Comments on: Rocco’s Steaks, Paoli http://mainlinedine.com/rest/roccos-steaks-breezes-into-paoli.html Finally, a restaurant guide for Philadelphia's Main Line and suburbs Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:26:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: dan http://mainlinedine.com/rest/roccos-steaks-breezes-into-paoli.html#comment-92002 dan Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:08:43 +0000 http://mainlinedine.com/?p=786#comment-92002 I would be happy ti invite you to try Ristorante Verona....My Name is Danny Fusaro and I would love the opportunity to show you all the great things we have done to Verona....And it shows...Come check us out. Thanks. I would be happy ti invite you to try Ristorante Verona….My Name is Danny Fusaro and I would love the opportunity to show you all the great things we have done to Verona….And it shows…Come check us out. Thanks.

]]> By: Matt http://mainlinedine.com/rest/roccos-steaks-breezes-into-paoli.html#comment-86804 Matt Fri, 13 May 2011 12:25:24 +0000 http://mainlinedine.com/?p=786#comment-86804 Last time I was there the cup lids were Starbuck's coffee cup lids, and the napkins were stolen from Starbuck's as well. He also happened to short me on my change $.25. It all just gave off that vibe that this place was a goner. Too bad, they had great steaks about 85% of the time, but I never thought they would be long for Paoli/Malvern with that food and location. Last time I was there the cup lids were Starbuck’s coffee cup lids, and the napkins were stolen from Starbuck’s as well. He also happened to short me on my change $.25. It all just gave off that vibe that this place was a goner.

Too bad, they had great steaks about 85% of the time, but I never thought they would be long for Paoli/Malvern with that food and location.

]]> By: John W http://mainlinedine.com/rest/roccos-steaks-breezes-into-paoli.html#comment-86553 John W Sun, 08 May 2011 20:34:34 +0000 http://mainlinedine.com/?p=786#comment-86553 I drove by in the early afternoon on Saturday 7 May and I saw Rocco's Mercedes along side the building and one customer I think waiting for food. I do wish Rocco would return to a real restaurant. He has been much missed since turning over Ristorante Verona to other people. John I drove by in the early afternoon on Saturday 7 May and I saw Rocco’s Mercedes along side the building and one customer I think waiting for food. I do wish Rocco would return to a real restaurant. He has been much missed since turning over Ristorante Verona to other people.

John

]]> By: TW http://mainlinedine.com/rest/roccos-steaks-breezes-into-paoli.html#comment-86330 TW Wed, 04 May 2011 19:10:26 +0000 http://mainlinedine.com/?p=786#comment-86330 Roccos is closed. I gave it about 10 chances, but the food was sub par. "Best cheesesteaks" my butt.... Roccos is closed. I gave it about 10 chances, but the food was sub par. “Best cheesesteaks” my butt….

]]> By: Jim in Paoli http://mainlinedine.com/rest/roccos-steaks-breezes-into-paoli.html#comment-85976 Jim in Paoli Sat, 30 Apr 2011 05:22:20 +0000 http://mainlinedine.com/?p=786#comment-85976 Did Rocco's close? It has looked dark for the past week. There isn't a sign that says they've closed. Did Rocco’s close?
It has looked dark for the past week. There isn’t a sign that says they’ve closed.

]]> By: Chip from Malvern http://mainlinedine.com/rest/roccos-steaks-breezes-into-paoli.html#comment-76449 Chip from Malvern Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:31:10 +0000 http://mainlinedine.com/?p=786#comment-76449 Stopped by for the 2nd time today. First experience was good. This time bought two cheesesteaks. One with onions and one without. Also bought two orders of fries since my wife and two boys loved Rocco's fries the first time. Thought the service was friendly and fast considering it seems the steaks are made to order. Enjoyed the whole order. I am a more than satisfied customer and will be visiting again soon. Keep up the great work! I wish you success. Stopped by for the 2nd time today. First experience was good. This time bought two cheesesteaks. One with onions and one without. Also bought two orders of fries since my wife and two boys loved Rocco’s fries the first time. Thought the service was friendly and fast considering it seems the steaks are made to order. Enjoyed the whole order. I am a more than satisfied customer and will be visiting again soon. Keep up the great work! I wish you success.

