WINNER Battle #2 - RED'S SAVOY

Deep fried oreos, firey Cheetos, pickles rolled in cream cheese and ham, peanut butter and banana sandwiches, unpitted dates, green olive and onion salad, Red's Savoy Philly Cheesesteak...there's so many reasons to reject foods like this, but the soul satisfaction that they deliver won't be denied.

By all that is right and good in the world, Papa's Restaurant should have won this battle - its beef is better quality and has a finer texture; its bun is chewier and stands up to the test of holding everything together with more authority; the outside seating is in a more pleasant neighborhood...but the heart wants what it wants and that's a cheese whiz, hot pepper, gut bomb that has haunted me for the last week while I have tried to rationalize it away. So when all is said and done...Red's Savoy has won this battle by sliding greasily into my heart! Let's hear it for Red's Savoy Philly Cheesesteak!