Gabriel’s Cheesesteak Hoagies

This place is pretty great I love the hogies I wish they had more options as far as sides go but overall it’s pretty great place to go. Great food for an inexpensive price.

Classic. I cant remember Ypsi without Gabriel’s. Simply put its clean, quick and tasty. You get what you pay for and I’ll take a good sandwich without all the gimics and fancy frills other places provide any day.

Best cheese steak hoagie I’ve ever had every time I eat there it’s consistent and great the staff are friendly and Eager to help I would suggest to anyone who wants great food and great service to try it out mind you I’ve only had the hoagies

Ok gonna be real honest here. The cheese steak hoagie is not what it used to be here. The quality has gone down the last 5 – 10 years compared to what it used to be. I do like their lunch meat special (3 different type of hams). Sometimes you get a great reputation like they had for years & when the quality goes down like it has the regular customers who go all the time do not realize it.

Best hoagie ever! My dad was friends with the Gabriel’s.we had these often and I won’t eat another hoagie from any other place.

I enjoy the sandwiches here. Usually, I get steak and cheese with mushrooms. My wife loves that they smell like White Castle sliders. They only accept cash. The sandwiches run around $ 6.

Great hangover food. Oh, and really good anytime as well. Make sure you get the hot peppers.

Best Philly Cheesesteak Hoagie’s I have ever had. I had my first one and have not stop eating them since. I order my with extra cheese, onion, and mushroom. I use just a little of the peppers and my hoagie is complete. I order at least one once a week. My husband like the ham and cheese sub but because its not grill3ed or served hot, I don’t care for the ham and cheese. I stay with my favorite. Each of the establishments are clean. I have never dined in. I always have carry out. The kitchen appears to be clean and the staff members all wear gloves. The counters and floors are cleaned. Each of the facilities are well maintained.

Ok; its offical Gabriel’s is a 10 out of 10. If you read my reviews… you know I rarely give out 5 stars, but when you’re doing it right and the quality is undeniable… I have no choice. The Salads are made to order, nothing pre-​made in the morning and sitting in coolers. The cold cut sub was meaty and fresh. With the young ladies, providing exceptional customer service, you can’t go wrong.

Stumbled across this place by accident and boy was I surprised.
When we drove by we saw a constant flow of customers coming in and out with big smiles on their faces. One great indicator!
Second great sign was bright yellow awning with the label they have been opened since 1959 as the Original CheeseHoagie spot!
Third sign: Simple and short food menu… Minus all the 100 of cleaver names and ingredients. I personally respect a business that have the confidence to refine their offerings to the few items. It’s like badge of honor to say you are the best at you do everyday! Deal with it! Lol!
Fourth sign: clean & cool dining room and efficiency staff.
Fifth sign: super delicious hoagies! I added cheese and mushrooms and I felt like I was in paradise! Soft bun, seasoned beef etc… How can you go wrong! Plus the sandwich was only $ 7!
Another awesome treasure in Ypsilanti! I love it!

First of all, the bun is a hot-​dog bun, not a hearty hoagie roll, like you would be certain to get from a real hoagie deli. I ordered extra cheese and I could neither see nor taste the cheese. The sandwich is advertised as coming standard with grilled onions. I could likewise, neither see nor taste any grilled onions… an absolute requirement for a true cheesesteak hoagie. Finally, the steak was very mediocre. All in all, nothing was particularly redeaming about the sandwich. I got the sandwich all by itself and it cost just over $ 7 with tax. I’m not fond of fast food restaurants, but I could have had a much better sandwich at Wendy’s by getting a double burger with everything for less money. I needed to try this at least once because finding a true cheesesteak in Saline Michigan would have been wondrous… unfortunately, once is all it will ever be!

Been going here since I was a kid. Best cheesesteaks ever. We live near Philly now and I still think Gabriel’s is the best.

My favorite cheesesteak hoagie around. Order extra cheese and mushrooms if you like them, you won’t be disappointed. Fantastic. Gotta go here if you are in the area and if you aren’t, it’s worth the drive.

