Big Joe's Sandwich Shop

416 Wanamaker Ave, Essington
(610) 521-2444

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Katie Goodrich Sloat

We are in town from Hershey for the Metallica concert and cannot say enough about the food and service. Excellent food, great pricing, amazing portion size, and wonderful service. Thank you!

T

Average cheese steak

Thomas Whitlock

My goodness. The buffalo chicken cheesesteak sandwich was best sandwich I’ve ever had hands down. and the Phili cheesesteak was amazing too. You order and they cook it up for you on the grill, you have to wait about 10 minutes but totally worth it. So close to the airport too, worth a stop on your way or way out.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 5

Frank Lang

Awesome steak sandwiches and sides. Great customer service. A Philly tradition. A must stop for those traveling to and from PHL airport.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Roast Pork Sandwich, Wings, Fries, Chicken Cheese Steak, Italian, Cheese Steak Hoagie, Italian Hoagie

Realive Communications

Stop by and taste the love

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Christian Schaffarsch

A small shop that is very “clocky” and is exactly how you would imagine such a shop to be
The food was great, exactly what we expected

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mino Miyashiro

Legit old school Philly sandwich shop.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sandwich

Joshua Elmer

Honestly, I didn’t expect much but came in because of good reviews. I was just wowed with both the cheesesteak with cooper sharp and the buffalo chicken cheesesteak. It may have been the best Buffalo chicken cheesesteak I’ve ever eaten.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Michael Ise

A good cheesesteak. Could've been a little juicier and less cakey bulk in the roll. Steam the roll more and sear the beef a bit. Maybe a different roll vendor all together.

Tony

Average cheese steak

Frank V

Big Joey makes a hell of a Buffalo cheese steak with chicken can’t wait to try the signature next. The lady working was nice and it was a total vibe

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tom K.

On the corner of the street, small shop, possibility of eating on site.
We had two small sandwiches (cheese steak and egg bacon) with a side of fries and two drinks. Total of $18.
The quantities are sufficient, it’s quite heavy (normal!) and it’s good.
Very friendly service.
Would benefit from a little cleaning/cleaning

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Daniel Fenton

We were stranded in Philly, and Big Joe's was the bright part of our unexpected stay. They fed us good and were super friendly. Best cheese steaks I've had!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fries, Regular, Sweet Peppers, Steak, Sandwich

Oli G

Flight cancelation had us over-night across the street. As many stories have a silver lining, so did ours ... mine just happened to be bright yellow.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

DeMechie R

Great service great food great people best cheesesteak around

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Steak, 12 Big Joe Philly Cheesesteak, Sandwich, Cheese Steak Hoagie

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