CYOC Create Your Own Cheesecake And Cheesesteak

I've been giving this place a quizzical sideeye for a while now but a trusted advisor and yelper's review steered me over there.  Let's be clear, attempting to watch your diet here is pointless.  They have scoopable cheesecake.  Come on now.  And that scoopable cheesecake is delicious, though too rich for me to even finish a small cup.  

I thought the Philly was respectable though it was no Philly's Best and the fries were also still good even doing carryout which can be kind of a wash sometimes.  I do have to minus them a star for not remembering the cheese sauce I ordered and paid for to go with the fries and tragically they were out of mac and cheese bites for the kiddies (it was later when I ordered). I will say the sandwich didn't give me the raging indigestion that Philly's Best does but sometimes you just have to go there...

I'd scoop myself up another gut-bomb here anytime.  They also deliver.

Pro-tip for Philly purists and mayo haters - they do put some kind of mayo/secret sauce on these so remember to just say no.  I at least always ask if there's mayo on a sandwich because I have been burned one too many times.

To begin with, I really really really wanted to like this place, but I didn't. First time in, walked in no one greeted us. I said hi to the girl at the counter, she just stared at me. Ok... So we ordered sandwiches and made them meals, $18.20 for 2 meals. No thank you, no oh ok great you order will be ready shortly, nothing. Just handed me my receipt. The food was freshly prepared. The bun was cold so that was a little disappointing, the filling in the sandwich was nothing to write home about, not particularly full, not meager either. Fries were really good, perfectly cooked and good flavor. I had a sample of the cookie dough cheesecake, was very good, ordered a single and couldn't finish it. Very rich and creamy, fresh tasting. Overall it was ok, wasn't impressed with the sandwich, fries and dessert was good, service needs some definite improvement. Might go back if I'm really hungry and right by, but certainly wouldn't go out of my way to eat here again.

I've never been to Philly, but I'm guessing this is the closest thing we are going to find to the real thing in the Chicago area. Everything was fantastic!

CYOC, you can thank Jess A for her raving review, because that's what got me and my husband in here to try the delicious cheesesteaks and cheesecake desserts. This is such a great place. It's in Waukegan and I wouldn't call it the greatest area, but not the worst either, and the food, service, and prices were awesome.

It's no joke that the owner Josh is there almost always and is probably cooking your food for you, and he is so friendly and is going to get your business with his confidence in his product- that's why everyone is so willing to let you sample. One taste and you are sold. The cheesesteaks were simply delicious. I'm salivating now just thinking about it. The fries were perfect, hot, fresh, crisp on the outside, tender on the inside- just like I like my men. Haha The house seasoning was good, but we also plan on trying it without it.

When we went back up to order our dessert- creamy cheesecake with ingredients blended in and scooped into a cup, with additional toppings if you'd like, just like at a froyo place- Josh gave us our shared strawberry cheesecake complimentary since it was our first time.(Thank you, Josh!) It is an act that will pay off since the taste and texture was phenomenal and it guarantees our return- and our word of mouth.

You may not want to drive out of your way to try CYOC, although we actually do, but it is without a doubt some great food, at a great price with even greater service. The dining room is extremely low key and casual, it's nothing fancy, but the food will surely win you over.