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Summer of the Steak, Stop #6
Lee's Hoagie House, Newtown, PA
SUMMER OF THE STEAK STOP #6
Lee's Hoagie House
Village at Newtown Shopping Center, Newtown, PA
www.leesnewtown.com
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Guest Critic - Bill Clement
Bill is a familiar face to not only hockey fans, but to sports fans around the globe. He’s a true broadcasting pro and has been seen in homes for coverage of NHL hockey and for various elements of the Olympics and outdoor sports. His bread and butter, though, is hockey. He did, after all, play in the NHL for 11 seasons, including four with the team that drafted him, the Philadelphia Flyers. He was part of both Flyers Stanley Cup teams.
Bill built his solid foundation as a broadcaster with the Flyers, acting as the color commentator for the television games, and the rest it seems is history. When you see him on TV, you feel like you already know him. After sitting down and having lunch with him, you realize that the great thing about Bill is you’d think that he feels the same way.
DIRECTIONS:
95 Northbound to Exit 49. Left off the ramp. Right on Newtown Yardley Road. Drive through Newtown to a right onto Eagle Glen Road. Lee's is in the second shopping center, near Geunardi's.
According to their literature, Lee’s Hoagie House began serving their hoagies and cheese steaks at 19th Street & Cheltenham Avenue in Philadelphia's Mt. Airy neighborhood in 1953. Since then, they have blossomed throughout the Delaware Valley and there are now more than 20 locations. We ventured to their far Northeast location in Newtown. It was our first cheese steak trip to Bucks County.
On to the steaks.
Bill Clement - Buffalo Chicken Cheesesteak
Rating (out of five): 
Summary:
While the meat was first-rate, it's the bread that can make or break a cheesesteak and I found that it was too tough and chewy. (Yes, I still have my own teeth if anyone was wondering). Sharing a table and talking hockey with Brian and Mike was a lot of fun and almost influenced my rating. But in the final analysys, I can only give Lee's 3 golden sticks out of 5.
Mike Thornton - American "with"
Rating (out of five):
Summary:
If size matters you’ll like Lee’s. Despite a wide offering of steak selections, I had my standard of American with onions. Not standard, however, was the length of the sandwich. They had a listing for ‘half’ and ‘giant’. I figured when in Rome and went with the giant. The hearty diners of Lee’s Newtown would be well served with this baby, but I only ate three quarters of the offering. The giant was basically two of your standard cheese steaks. Not only was it beyond my non-Kobayashi like capacity to eat that much in one sitting, I was having such a good time talking with Bill Clement I’m surprised I ate that much. The cheese steak was pretty good. The beef was spatula chopped on the grill and well mixed with the onions. The cheese was not lacking. Unlike Bill and Brian, I liked the roll. They were Liscio’s, which is the same brand used by, among others, Tony Luke’s, and do have a bit of a chew to them - but I like that in a cheese steak roll. For me, Lee’s is a solid three in the Golden Hockey Stick guide.
Brian Smith - Mushroom American with, plus ketchup
Rating (out of five):
Summary: This steak required some thought before I finally settled on the three sticks. While we were waiting for the steaks, one thing I noticed was the lack of any loud sizzling on the grill, a sound to which we've become accustomed on this tour. I'm not sure what their cooking method is, but it's first-rate. The meat was great and had some sort of extra tangy taste to it. The mushrooms and onions were mixed in very well and added great flavor. The bread, however, dragged things down a bit. It was slightly crisp on the outside but the inside was a bit too doughy for my tastes. All in all, it's a great stop no matter which Lee's location is closest to you. Tuesday, July 10, 2007
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