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# El Mexicano Restaurante: A Surprisingly Good Philly Cheesesteak – The Bite
- URL: https://bklyner.com/el-mexicano-restaurante-a-surprisingly-good-philly-cheesesteak-the-bite-sheepshead-bay/
- Published: 2013-12-24T15:16:13.000Z
- Updated: 2013-12-24T15:16:52.000Z
- Author: Bensonhurst Bean
- Tags: 2102 east 15th st, east 15th st, el mexicano restaurante, Mexican Food, Mexican Restaurants, the bite, #API-Imported

![mexi-steak](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/mexi-steak.jpg)

**[THE BITE:](/tag/the-bite/)**I order my Mexican fare solely from El Mexicano Restaurante, which I consider the best place in the neighborhood to get my taco and burrito fill. The delivery men are friendly, the food reasonably priced. So much so that fellow Bite writer [Lenny Markh has already tackled the restaurant’s tacos for this column](/el-mexicano-restaurante-chicken-pork-tacos-the-bite/). But I still wanted to find an unexplored gem on their menu, so I took a tough look at it for this week’s piece and decided to give the Mexican Philly cheesesteak a shot.

Like so many Chinese restaurants in America, I noticed that El Mexicano’s menu also tries to appeal to the American palate by including items such as French fries and chicken wings. Looking at the photos of these American-style foods, they seemed uninspired – until my eyes fell up on the Mexican Philly cheesesteak. This is not something I would normally do. I trust them fully with guacamole, rice and beans, and any incarnation of tortilla or marinated pork, but sesame-seed sprinkled hoagies? It seemed suspect.

But this sandwich was amazing for take-out joint fare. The bread was toasted golden and slightly crunchy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside, holding in place marinated beef, salty queso blanco- a mild Mexican cheese similar to mozzarella – and a spicy mix of onions and peppers. Bonus tip: I also got a side of guacamole to go with this. This may have been an extravagant move, but I assure you they go well together.

In short, every bite of this enormous sandwich was delicious. I don’t know what possessed me to take this risk, but I’m really glad I did. I think I just learned an important lesson about… not judging a book by it’s cover?… or something…

*El Mexicano Resaurante, 2102 East 15th Street, between Avenue U and Avenue V, (718) 676-2700 or (718) 676-2703.*

*— Sonia Rapaport*

*[The Bite](/tag/the-bite/) is Sheepshead Bites’ weekly column where we explore the foodstuffs of Sheepshead Bay. Each week we check out a different offering from one of the many restaurants, delis, food carts, bakeries, butchers, fish mongers, or grocers in our neighborhood. If it’s edible, we’ll take a bite.*