New York has Peter Luger and Chicago has the original Morton’s, but what did Philadelphia have? asked the editors of Phillymag.com. Not much. This is “a cheesesteak town, just never a plain old steak town. Until now.”
Nearly three-dozen steakhouses currently make their home here. Some belong to chains. A few aspire to be “the signature steakhouse we never had.” We visited all the contenders, keeping in mind that “a classic steakhouse isn’t just red meat; it’s red wines, too.” These were the only two to merit our highest rating—five cows.
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