Danny’s Steaks - City of Syracuse

Why all the closed real estate? What are you doing to our beloved armory square??

I remember years ago seeing that Kasai had philly cheesesteaks on their menu, but we tried a bunch of other things instead. When we went back for the cheesesteaks they were gone, and we thought we really missed out. Turns out they were just practicing for a new spot next door, so we got our chance after all.A weird number of restaurants around here claim to make the real deal philly cheesesteaks, and I have yet to find a real comparison. It 's the same owner as Kasai, which I love and respect. I don 't doubt his ability to make great and original food. So I 'm genuinely stumped about Danny 's, like are they taking creative liberties that make it a different experience, or do you just have to Be in Philly?We tried a bunch of cheesesteaks when we went to Philadelphia, stopping at even some of the lesser known spots. Everything we tried there was an entire level over anything we 've had elsewhere. The concept doesn 't seem that complicated, but even at home we haven 't been able to emulate it 100%. Just finding a place around here that uses wiz will get my attention. I 'm not sure why, but you won 't typically find it unless the place is taking strides to be authentic. We went all out on our first order, spending over $60 for two of us. Wiz Wit, South Philly Hoagie, Diablo Wings, fries and onion rings.The philly passes all the initial checks. Compact, lightly toasted hoagie roll. Looks like an absolute mess you won 't be able to eat without needing a shower. First bite, the bread is just a little crispy, the meat is super tender, only when the taste set in did I realize I wasn 't home free. There 's something off about the wiz. My girlfriend and I sat down and tried to place it but couldn 't sort it out. It tastes the way my food starts to taste once I realize I didn 't get it right and start panic adding spices to try to fix it. The beef itself was tender, but subtle.I liked the south side hoagie a lot more. I love a pile of cured meat with provolone on a dry Italian style sandwich. The meat tasted amazing and the sandwich was as good as any Italian style deli I 've been to around here. My girlfriend wasn 't into it because the meat was very touch and stretchy. It was, but I didn 't even notice because of the taste.They sell full wings, not cut into drumsticks and flats. We ordered diablo sauce, and to my surprise it was actually pretty spicy. The wings were good, but the price was steep.The idea of an authentic cheesesteak place is a huge deal to us, so we didn 't want to just dismiss them after our first trip. We came back and got two more one with wiz, one with American Cheese. The wiz was the same as the first time. I try to write it off as a style choice we simply don 't agree with, but it 's hard to envision it. When we tried the philly with American, it was much better. About as good as Gino 's, or the old Taste of Philadelphia place, or any of the places that take a genuine shot at the real thing.I never tried their other menu items, including the smash burgers. I did order from their ghost kitchen Decir Algo, because I love me some Birria Tacos. As expected, it was a beautiful application for all that tender beef they 're already sitting on. We didn 't try the queso because we were afraid it would be the same as the wiz. Birria tacos are always amazing, the only feedback I could give is that they didn 't come with cilantro or limes.This is a good place, and if I 'm coming off harsh, it 's all in response to the claims of authenticity. They are not philly good, but what are you gonna do, drive to Philadelphia for lunch? Give them a try and see for yourself. Definitely order in advance, especially during lunch time. The wait time can get pretty long here.

Spouse just called to ask at 5:30pm if they had any steak left for steak sandwiches. Like last month, they said they ran out. What a joke. Notice how they didn't respond last time about this issue? Clearly, they don't care.

I actually like the cheessteaks.last Friday orded 2 drove from north syracuse to find out it would be another 30 minutes .I was told only 1 cook for 2 restaurants. I wish I was told that on the phone before wasting my gas.also was told I was being sent a gift card or something to rectify this problem. I provided my address and nothing came......

First impressions mean everything and we left because they ran out of steak. I wouldn't pay attention to people complaining about it being bland. Not EVERYTHING has to be popping with flavor and with the right use of condiments, you can flavor a bland steak sandwich properly. Just bad luck for both sides on a potentially bad night? Sorry, but, one thing I'm generally not too forgiving on is running out of product. This place has potential because there aren't many places to get such a variety of steak sandwiches. They might take a good hard look at this and think about how they can improve