Jim s has the best steaks and are in the slightly better neighborhood at 4th South. Don t make the effort to get to Pat s or Geno s--they re awful! Of course, you could go to Jim s Springfield, Delaware County location and not worry about the neighborhood. They re just a few miles outside the city on Baltimore Pike, so close that on a clear night, you can see the skyline from the street in front of the shop.
Pat s and Geno s are either good or bad, depending on the loyalties of who you ask, and they are not far from South Street, which is Philly s miniature answer to NYC s Greenwich Village. Nearby is the Italian Market area on 9th St, on down to Washington Avenue. On Washington Avenue, you will find a lot of Vietnamese cuisine. A very nice area to visit is Ben Franklin Parkway, where the Franklin Institute is. On 22nd St, just south of Market, you will find the Mutter Museum, which houses an array of human medical pathology displays, some of actual human anomalies (Siamese twins, birth defects, extreme deformities). The collection is well over 100 years old, and has some recent additions. Penn s Landing has the maritime museums, and you can take the ferry to the Camden, NJ waterfront, where the Battleship New Jersey and the Adventure Aquarium are. Camden IS the hood, but the waterfront is well-policed. The University area of West Philadelphia has good museums and an amazing college campus (Univ. of Pennsylvania, or Penn , as well as Drexel U.) and the area is worth walking around. The U. of Penn. Museum of Anthropology is awesome, and contains actual found relics from ancient cultures, including mummies from Egypt, Greek and Etruscan pottery, and much more. North of Market for a few blocks, between about 6th and 11th, you can visit Chinatown. It hardly requires mention, but the area around 5th and Chestnut is the major national historic site of Independence Hall. For blocks around, you can see various historic buildings, and to cover it all would take days.Limiting yourself to Philly Cheesesteaks is a little like going to Paris and just trying French Fries. Philadelphia is a cosmopolitan city, with all ethnic cuisines represented, and all budgets can find decent food.
every where you go is safe... center city(broad st, walnut st, and chestnut st.) is probably safer because its lighter and more people around... pats and genos steaks are the same thing...tony lukes is the place to be...
Pat s Geno s suck. They have too much chewy fat on their steaks,,ew. Jim s Steaks are the best, they are located at 4th South.... I promise you won tget hurt lol. Have fun!!!!!
Then you dont want a real Philly cheese steak...get in line at Ginos with the rest of the tourists...