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Monday, March 19, 2012

Tony A's aka Tony Roni's200 West Ridge Pike

Conshohocken, PA 19428

(610) 825-4700

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I have heard time and time again that one of the best cheesesteaks around is located in Conshohocken. Last week, I even

saw it in a CNN article. To be fair, the author does not live in Philadelphia, and he recommends three of the

"best cheesesteaks around," none of which are actually in Philadelphia. So naturally I was highly skeptical. For

example, didn't everyone stop with the Dalessandro's fever quite some time ago?

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So anyway, I was visiting Conshy and I decided that I HAD to try a Tony A's. That's all well and good, except when I got to

the location provided, I was dismayed to see a local chain, Tony Roni's had taken over. As it turns out, Tony A's is now

Tony Roni's, but when I called and asked if it was Tony A's or Tony Roni's, the girl who answered said, "well it's the

same thing." I was thoroughly confused, but decided to order some cheesesteaks anyway.

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As you can see from the pictures, this place did NOT look like the hidden cheesesteak gem I had envisioned. It looked

more like a Bravo pizza.

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I decided to go with one chicken cheesesteak and one regular cheesesteak. I was actually sharing these, because I had

just come from breakfast, where I made quick work out of a plate full of creamed chipped beef, and I didn't want to press

my luck.

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My first reaction was that the roll was different than anything I was used to. The second was remembering that I forgot to

ask for extra cheese. The third was excitement when I saw that lack of cheese would not be a problem.

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This was a healthy portion, and they really tucked quite a bit of meat into this roll. I must admit, this is a pretty near-

perfect cheesesteak. Well-seasoned meat, ample amounts of cheese, and a fantastic roll for the job – it soaked up what

little excess grease was around, all while holding up (with a good chew) nicely.

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Next up was the chicken cheesesteak. Normally I am not a huge fan of chicken cheesesteaks, but this one was awfully

tasty. Again, the abundance of cheese and well-seasoned meat paired nicely with the soft but chewy roll. Another winner.

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You can read all about their story here, but I'll make it known that this store is the Original Tony A's/Tony Roni's – call

it what you will...

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Both sandwiches were above and beyond my expectations for Tony Roni's. I would be interested to see if all of the outposts

of this store put out the same quality product. This is the first chain-cheesesteak I can wholly endorse, but I still think that

the CNN author needs to visit some of the real Philly cheesesteak gems.

Posted by Philly Phoodie at 11:13 AM

Labels: Cheesesteak, Chicken cheesesteak, Conshohocken, Tony A's, Tony Roni's

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3 comments:

Chris Ssaid...

That CNN Author should be forever banned from putting pen to paper or in the 21st century finger to keyboard. http://www.phillyphoodie.com/2012/03/tony-as-aka-tony-ronis.html (12 of 13) [3/26/2012 11:28:02 AM]

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That being said Mama's makes a really good cheesesteak and worth the trip/review. Be careful because they have weird hours.

Tony A's is a great place to get a slice of pizza they usually have a good variety.

March 19, 2012 5:21 PM

Philly Phoodiesaid...

Chris, I need to get to Mama's. It's on my list. I will probably be back to Tony A's too. It's like a tourist wrote a

cheesesteak review for CNN.

March 20, 2012 9:05 AM

bradhsaid...

Perhaps this is worth noting - Tony Roni's uses Liscio's Bakery rolls, same as Geno's, Campo's, Tony Lukes +++ Reallll

good though for sure.

March 22, 2012 10:53 AM

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