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    Fred's Downtown Philly

    4.2 (216 reviews)

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Bacon Cheeseburger
    Laura A.

    If you blink you'll miss it. This is a locally owned hole in the wall that deserves a try. Ordered the bacon cheeseburger (dripping so you know it was juicy) and it had a little kick to it. Sweet potato fries were delicious and sweet. Super friendly staff and clean place to eat.

    Current menu as of 1/20/24
    Jasmin S.

    Good tasting food. A bit surprised that the burger was a Philly cheesesteak meat burger not a traditional/burger patty. Paid extra for double patty (double cheeseburger) but burger was only cheesesteak meat. Not advertised correctly, however good friendly service, they cooked it right in front of me. The chef walked around and personally handed me my order. Place was clean and interesting looking. Would visit again but would try something different :)

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    Mike B.

    It was really good. The roll is what makes a great cheesesteak!! If you're in the area it's worth eating at Fred's. I would probably opt for the double meat on my next visit. The fries were crispy and fresh. I just regular instead of Cajun. They brought the sandwich out and asked if I wanted Fred's sauce. So the service was pretty good.

    The Cajun/crab fries
    Jon M.

    This place has been around for a very long time. I've been trying to find a good Philly cheese steak since Billadelphias shut down years ago Here, I tried the Cajun fries and they were fairly evenly seasoned and had a good flavor. The Philly I got does have really good flavor and well seasoned as well. Though need to ask for Whiz next time and maybe add more to it. The bread is good, though a bit soggy. Also, wish the meat wasn't diced up so small... Made it a pain to eat in my car. First time I try something, I try to get more basic options, though They have a whole list of types of burgers that I would also like to try some time. So would I go back here? For sure. Though next time I might want to change up my order a bit to get something that would "wow" me instead of just "it's pretty good"

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    Beatrice L.

    The lady making & taking orders (I wish I knew her name) was VERY welcoming! She has great hospitality & personality. Our phillys were great, tasty, & fresh!!! The ambiance was ok!

    Delicious!
    Laura V.

    Been looking for a good local Philly cheesesteak. They do have Philly cheesesteaks but when we got here we saw a lot more options that we wanted to try first so we tried two different cheese-steak burger hybrids as you can see In the pic, but the authentic cheese steak is available. The Philly steak and Cheese sauce is perfect! Handcrafted soda -non-gmo -real sugar-you gotta get the root beer!! This is super good! We will be back!

    Brianna M.

    I tried this spot on a whim and an attempt to support black owned businesses and was knocked out the park! i'm not a huge philly steak fan but this was delicious. ordered mine with sweet potato fries and those were awesome as well. will definitely be back to try more stuff!

    Extra meat Philly
    Liz D.

    Great Philly cheese steaks for a cheap price!! Ordered mine with extra meat it was delicious! 10" sandwich with steak, grilled onions, peppers and cheese. I wish they added more fries with the combo. It was a little bit of fries. I'll definitely return to try other items on the menu. Thank you Freds

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    S W.

    Awesome! Very fresh and packed with flavor! Staff is friendly and has a great sense of humor. Already ordered a couple more times and will continue to go and recommend!

    10" #8 with sweet potato fries.

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    8 months ago

    Was a great place foe cheesesteak. Best in the area. Delicious mouth watering Philly and great fries. So sad they are now closed.

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    11 months ago

    Philly done right! Food was great. Dudes behind the counter were great. All around good spot. Definitely adding it to the rotation.

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    Great little place with big sandwiches and friendly service. Plenty of meat and well seasoned.

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    Great food, awesome service! Must try this is a real Philly cheesesteak spot. You will not be disappointed!

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    This place tries to kill you in all the right ways! I was stumped on what to get but here is some help.. anything is great! All of it!

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    2 years ago

    they close so early at 7. i stopped by at 620. they were closed. ive been craving all week.

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