15. Roast Beef
Carmen's Famous Cheesesteaks

Carmen's Famous Cheesesteaks

51 N 12th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States

Steak • Pizza • Italian • American


"Tourist trap. I came in there today for the 1st time in Philadelphia. Went to this shop to get a cheese steak sandwich. Went to the counter and ask what was most popular and before I said yes he was already trying to ring it up and very fast before I could see what he was adding on. So I said can el that I want just a plain sandwich which he argued with me there is no such. Then he want you to only look at him and not what he's ringing up. Finally I was able to get him to listen to me and I ordered the $12.95 cheese steak that comes with choice of mild or Sharpe provolone. Then he kept trying to add stuff on that I didn't want and I said I wanted the basic 12.95 sandwich only with the included provolone cheese. He rang it up very fast and tries to distract you from seeing the screen and I remember now seeing the mozzarella charge added on for I think $1.95 which I didn't add on and the provolone was included. So he has my $20 and handed me back $4.10. I ask what the tax rate was and why almost $4 tax and I wanted to see my itemized receipt and he waded it up and it went under the counter and meanwhile he is talking loud to you to distract you. He's like a cheap carnival worker hustling money. Then he gets up and turns and walks away behind the counter to end the co cersation. Now they hand me the sandwich and I'm fed up and just left but will never be back there and hope to share my experience. June 13, 2023 at about 2 pm. $12.95 sandwich and no extras added on from my part and with tax I was charged $15.90. It's like a shell game there. Sandwich was fair and this review is not about the food or the cooks, only the scam cashier. You will know him by the masonic tattoo on his forearm"