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. Â Let's be clear, attempting to watch your diet here is pointless. Â They have scoopable cheesecake. Â Come on now. Â And that scoopable cheesecake is delicious, though too rich for me to even finish a small cup. Â
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. Â 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. Â 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. Â 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.
Review Source: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.
Yummmmmmm! Can't believe I actually found something better than average up here. Soooo good! My friend and I couldn't remember if it was create your own cheesecake or cheesesteak and were pleasantly surprised to see it was both. At first we were kinda confused because the cheesecake looks like it's ice cream. But Josh saw us looking confused and started telling us about it and offered us a taste. That was all she wrote. We were sold! We ordered cheesesteaks and they had so much flavor. Mmm mmm good! Tasted the pineapple upside down cheesecake and it was delicious. Brought the strawberry home and it was just as ridiculously good. I will definitely be back.
Review Source:One time I thought I'd be the greatest friend ever and pick up food for my friend while she slaved away at work. When I asked for a suggestion, she slurred out "CYOC NOW!!!!" faster than I've ever heard her speak. What kind of food would elicit that kind of reaction from such a shy, docile being? Three words: cheese steak sandwiches.
Now, I'm relatively sure that this is no typical Philly cheese steak kinda place but it has slowly become my guilty pleasure. The sandwiches are cooked right in front of you and there's an insane amount of combinations of meat, cheese, and toppings. When friend & I sat down for dinner, we didn't speak for a few minutes...only to make awkward eye contact over our nubs of our sandwiches. Yes, us ladies scarfed down those sandwiches like there was no tomorrow. Oh, and the cheesecake is the business too. Go get yourself the red velvet cheesecake, NOW.
Good food with a good price. The cheesecake is interesting. It's served like ice cream and try can mix in tons of toppings. The flavors of the king cheese steak my husband and the chicken nachos I had we're so good. Well be back! They recently opened another store closers to the Navy base on Green Bay as well!
Review Source:First let me start by saying I am NOT a yelp'er. I signed up for yelp for the purpose of writing this review. Now, a little back story about me. I am an east coast girl who grew up on cheesesteaks! I met my husband who was in the military at the time while back east and I followed him here to his hometown (Chicago) about 8 years ago. Since then, having gone through 3 pregnancies there were MANY times I craved a cheesesteak. Sometimes to the point of tears (yeah, pregnancy makes ya crazy!) because I knew I could never get that craving satisifed. I've searched high and low for 8 years sampling just about every imposter "cheesesteak" this place had to offer. Luckily for me (and my whole family) I stumbled upon this little gem!
First let me start by saying this company prides themselves on customer service! They strive to make sure that each guest has a wonderful experience. They focus on cleanliness, friendliness and over-all experience in addition to serving up fresh, wonderful "slap yo momma" kinda food!
So, let me move on to that... If you crave thinly sliced steak, that's perfectly seasoned topped with tons of ooey gooey cheesey goodness then let me tell ya, this is THE place in the Chicagoland area! The steak is always juicy and tender, the cheese is always gooey and the fries always hot and crispy and perfectly seasoned! That's right everything is made FRESH after you order it is always hot and super delicious! I think my husband I may agree that a cheesesteak with Josh's secret recipe mayo only comes second to sex.... YES, it's THAT good!
Now, let's move on to the cheeseCAKE! There's tons of different flavors, some of our favorites being the Red Velvet (come early if you want some or it may be gone!), Carrot Cake, Tres Leches, and the Lemon. Now, not only are these flavors AMAZING on their own but then if you choose you can add toppings/ mix-in's. Think Maggie Moo's or Coldstone Creamery, but with reamy delicious cheesecake instead of ice cream. It's scooped out with an ice cream scooper instead of sliced and it is to DIE for. You can even get a "Cheescake Split"! I am already planning how many cheescakes I'm going to be ordering for Thanksgiving and of course I'll be ordering a separate Red Velvet cheesecake to hide in the back of the fridge for when all our company leaves! =D
So if you ever feel like stuffing yourself so full that you can barely move and you want to experience absolute food heaven then PLEASE give this place a try. I garauntee you will NOT regret it!
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