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Great Cheesesteaks in South Jersey
Philadelphia gets most of the credit for the cheesesteak, but South Jersey has never been content to simply watch from across the river.
The region has its own collection of sandwich shops, neighborhood delis, Shore institutions and newer cheesesteak specialists. Some stick closely to the old formula of steak, onions and American cheese. Others pile fresh-shaved ribeye onto seeded rolls with Cooper Sharp, long hots, homemade Whiz and enough meat to turn one sandwich into two meals.
These are nine South Jersey cheesesteaks worth knowing, plus one particularly exciting arrival on the way.
Google and Yelp ratings are current as of September 2026 and are subject to change.
Chick’s Deli
| Address | 906 Township Ln, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 |
| Phone | (856) 429-2022 |
| 4.7 / 5 | |
| Yelp | 4.5 / 5 |
Chick’s has been feeding Cherry Hill since 1957, making it not merely an old sandwich shop but one of the township’s longstanding institutions. Its cheesesteak earned Philadelphia Magazine’s Best of Philly recognition in 2003, and the shop continues to build its menu around cheesesteaks, chicken cheesesteaks, hoagies, roast pork and Italian-style additions such as broccoli rabe, long hots and sharp provolone.
The appeal is that Chick’s doesn’t seem terribly interested in reinventing the sandwich. It’s a neighborhood-deli cheesesteak with decades of practice behind it. You can keep things simple or start adding mushrooms, sweet peppers, long hots, broccoli rabe or sharp provolone.
And don’t overlook the Buffalo chicken cheesesteak. It has developed nearly as much of a following as the beef version.
What makes it special: Old-school South Jersey deli credibility with very little pretense.
Try this: Cheesesteak with fried onions and American cheese, with long hots on the side.
Dar’s Steaks
| Address | 142 Haddon Ave, Haddon Township, NJ 08108 |
| Phone | (856) 885-2460 |
| 4.6 / 5 | |
| Yelp | 4.3 / 5 |
Dar’s makes a pretty compelling argument right on its website: “Save Your Toll Money.”
Each steak starts with 12 ounces of ribeye, served on a locally baked roll. Dar’s is particularly proud of its cheese distribution, working the cheese through the meat rather than simply dropping a few slices on top. The shop also makes its own Whiz.
There’s plenty of room to get weird, too. The menu includes the pickle-and-Whiz Philly Dilly, the Hot Chester with Hot Cheetos and banana peppers, and a bacon-ranch Cali steak. More importantly, Dar’s offers both seitan cheesesteaks and a gluten-friendly roll, making it considerably more accommodating than the average cheesesteak counter.
But for a first visit, I’d resist the temptation to bury the steak under toppings.
What makes it special: Excellent ribeye, thoughtful cheese distribution and one of the most inclusive cheesesteak menus around.
Try this: Ribeye, fried onions and homemade Whiz on a seeded roll.
Amato Bros
| Address | 612 White Horse Pike, Oaklyn, NJ 08107 |
| Phone | (856) 854-9300 |
| 4.6 / 5 | |
| Yelp | 4.0 / 5 |
Amato Bros comes to its South Jersey sandwich credentials honestly.
Founder Mike Amato started working at Joe’s Deli in South Philadelphia in 1982, eventually buying it and expanding the business before moving to South Jersey. The Oaklyn shop dates to 1987. After a devastating 2016 fire, Amato Bros eventually rebuilt and reopened its Oaklyn location in 2018 with a new dining room and bar.
Today the cheesesteak is part of a much larger sandwich operation. You can order a conventional steak or wander into versions with garlic mushrooms, buffalo chicken, broccoli rabe and other Italian-deli influences. If you’re feeling reckless, there’s even the Troppo! Challenge, built around an entire loaf carrying roughly three pounds of cheesesteak plus an absurd assortment of fried food.
This is also one of the few entries here where you can sit down at a bar with the sandwich rather than balancing it over the hood of your car.
