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Cafe Merlino

4.7 (16 reviews)
Open • 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Updated 2 months ago

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This cheese steak is the bomb!  Thank you
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Hellos reviewers! This place is a nice cozy cafe with great food. I was curious and then doubled parked my car in front of the cafe. I then walked into the cafe to only ask was the restaurant affiliate with Skinny Joey's cheesesteak place in South Philly. I said to the employee, I'm a visiting nurse in South Philly, and I cared for a family member in the Merlino's family and it was very rewarding to do so. He then fixed me a cheese steak that was out of this world! The best cheese steak I've tasted in my 50 years on this earth. The sesame seed roll was super fresh, steak was "real" chopped steak! 10/10 I will bring family next visit! Awesome services with a smile and gratitude

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Reviews are largely positive. People praise the sandwich quality, especially the cheesesteaks, and note the friendly service and cozy atmosphere.

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2 months ago

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This place is amazing! Ordered a meatball platter for a party and did not last. Everyone loved them!

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11 months ago

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2 months ago

Unreal cheesesteak (get the cooper sharp!) and great service! I'll be back next time I'm in town!

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7 months ago

Great sandwiches. Highly recommend. In an area where steaks and hoagies are a little lacking this place shines

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“He got the cheesesteak with fried onions and Cooper Sharpe and I got the chicken cutlet hoagie.”

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I would LOVE to give a review of this place, but the hours absolutely SUCK here. They close at like…read more6, but they are backed up for hours by then, so if you don't order by 3-4, you ain't eating here. I have tried FOUR. TIMES. to get SOMETHING from here, but they are always closed, sold out, or have a "MINIMUM two hour" wait. I assume that means the food here is great, but I might not ever know because you have to sleep outside to place an order. I'll certainly update when I actually get to try the food, but oh my god is it almost impossible to order here.

Tried this place for the first time a few weeks ago after many recommendations. Tinier place, but…read morecute! The decor was cool and eye catching. I placed my order online and only had to wait a few minutes when I was there. One thing I wasn't nuts about was seeing a bunch of fries already packed sitting under a heat lamp when I got there. A young gentleman was packing the to go orders who seemed a little flustered which made sense cause it seemed there was a rush happening, but wound up forgetting to give me the side of cheese sauce I ordered. I should have checked myself so it's a little on me, but I did make it a point to ask him if it was in the bag and he said yes. When I tried the fries at first, they were actually excellent. Perfectly warm, crispy, and salty however after sitting out only for about 5-10 minutes, they took on a texture of staleness which was disappointing but I suppose it's from already sitting out under the lamp. I feel like if they were made to order, they'd probably stay fresher a bit longer. I got the roast pork sandwich with provolone and roasted red peppers which was very good! The pork was seasoned well, a little peppery which I love. Roasted red peppers were good too! As much as I loved it, it was absolutely swimming in juice or oil from the peppers so it was extremely messy, but again, delicious! We also ordered a chicken cutlet sandwich called the hoagie which was great. They make a wonderful cutlet! I'd for sure come back, but maybe skip the fries next time.

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Man, this is actually a tough one to assign a "Stars Rating" For me nothing was below 3 Stars but…read moresome aspects of my experience was 5 Stars. First, the customer service. 5 Stars. They employees were all friendly and being our first time here they happily help answer any questions we had about the menu. They have seating on an outside deck and limited seating upstairs. We chose to sit upstairs and a young lady made sure all the tables had been properly wiped down before seating us. We ordered at the counter and they brought our food to us. The Rice Balls, 4 Stars. Decent size, hot, crunchy bite, and generous amount of cheese in the middle. If it had some sauce inside and meat it would have been a 5 Star Rice Ball. Cheesesteak American Wit. 3 Stars Stars. Personally I like the option to have a seeded or non-seeded roll they only have seeded. The size of the sandwich was great but it lacked flavor. Also the fried onions were a little on the raw side. The Boro. 5 Stars! My wife thoroughly enjoyed this sandwich. It isn't small she could only eat half but it warmed up perfectly in a convection toaster oven the next day. CHICKEN CUTLET, FRESH MOZZARELLA, PEPPERONI, VODKA SAUCE and HOT HONEY on a SEMOLINA ROLL! Truffle French Fries. 3 Stars. They were, "okay" we both were not overwhelmed.

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