Steak Escape

Yes, I am a fan of Steak Escape. I am not a fan of the name — what does that even mean? Is the steak trying to escape? Are the employees? Trust me, when I want to escape, the last place I’d go to is an upscale fast food place at an upscale mall.
That said, Steak Escape is one of the best fast food options around. Their food is prepared fresh and served very hot. Their sandwiches actually do have flavor AND white meat, which is more than I can say for their competitors. Steak Escape is not cheap (a sandwich with fries and a soft drink is $ 10 — $ 12, depending on the size of the sandwich), but it’s better than Subway or Quizno’s.
Steak Escape claims to be offering the «taste of South Philly.» While that might be going a bit too far, they do use real hoagie rolls and pile on the ingredients. For our readers familiar with Philadelphia dining options, Steak Escape’s hoagie is not the best you’ve ever had, but it sure beats a Wawa hoagie.
I had the buffalo chicken and the chicken parm sandwiches, and both were solid. The buffalo chicken was very spicy, but in a good way. The chicken parm was more subdued, but with plenty of aged parmesan flavor. They hand cut their fries, and it definitely shows. They give you a small cup of fries, but they are neither too greasy nor too salty.
If they got rid of cheesy fast-​food like ads plastered all over the faux brick walls, they could have passed for a classier establishment. They already have a big flat screen TV, showing some kids movie on repeat, which, of course, is classy in itself. I am telling you, they could easily charge more for these sandwiches if they had served them on real plates with real silverware. Actually, it’s already $ 12 for a big sandwich, fries and a soda, so maybe not.
Good stuff.

The sandwiches are not that poppin and its a lil too expensive for something too small. The fries are a lil bland but if you just pour a bit of seasoning and dip it in vinegar than its all gravy.

I can’t say I was blown away by their food. I had a chicken sandwich (forgot the name but they don’t have a lot of chicken sandwiches on the menu) and fries.
There wasn’t a lot of chicken in the sandwich but at least whatever was in it, it wasn’t dry. Fries are ok — at least it wasn’t greasy.
You can see them cook the food while you are marching to pick up your order. All I can say is I’m glad I didn’t order the burger cuz it looks like processed black spam!

Horrible the sandwiches are very very bad. The girl putting the sandwiches together touched the raw meat then the lettuce then the tomatoes and then the buns. Who knows what else she touched before making my sandwhich. This place is not very hygenic.

Suprisingly, the food here is actually pretty good. I’ve eaten here two days in a row. It’s better than anything else in the mall (in my opinion). The sandwiches are pretty good. I really like the bread they use because it doesn’t get tiring. I really like the Grand Escape. The Philly Slam is okay but not as good. The fries are okay. This is definitely something to consider as an alternative to going to Subway. the sandwiches here are more expensive but tastes beter. Even though they make pretty mean cheesesteak sandwiches here, it still doesn’t compare to my first love — The Cheese Steak Shop.

I’m so disappointed in Steak Escape. I used to love this spot for their grilled wraps, their never ending supply of ranch, and clean dining area. Well, everything has gone to hell. Flies & Biting Bugs in the dining area and just outside and they charge you for ranch dressing, when it used to be free flowing — which is one of the reasons why this place used to be awesome — they never skimped! I don’t know what’s going on over there — perhaps their management is burnt out and just doesn’t care anymore. Regardless, it’s not worth it. Spend the extra couple of bucks to eat on the SF Centre side of the food court, or avoid the hassle of downtown and go to Jay’s Cheese Steak if you are craving a dank sub.

My first time ever eating at this chain /​place. It’s good for a chain. There aren’t too many sub shops here so if you are fixin for a Steak & Cheese come here. It’s good for a chain, but nothing impressive that makes it standout. It does the trick and it does it right.

The Philly Cheese steak and an order of fries for $ 7! It’s fast, hot, and delicious~!

Surprisingly not bad. Chicken was grilled fresh with minimal oil, along with the veggies. Definitely an above average wrap.

This place is just like Great Steak Potato. Cheesesteaks are good. The wraps are a rip off and the italian sausage sucks. If the line is long the Korean guy asks what you want. If you ask for a small he’ll mark a regular on your ticket. Watch out for that. He’ll try to be sneaky so make sure you put him in check.

It’s about a star below great steak & potato, but it will do. It gets the job done. Another alright mall cheese steak joint.

I was very surprised to find Steak Escape at the Westfield San Francisco Shopping Centre. It was tucked away from the high end eateries, sitting amongst its lower class fare brethren — Rubio’s, Panda Express, and Villa Pizza. I am not nearly bourgeois enough to keep from dining at one of my favorite cheesesteak franchises.
Their menu has a number of choices — but sticks to a tried and true formula. Philly style cheesesteaks, grilled chicken subs, and potatoes in various forms and dressings.
Their 7 inch Philly is a bit pricey and a bit light with the amount of meat — but the serving size is adequate as a meal. There fries are unique, with the skin unpeeled. Salt, vinegar, ketchup, and seasoned salt are available as condiments.
This eatery fully deserves 3 stars due to its cleanliness, its speed and efficiency, and a huge flatsceen that shows the latest movies on DVD.

ughhh.
just say no.
they only get one star for the somewhat decent fries.
other than that, just gross.

Eh, just OK. Just like any other mall «cheesesteak» place. I too had the Fire Escape with chicken. It has peppers, salsa, and other stuff. Descent fries. They also have a «smashed potato» where they can add steak, or chicken. This place is definitely not worth the trip downtown, just for this, but OK if you are in SF Centre. But what mall food is actually good?

I had a pretty decent cheesesteak here today called the Fire Escape, which adds jalapenos, onions and maybe something else? Can’t remember it was pretty hot, I had sweat on my brow half way through. Nothing spectacular but decent food and service at regular mall court prices.