I wanted a cheese steak! So I searched Unilocal for Philly cheese steak. Several places came up, but they all referenced hoagies. So I checked some pictures, and felt comfortable enough that phillies and hoagies are in the same family of sandwiches.
I live much closer to Gabriel’s Saline location, but with its mixed reviews I figured I’d try this location first so I can make a true comparison if I visit Saline.
When I pulled up and got out of the car, the first thing I noticed was the smell. You can smell the steak. To me that was a good sign.
The place is small and simple. Customer service isn’t anything special, just enough to take care of the business you came in for. The process is very efficient. You order and wait, they call your name, and you leave (or eat in if you’d like) There isn’t much seating, and is occupied mostly by folks waiting on their order. The sandwiches are made to order, and you can see the ladies in the back making the sandwiches, and there was a lady on the front line cutting, wrapping, and bagging. I ordered a regular cheese steak, and waited about 10 minutes.
The hoagie was simple with a great balance of meat and cheese. I didn’t realize I could choose another cheese until I heard that someone ordered theirs with provolone. I was pleased that the sandwich wasn’t soggy. There was no mayo, like there is on phillies, but interestingly enough I didn’t miss the mayo. Side are very limited– just two options of Lays potato chips, BBQ or Classic. So I decided to stop at Kroger on my way home and pick up a few things, mainly to get my own bag of chips and drink that would last longer (I was thinking I would split the hoagie in to tow meals — didn’t happen that way). When I got home, to my surprise the hoagie was still warm enough to eat without having to reheat, and I ate the whole thing.
One note, be sure to watch your step leaving the building. There is a nice little drop from the inside to the step. I noticed a few people being taken by surprise. An older lady almost fell and drop her hoagie, luckily there was another person coming in that caught her.
I would definitely consider visiting again if I’m craving a cheese steak.

I have never had a Philadelphia cheese steak hoagie so I cannot compare it to those. I will say that many many people have said that they are «overrated» as a benchmark for cheese steak, but again, I have no frame of reference to them.
However, Gabriel’s cheese steak hoagie is brilliant in its simplicity. The steak is great quality. I have seen it in the raw when they are preparing it before cooking. And, as anyone knows, fat is where the flavor comes from. It is lean meat but it does have fat which accounts for the flavor since otherwise there is no discernible spice used. I would prefer Swiss cheese on it because I like the bite of Swiss but the cheese they use is subtle and adds a smooth, creamy taste. I do not get onions or mushrooms as I like neither on a sandwich.
The icing on the cake so to speak is their cherry pepper blend. Simply awesome. It’s the only place I have found with such a blend. I’ve been to a few nice delis in New York and Montréal and both had peppers but none were as good as Gabriel’s. Best of all is you can buy a jar to take home.
I also used to get their Lunch Meat Special sandwich. It is also very good but I’m not a fan of the oil they put on it. Minus the oil and add the peppers and it is awesome as well.
The «waitresses» are sweet and courteous. I do wish they would add a custom root beer to the menu. They otherwise have Pepsi products which I hate. Ice cold Coke or root beer would elevate them to 5 stars.
Someone complained about dry bread. Not that there is an excuse for that, but from my hundreds of times eating at Gabriel’s I have one had that happen a couple of times. They get their bread fresh daily.

A simple place where a man can eat like a man. They have sandwiches, a regular Italian sub and of course their cheesesteak. Meat on meat action baby!!! It’s filled to the brim with flavor, it’s what a true man wants in a sandwich. Even more manly is unwrapping the 5 sheets of greasy paper to reveal this glorious meat tornado.
And…and it comes with a hot pepper relish. It’s a tangy & spicy way to wake your body up after a long day at work.

