We met for dinner. Parking seems to be tricky, we parked in a lot in the back, although we still are not 100% sure if we were actually permitted to park there or not. The sign on the gate says its for pick up orders, but one of the employees said it was fine. We walked inside, and it is a very tiny space with no seating area. There are a few tables outside, and that is it.
I ordered the Whiz Wit, which comes with grilled onions and homemade whiz. Chris ordered the same, but without onions. Marty ordered the Buffalo Chicken Cheesesteak. We also got an order of Philly Mega Fries to share, and I grabbed some peppers to have with my sammie.
Our steaks came out, and we noticed right away that Chris did not get the right one, there were onions all over it. So they quickly made him a new one and brought that out. I took my first bite and it was piping hot. I noticed right away that the meat was very peppery, and I love that, although I knew it would probably be a bit much for Chris. I did think it actually could have used a pinch of salt. The bites that had a lot of the sauce on it were fine, but if you had bites without a lot of the sauce, then it felt a bit bland. I liked the homemade whiz a lot, but it did feel a wee bit thin, and I think there was probably a little too much because the roll got soggy so fast, which I hate, and the sauce was dripping out of the sandwich like crazy. They do use Amoroso rolls here, but mine got so soggy I could hardly tell. I loved the generous amount of onions, I just wished they were blended in with the meat a bit more. Overall it wasn't perfect, or the best steak I ever had, but I did think it was pretty tasty.
Here is some of the leftover whiz:
Chris did think that his steak was too peppery. He liked the meat, although we both agreed there were a few gristly bites.
I took a bite of Marty's buffalo chicken cheesesteak. It comes with buffalo sauce, blue cheese dressing, and melted provolone, and he added onions and hot peppers. I thought it was pretty tasty, but my big issue is that it is chopped up chicken breast instead of the same shredded consistency of the regular steaks. For me, a real chicken cheesesteak has to have shredded meat, not chunks of chicken breast. Marty said, "Its still pretty tore up chicken." He thinks this is his favorite thing on the menu, although he does find it a bit saucy, but thinks the flavors are very well balanced.
We were all a tiny bit disappointed with the fries. The Philly Mega Fries come with Provolone, Mozzarella, Whiz, and Bacon. All of the cheese seemed to be on the bottom of the container. I thought that was odd at first, but it turned out to not be so bad because the fries didn't get soggy this way. I still prefer cheese to always be on the side for this reason, dipping is just better. There was also a lot of pepper on the fries, which again, I don't think is such a bad thing, but Chris thought it was too much. Chris and Marty also thought that these were not homemade fries, they seemed to be Ore-Ida crinkly cut. In general, I'm ok with frozen fries at a cheesesteak place, I think they just had higher expectations since the fries at Beer Belly are so good.
We all think that it is a newer place and maybe they are still figuring things out and getting out the kinks. I have no doubt that if Chef Wes is there that the food will come out great, everyone just needs to get on the same page and get in a groove. I would definitely go back to try a few other menu items, and even to see if I have a better experience next time. This place also gets HUGE points in my book for selling Herr's Chips. So many cheesesteak shops will boast that they have Tastykakes, and I always thought it was odd they they wouldn't have Herr's as well. That fact alone makes me willing to go back.
Whiz
3901 W. 6th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90020
213-249-9449
www.eatwhiz.com
