Philthy Philly’s

Was hoping for this to be a welcome addition to a sad lack of casual dining choices in the Pickering area. But alas, it was disappointing.
The restaurant itself has about 10 tables if you wanted to dine in, but it is still counter ordering and pick up. The main options are Philly cheesesteaks, pulled pork and poutine. We ordered a «philthy» poutine (which refers to the size, not the toppings), a pulled pork, a cheesesteak and a peppercorn steak sandwich. There are many poutine varieties.
The staff were pleasant and helpful to explain options, but it was pretty dead in the restaurant so not sure what it would be when busy. Suggestions for sauces and cheeses were made. Order to exit took about 10 mins.
The food looked yummy coming out, the poutine especially was ginormous, gleaming with gravy and cheese curds. But overall looks were deceiving. The poutine was seriously lacking in gravy. Only the fries on top had any. This is a huge pet peeve of mine. If I wanted plain fries, I’d order plain fries. All three sandwiches were meh. My pulled pork wouldn’t stay in he bun. The sauciness of it just disintegrated the bun. It also had a very mushy texture. Also, the hostess gave me grief about wanting to put coleslaw (which they offered as a condiment!!) on my sandwich. She said «you know this is cold and the sandwich is hot right?» Um yeah. But hello… classic pairing! The other 2 sandwiches had same bun issues.
Big portions, underwhelming flavour, disappointing construction. I won’t be returning.

I just found out about this place and was really looking forward to it. Unfortunately I was disappointed with the experience.
Let’s start with the good stuff… friendly service, big portions, lot’s of toppings, great presentation, nice place. My food arrived and it looked great!
Then I take a bite and get this liver after taste from the meat… yuk! This tends to happen when using poor or cheap cuts of meat. Three words… ‘eye of round’. That is the cut of meat you should use for a Philly steak. On top of that the steak wasn’t seasoned and overcooked/​dry. You get this impressive amount of fries and onion rings, but the oil they were cooked in was dirty so they were dark and oily.
Really it’s a shame as they have the right idea… great marketing, menu and the right approach to building a Philly steak the way you want it. Unfortunately the quality just wasn’t there. I don’t know if it’s the same at the other location or if this is just a management problem at this location.
In any case I drove a long way to try this place and was disappointed. You can get a much better Philly steak at Retro Burger or Pete’s Big Bite.

We went back again today. about 3 months after our first visit. While portions are still large, the quality has gone down. The beef was not as good quality and it was cut improperly (with the grain instead of against and too thick) so it was very tough and hard to bite through and chew. It still tasted good, although they were very stingy with the lettuce, but because of the tough meat it was not as enjoyable. Also the service was terribly slow for a fast food place. We ordered at 1:14 and there were only 2 other customers in the restaurant plus an employee on lunch break, and it took 20 minutes to finally get our food. They seem to be struggling a bit if the lack of customers during lunch rush on a Monday and the lower quality of ingredients was any indication.

This place is awesome! Their cheesesteaks are sooo good. I love the Crooked Greek with chicken, get it every time. Their Chicken Bacon Ranch Poutine is the bomb too.
Options of regular size and «philthy» size, for those who are really hungry!
Staff are friendly and knowledgeable. They can explain the entire menu.
It can get a bit pricey if you’re ordering multiple items or combos but still, a great place for Poutine or a cheesesteak!

I wanted to try for a while and finally stopped in. I got the pulled pork with sweet memphis bbq and it was DELICIOUS! It was tangy and flavorful and all around good. I also got a poutine but it was just too much food for 1 sitting. I look forward to trying more items off the menu.

The standard cheese steak was amazing, better than the one I had in Philly to be honest… the chili cheese fries were not great, I really didn’t see any cheese, however I’ll definitely be returning for more of the sandwiches.
My big problem was that it was me and another customer waiting, I went up to the gentleman at the cash who was friendly, pleasant and helpful, left a tip for him, then went over to get my cutlery and whatnot… I then couldn’t help but over hear him bringing a sandwich to the front and putting the final toppings on while a female coworker began yelling at him!!! I was APPALLED! With customers standing right there to yell at another employee is so inappropriate… the most ironic thing about it is that she yelled «I’M TRYING TO HELP YOU LEARN»…let me tell you, there are probably about 4 million different ways to help someone learn and THIS is not one of them. This female employee then looked at me to see that I was clearly staring at her with the look of disgust on my face… she then walked away from him after another moment, then was the person to assist me at the front with my final toppings and seemed to overly try to be friendly and nice to me… not impressed and I hope that this isn’t a regular situation, for if I see it again, I will not be returning.

Wow this is a nice addtion
First they are located right next to Fat Bastards which makes it in the right location
I tried the Philly with peameal
I think it was the Canadian one
Was amazing
Love the choices on the menu
Definitely hit the spot
I am looking forward to trying more, especially the poutine menu!!!

