Sunday, September 28, 2008

Rocky's Hamburgers and Cheesesteaks - Berkeley, CA

Cheesesteak = Awesome! So glad I finally decided to stop by cause I almost didn't, but lucky for me I found an excellent parking space right across from the storefront. It was an almost empty night on the first presidential debate but I can't understand why. The place offers a decent breakfast menu, several burgers, several cheesesteaks and a few other hot and cold sandwich options.

I ended up ordering the Philly Cheesesteak, side of fries and a peanut butter shake that I just couldn't resist. The wait wasn't too long, there were about 2 orders ahead of me, so everyone was just sitting around watching Jeopardy (came on after the debate) waiting for their food. When it finally did come out it smelled great, onions, peppers cheese and some good meat. It could've only gotten better if the bun was toasted, but the seeded bun was just fine as is. Thick and held up well despite being packed with cheesy goodness. It wasn't too gooey though, which is good. It probably was one of the least sloppy cheesesteaks I've had. The meat was juicy and not over cooked. The side of fries were just ok though, seemed like out of the bag but crispy. I'm not much of a fry guy though. But the shake...mmmm....that was awesome. Or at least perfect for me that night. It was like drinking a cold smooth peanut butter cup. I would go back just for that. It had bits of real peanut butter floating around that just finished real well with each sip.

I can't wait to go back to try the rest of the menu. Let me know if anyone would like to join me soon.