]]> By: Cheeseteakhead http://mainlinedine.com/rest/roccos-steaks-breezes-into-paoli.html#comment-71202 Cheeseteakhead Mon, 08 Nov 2010 19:31:53 +0000 http://mainlinedine.com/?p=786#comment-71202 I am a big believer in eating at locally owned dining establishments (see exceptions below***). this means when the man is hungry for meat, the man goes to somewhere local and not the wendy's or burger kind nearby. so I have been going to rocco's off and on as I see fit since they opened. I would say that the steak is good. My pet peeve with it is that with 1 out of 3 steaks I get, there are some large rubbery peices of unchewable fat. Of course in a chopped steak this would all be blended in. anyway, I don't like that. rip that crap off before you serve it to me. I also think they could use a better quality steak. I consider myself the world's foremost cheesesteak authority and I make them at home and I can make a better steak with Acme's chip steak. the meat has too much of a roast beef feel to it. don't get me wrong, it tastes good, real good. to those of you who say it is greasy I say to you wtf? its a cheesesteak not a salad! The roll is very good. although I preferred the carangi's roll that they started off with , but the new roll has grown on me and I have accepted it. The point of my review here is to alert fellow cheesesteakies to my latest rendevous w/ said establishment. So I order provelone with, and today, because I have been doing quite a bit of exercise lately, rewarded myself with fries, which I have never tried at this particularly place. When I got the fries, they put them in upside down. I thought this was peculiar. if you have a cone of fries, and a bag, how could you accidentally put them in upside down. as I'm driving away, I'm trying to get to a fri (frie? fry? what is the singular form of fries duh?) and I can't reach them, and when i finally got to a very unlucky fri to put in me mouth, it was cold! in fact, 3/4 of the fries were cold , as in , refrigerator cold. not warm. cold. the other 1/4 were hot. which occurred to me, they either microwaved their fries (I guess they don't know how long to microwave their fries?) or they deliberately put cold fries in my bag. I now have $2.50 (!) worth of cold french fries sitting in my garbage can. OUt of principal, I am pissed off. Put a little quality control into what you hand out. I can go to wendy's and burger king and get hot, good fries, but I don't. I choose to pay higher prices to keep places like Rocco's in business. I will continue to go, but they are on double secret probation. It is a damn good steak. I would like it to be more meaty though. I have had to buy 2 before to keep me nourished. In their defense, the owner (i am assuming it is the owner) was not there. I highly doubt he would have let cold fries go out the door in such a sneaky fashion to put them in upside down so I wouldn't know about the cold fries until I got to my destination. If your fries are cold, just tell me please. don't try to increase your revenue $2.50 by putting cold fries in my bag upside down. I am your loyal customer. I defend your steaks to my health conscious vegan sissy neighbors. My last pet peeve: What is with the slogan: "Best cheesesteaks on the east coast" What, is there some place in Utah that has a better steak? Was there a cheesesteak contest only for east coast establishments? Why not go ballsout and say best cheesesteak in the world? the universe? the country? I digress. ***exceptions: five guys for burgers - until someone local can duplicate this insane madness of perfection. I am a big believer in eating at locally owned dining establishments (see exceptions below***). this means when the man is hungry for meat, the man goes to somewhere local and not the wendy’s or burger kind nearby. so I have been going to rocco’s off and on as I see fit since they opened. I would say that the steak is good. My pet peeve with it is that with 1 out of 3 steaks I get, there are some large rubbery peices of unchewable fat. Of course in a chopped steak this would all be blended in. anyway, I don’t like that. rip that crap off before you serve it to me. I also think they could use a better quality steak. I consider myself the world’s foremost cheesesteak authority and I make them at home and I can make a better steak with Acme’s chip steak. the meat has too much of a roast beef feel to it. don’t get me wrong, it tastes good, real good. to those of you who say it is greasy I say to you wtf? its a cheesesteak not a salad! The roll is very good. although I preferred the carangi’s roll that they started off with , but the new roll has grown on me and I have accepted it.