I’ve been to Philthy Phillys twice now and I was really looking forward to this place opening up nearby my home.
The first time I had a Philly Poutine which I thought was odd didn’t come with green peppers, onion, and mushroom standard but I asked for mushrooms and green peppers and they said sure. The poutine was good regular size filled me up and I wouldn’t order a Philthy poutine unless I was splitting it with someone else. My complaint however was the wait time it took 15 minutes from order to getting food which I felt was too long for poutine however this was within their first week of opening so I chalked it up to that.
I went back today and ordered a Philthy sized Philly cheese steak and after waiting for almost 20 minutes they realized they accidentally gave my sandwich to someone else, I was pretty irritated and thought something was off when someone who ordered after me was getting a philly before me with that said they refunded me for my Philly and promptly made a new one which was ready in about 5 minute after the mix up. I appreciated that because if they didn’t refund me I probably wouldn’t have been back again. Anyway onto the Philly I finally got…
Good steak, nice and juicy and they have a lot of sauce and topping options and even various cheese options although I stuck to the original steak mushroom, onion, green pepper and provolone formula without cheese wiz and I added hot sauce and their Philthy sauce which was like a BBQ sauce.
So why 3 stars, well I dock one star for how long I’ve had to wait both times and I dock another because I compare this place directly to Retro Burger in Ajax which is my go to in Pickering/​Ajax for both Philly cheesesteak and poutine and I could have had both a Philly cheesesteak and poutine for the cost of 1 Philthy Philly cheese steak.
This place has good food but I find them a little too expensive and they need to improve the wait times.

Oh man, I love this place. To me, the food is worth the price. Really delicious here and I love the poutines. Living in pickering, the closest available smokes is in Oshawa. Thankfully, this place steps in to fill the void… And at times, does an even better job than smokes.
People working there have been nothing but kind and polite. Really helpful and nice. I highly reccomend going here.

These sandwhichs and poutines are huge, in fact, my wife and I shared a combo and i am known for a healthy appitite, alot of flavour, these cheese steaks are an enjoyable experience

First impression really good. You will for sure get what you paid for. Onion rings was great! The girl at the counter super nice n friendly. If u are craving for sandwich this is the place to be.

It tastes really good but in a Friday night it took one hour for us to get our food. Be prepared to wait a LOT.

Everything was great from beginning to end. The menu is simple to follow. I ordered the Philly cheese steak $ 12.99 for 12 inch. There is option for chicken or steak and of course I went with steak. They ask you what toppings you want. There is onions, mushrooms, green peppers. They aslo ask you what type of cheese you want and you can choose from a large variety. There is also the option to add cheese whiz. There is also a large variety of sauces to choose from. They person behind the counter recommended ancho and BBQ sauce and thats what I went with.
Portion of steak meat was very generous and it was very juicy. The sandwich tasted great. Only complaint is that there were some tough tendon pieces of beef but only a small amount.
Service is very friendly and efficient. I only had to wait about 5 minutes for my sandwich. There is a good amount of seating and decent amount of parking. I do not recommend taking this sandwich as takeout because the meat is so juicy that the bread will get soggy for sure.
Can’t wait to come back and try the poutine and pulled pork.

I’ve been waiting to post this because there wasn’t a listing for this location at the time. I went probably the first couple of days they were open (August 17), so I hope it’s gotten better
are some notes I took at the time.
7 behind counter
I order a basic 8″ philly cheese steak and small poutine to get a baseline. Ordering a sandwich with a poutine gets a free drink, which should be expected, at $ 16 for the meal.
I am order 124. It is 8:47.
10 mins, still waiting.
It’s clear many on staff are still being trained. The lady at the till breaks often to organize and tell her colleagues how to do things.
Behind counter, they’re living up to the name. Lots of bits and pieces on floor.
She calls my bill at 8:51 and I go for the house sauce and some mustard.
Overall tasty, but the steak is dry. Could have used maybe a minute less on grill.
Bill 129 is called at 9:06 just as I finish my sandwich.
For a fast food place, needlessly slow. The beef was overdone and dry. For that price, standards should be higher.

I ordered Greek Poutine which was good. However, it took them 35 minutes to have my order handed to me. Late night clubbing at Smokes that is jammed pack delivers 4 times as fast.
Also, it literally is the philtiest kitchen in Pickering… no hairnets, I see people pick their ears and handle food. just disgusting.

Brilliant.
I’ve tried to find a proper copy of a real Philadelphia Cheesesteak in the GTA, and honestly, nowhere had it right. The bread was always wrong, it was piled with stuff that isn’t supposed to be there, and it just didn’t taste like the real thing.
My barber told me to check this place out, and I’m so glad I did last night on my way to BATL. A proper whiz wit — on the right kind of bread, just like an Amoroso Bakery roll you’d get in Philly, and everything was just pretty much bang on.
This is good, and horrible, all at once.

‘Murica… F.U.C. Ya!
We came here after spending great time at the beach. I got the philly cheese steak with poutine. Tastes philthy in a very good way. Portions are ‘Murican. Wonderful, friendly service. Philthy and they know it. If you love philthy, greasy foods then check this place out. Please eat responsibly.