What makes it special: South Philly sandwich roots combined with a true neighborhood restaurant and bar.
Try this: A classic cheesesteak first. Save the three-pound challenge for a day when you’ve made questionable decisions.
White House Sub Shop
| Address | 2301 Arctic Ave, Atlantic City, NJ 08401 |
| Phone | (609) 345-8599 |
| 4.3 / 5 | |
| Yelp | 4.2 / 5 |
The White House predates nearly everything else on this list.
Opened in October 1946, the Atlantic City institution built its reputation on enormous hoagies, exceptional bread and a guest list that over the decades has included everyone from entertainers to athletes and politicians. The original Arctic Avenue location remains in operation, along with a second location at the Hard Rock.
The Italian hoagie may be the celebrity here, but the cheesesteak deserves its place in the conversation. The White House approach is gloriously old-fashioned: a long Atlantic City-style roll, plenty of steak and cheese, and portions seemingly designed before anybody discovered calorie counting.
A full sandwich is enormous. There is absolutely no shame in ordering a half.
What makes it special: History, bread and the feeling that you’re eating somewhere genuinely woven into South Jersey food culture.
Try this: Cheesesteak with fried onions, then make a second trip for the White House Special.
Lillo’s Tomato Pies
| Address | 2503 Marne Hwy, Hainesport, NJ 08036 |
| Phone | (609) 491-7751 |
| 4.6 / 5 | |
| Yelp | 4.5 / 5 |
Yes, the name says tomato pies.
Order a cheesesteak anyway.
Lillo’s has become one of those places where people arrive because they’ve heard about the pizza and leave talking about the sandwich. Current reviews repeatedly single out the cheesesteak, particularly the combination of a substantial meat-and-cheese filling with a seeded roll sturdy enough to contain it.
The Cooper Sharp version is especially popular, and Lillo’s is not shy about portion size. This is a cheesesteak that arrives with some physical weight to it.
The important challenge here is deciding whether you’re ordering a cheesesteak or a tomato pie.
The correct answer is both.
What makes it special: One of South Jersey’s most talked-about modern cheesesteaks hiding inside one of its most talked-about tomato-pie shops.
Try this: Cooper Sharp, fried onions and a seeded roll. Add the garlic spread if you’re committed.
Jersey Joe’s Hoagies
| Address | 111 W White Horse Pike, Berlin, NJ 08009 |
| Phone | (856) 753-2500 |
| 4.5 / 5 | |
| Yelp | 3.7 / 5 |
| Good to Know | Cash only; primarily takeout |
Jersey Joe’s isn’t interested in architectural ambiance.
It’s interested in putting an enormous amount of ribeye into bread.
The shop has become known for 16-ounce shaved-ribeye cheesesteaks, with Cooper Sharp and long hots among the popular combinations. Current customers repeatedly describe the sandwiches as heavily filled and large enough to share.
This is an old-school operation in other ways, too. Bring cash. Don’t plan a leisurely sit-down lunch. Get the sandwich, find somewhere to eat it, and concentrate on keeping everything inside the roll.
The lower Yelp number compared with its Google score is also an interesting reminder that ratings don’t always tell the same story. The shop’s straightforward service style seems to be part of the experience: some people love it; others apparently do not.
What makes it special: Sixteen ounces of ribeye and very little concern for subtlety.
Try this: Cooper Sharp, fried onions and long hots.
A & LP Foods
| Address | 101 E 15th Ave, North Wildwood, NJ 08260 |
| Phone | (609) 522-3576 |
| 4.4 / 5 | |
| Yelp | 3.6 / 5 |
A & LP has been feeding the Wildwoods since 1953, combining an Italian market, deli, restaurant and takeout operation under one roof. The cheesesteak has become one of its signatures, and the menu currently offers traditional American-cheese steaks, Whiz steaks, pizza steaks and cheesesteak hoagies in both nine-inch and 18-inch sizes.