The point of my review here is to alert fellow cheesesteakies to my latest rendevous w/ said establishment. So I order provelone with, and today, because I have been doing quite a bit of exercise lately, rewarded myself with fries, which I have never tried at this particularly place. When I got the fries, they put them in upside down. I thought this was peculiar. if you have a cone of fries, and a bag, how could you accidentally put them in upside down. as I’m driving away, I’m trying to get to a fri (frie? fry? what is the singular form of fries duh?) and I can’t reach them, and when i finally got to a very unlucky fri to put in me mouth, it was cold! in fact, 3/4 of the fries were cold , as in , refrigerator cold. not warm. cold. the other 1/4 were hot. which occurred to me, they either microwaved their fries (I guess they don’t know how long to microwave their fries?) or they deliberately put cold fries in my bag. I now have $2.50 (!) worth of cold french fries sitting in my garbage can.

OUt of principal, I am pissed off. Put a little quality control into what you hand out. I can go to wendy’s and burger king and get hot, good fries, but I don’t. I choose to pay higher prices to keep places like Rocco’s in business.

I will continue to go, but they are on double secret probation. It is a damn good steak. I would like it to be more meaty though. I have had to buy 2 before to keep me nourished.

In their defense, the owner (i am assuming it is the owner) was not there. I highly doubt he would have let cold fries go out the door in such a sneaky fashion to put them in upside down so I wouldn’t know about the cold fries until I got to my destination. If your fries are cold, just tell me please. don’t try to increase your revenue $2.50 by putting cold fries in my bag upside down. I am your loyal customer. I defend your steaks to my health conscious vegan sissy neighbors.

My last pet peeve: What is with the slogan: “Best cheesesteaks on the east coast” What, is there some place in Utah that has a better steak? Was there a cheesesteak contest only for east coast establishments? Why not go ballsout and say best cheesesteak in the world? the universe? the country? I digress.

***exceptions: five guys for burgers – until someone local can duplicate this insane madness of perfection.

]]> By: joe http://mainlinedine.com/rest/roccos-steaks-breezes-into-paoli.html#comment-63943 joe Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:41:54 +0000 http://mainlinedine.com/?p=786#comment-63943 It seems like we are comparing two different types of sandwiches in these reviews. Depending on how you like your steak you might find this to be the best or the worst sandwich you have ever had. If you are into the 9th street sandwiches you will find this to be 100 times better than what you get get in town without the wait. I find the "american wit" fantastic. I like eating them two at a time!!!!!!!!! highly recomend rocco's in paoli. Not to be confused with rocco's in exton which is the best pizza place in the world. It seems like we are comparing two different types of sandwiches in these reviews. Depending on how you like your steak you might find this to be the best or the worst sandwich you have ever had. If you are into the 9th street sandwiches you will find this to be 100 times better than what you get get in town without the wait. I find the “american wit” fantastic. I like eating them two at a time!!!!!!!!! highly recomend rocco’s in paoli. Not to be confused with rocco’s in exton which is the best pizza place in the world.

]]> By: undisclosed http://mainlinedine.com/rest/roccos-steaks-breezes-into-paoli.html#comment-62679 undisclosed Sat, 17 Jul 2010 20:02:55 +0000 http://mainlinedine.com/?p=786#comment-62679 sounds like Doug is a guy who ate Steak-um as a kid. I've been to rocco's, and while everyone has different taste and preferences, they cook everything fresh to order, nothing sits under a hot lamp. I spoke with Rocco directly, and they use 8 ounces of rib-eye sliced fresh daily on every steak. Pretty tasty. My wife said the pork was good too, full of flavor with the broccoli rabe and sharp provolone. sounds like Doug is a guy who ate Steak-um as a kid. I’ve been to rocco’s, and while everyone has different taste and preferences, they cook everything fresh to order, nothing sits under a hot lamp. I spoke with Rocco directly, and they use 8 ounces of rib-eye sliced fresh daily on every steak. Pretty tasty. My wife said the pork was good too, full of flavor with the broccoli rabe and sharp provolone.

]]> By: Doug http://mainlinedine.com/rest/roccos-steaks-breezes-into-paoli.html#comment-62611 Doug Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:58:19 +0000 http://mainlinedine.com/?p=786#comment-62611 one word - garbage. pork was flavorless and broc rabe was awful. cheesesteak was greasy and had no flavor. if you're going to do one thing, do it well. they don't. surprised it's still open. one word – garbage. pork was flavorless and broc rabe was awful. cheesesteak was greasy and had no flavor. if you’re going to do one thing, do it well. they don’t. surprised it’s still open.

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