I came here a few days ago with my husband after reading the reviews on here and driving by it twice now, we took a chance. The place was smaller than I expected though, but it had a nostalgic feeling from the past which kept me on my toes. We got carry out and both of us ordered the Cheese Steak Hoagies and added mushrooms for an extra $ 0.65. It took them about 10 to 15 minutes to prepare and finish making our hoagies.
We ate the two hoagies as soon as we got home. The bread was nicely toasted which kept the bread from becoming soggy. The meat seemed as fresh as it could be and rather tender. The cheese melted nicely and it’s only an extra $ 0.30 for more cheese for those of you who are cheese lovers. The onions definitely made it more of a real Cheese Steak Hoagie, but, coming from Philadelphia myself and in comparison to a real authentic Philly Cheese Steak Hoagie, this shop has nothing on them.
For their rendition, it is a quick decent and reasonable price for their menu. My only complaint was that I bit into chunks of fat while eating this hoagie. I, personally, do not like fat chunks at all and to have it in a hoagie is a big NO NO. Because of that and the improper upkeep cleaning maintenance to this little shop, I dropped the stars to 4 stars. I actually think that 4 stars is a bit too generous since I’m unsure if I would like to return. I will definitely give this some more thought and update.
*Update: After much thought, my husband and I both have decided that we wouldn’t return again. It could have been the workers that threw it off for us, but I believe there is better somewhere else. Because of this, I dropped another star since 4 stars is really too generous.

So Gabriel’s is a Ypsilanti institution which serves amazing cheesesteaks. That’s basically it. What’s cool about this mile of Michigan Avenue is that you have three amazing places that all essentially have one really great product, Bill’s– hot dogs, Roy’s– burgers and Gabriel’s– cheesesteaks. I love that they are all small businesses and have a longtime relationship with the community.
Some quick tips– order your cheesesteak with mushrooms! They do take credit cards here (not at Bill’s, or Roy’s. which is why this place wins out if I’m short on physical cash). Order a cookie for dessert, really soft and a great compliment to your meal.
Only compliant– no visible bathroom for customers.

One word that sort of encapsulates Gabriel’s = «simple»
This would apply to both the location and the sandwiches themselves.
I believe hoagies are typically considered «cold» and might encompass a more broad line of ingredients. So if correct — that would NOT be a term best used for this location. The sandwich ingredients are made hot to order. The term cheese steak might better apply; although I would not consider this to the magnitude of what some might compare as genuine «Philly» quality.
The first thing to understand is this is a «grab n go» style location. There is a minor seating area (but that is used mostly used while waiting for the cooked to order food). This place is very small (to say the least) and pretty much a cash counter with a cook line behind it.
The couple of times I have frequented — there has always been a number of people in line getting food. So no doubt they are liked and doing good business on the simplicity aspect.
If you are going to eat here — you basically have one thing in mind — a craving for a steak sandwich. There is more of a standard sandwich (steak and grilled onions) and then one with the cheese. Add mushrooms if you like.
I personally like the cheesesteak (but both sandwiches are good in their own way). It is nice to see them make your sandwich cooked to order and the freshness probably has a lot to do with drawing people in.
My only real complaint is the food could raise to a whole new level for sake of the bun itself. (Hey — I’m a bread guy — what can I say?)
All they use is a typical sub bun for the outside (and when you talk about more elite steak sandwich’s — a lot stems from the bread). I would venture to say it is a major starting point as the basis for what makes these Philly type sandwiches different from the next — as the ingredients on the inside themselves are pretty straightforward. It’s a bit of a letdown in that area when it comes to my final rating.
What I will counter in saying though — in my opinion the cheese is balanced nicely on the sandwich (if you order that style) and not overbearing or just dripping all over. So it makes for a nice taste.
Prices are right where they need to be and comparable to anything else.
In closing — I think this place does the job and could be considered a great lunch or «on the go» stop. Would I drive across metro Detroit or further — not a chance — it’s not that enticing. Yet locally it is worth checking out and will curve any steak sandwich craving you have at the time.

GEM GEM GEM!!! Only about 7 items on the menu! I always get the party subs (Lunch meat special easy onion) for my kids bday parties here, & I always get compliments from the guests on how great the sub was!
And lemme tell you about the FAMOUS HOGIES! It really doesnt get it any get better.
I havent found a place yet that has come close to the taste of the deliciousness! EXTRA CHEESE PLEASEEEEEEE!!! and make sure you get a side of the pepper sauce for a lil kick. I can go on and on and on, but just go and try for yourself!
GO GO NOW!