cheese steak great-cheese and steak. Next time I will order the big n’ cheesy with out the extra toppings and we will se if it truly measures up to the real deal.

While I love Milano’s and it is a Dayton institution they might need to take a trip to S. 9th St. in Philadelphia to get a little bit of sandwich knowledge! Six out of ten.

www.genosteaks.com/
www.patskingofsteaks.com/
www.milanossubs.com/