But if you’re making the drive, I’d look beyond the standard order.
One particularly compelling version is The Bomb, a steak loaded with salami, provolone and a long hot on a seeded roll. It has been singled out as one of the Shore’s cheesesteaks worth seeking out.
There’s something especially satisfying about the cheesesteak as Shore food. You can eat seafood for dinner.
Lunch can be beef and cheese.
What makes it special: A multigenerational Wildwood institution that makes a serious Shore cheesesteak.
Try this: The Bomb, especially if you like long hots.
Brynn Bradley
| Address | 1006 Mantua Pike, Suite B5, Woodbury Heights, NJ 08097 |
| Phone | (856) 845-9758 |
| 4.5 / 5 | |
| Yelp | 4.4 / 5 |
Brynn Bradley is one of the newer names here, but it has quickly built a following around a very modern South Jersey formula:
fresh ribeye + Cooper Sharp + seeded roll.
The shop offers both 12-ounce and 16-ounce ribeye steaks, with the larger version using fresh ribeye shaved in-house and giving you the choice of Cooper Sharp, Whiz, American or provolone.
That choice between 12 and 16 ounces is appreciated because sometimes you want lunch.
And sometimes you apparently want to lose the ability to move for the remainder of the afternoon.
The steak tends to be generously packed, and the seeded roll gives it enough structure to stand up to the filling.
What makes it special: A strong example of where the contemporary South Jersey cheesesteak is heading.
Try this: Twelve ounces of ribeye, Cooper Sharp and fried onions on the seeded roll.
Mama’s Meatballs & Pizzeria
| Address | 2673 Haddonfield Rd, Pennsauken, NJ 08110 |
| Phone | (856) 488-5253 |
| 4.6 / 5 | |
| Yelp | 4.5 / 5 |
The name points you toward the meatballs.
The cheesesteak may be what brings you back.
Mama’s has developed a serious sandwich following for steaks built around generous portions of beef, Cooper Sharp and substantial rolls. Recent Google reviewers specifically praise the combination of ribeye, fried onions, Cooper Sharp and a seeded roll, with the sandwiches routinely described as large enough to share.
And because this is also a pizzeria, you have one of my favorite restaurant dilemmas:
Do you order pizza with your cheesesteak because you’re hungry?
Or do you order pizza with your cheesesteak because you’re conducting important culinary research?
Comfy Jersey supports the latter explanation.
What makes it special: A pizzeria whose cheesesteak has become a destination in its own right.
Try this: Cooper Sharp, fried onions and the seeded roll.
Coming Soon: Angelo’s Pizzeria
| Future Address | 310 Black Horse Pike, Haddon Township, NJ |
| Status | Under construction / coming soon |
| Not applicable yet for the new NJ location | |
| Yelp | Not applicable yet for the new NJ location |
And then there’s the elephant in the room.
One of the Philadelphia region’s most celebrated cheesesteak shops is coming back to South Jersey.
Angelo’s actually began in Haddonfield in 2013 before owner Danny DiGiampietro closed that location in 2018 and ultimately built the extraordinarily popular South Philadelphia operation. Now Angelo’s is taking over the former Di’Nics property at 310 Black Horse Pike in West Collingswood Heights, technically part of Haddon Township.
Construction was underway by June 2026, with the building being gutted and rebuilt. As of the latest late-summer information I could verify, the South Jersey location has not opened yet and there is no firm public opening date. Current local reporting continues to list it among the area’s anticipated 2026 openings.
And this won’t simply be a tiny replica of South Philly.
DiGiampietro has said the New Jersey shop is planned as a larger, full-service operation with dine-in seating, breakfast, pizza, cheesesteaks, meatballs, cutlets, hoagies and salads. It will also bake its own bread, an especially important detail considering how central Angelo’s rolls have become to its reputation.
If the South Jersey version comes anywhere close to matching the original, this list may need another edit very soon.
