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Big Mike's Philly Steaks & Subs
Category: Sandwiches [Edit]
Neighborhood: Hermosa Beach1314 Hermosa Ave
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
(310) 798-1499
- Hours:
Mon-Thu. 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Fri-Sat. 11:00 a.m. - 2:30 a.m.
Sun. 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
- Attire:
- Casual
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Price Range:
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$
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good for:
- Lunch, Late Night
- Alcohol:
- None
69 reviews for Big Mike's Philly Steaks & Subs
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I can finally say I've had a really good Philly Cheese Steak in LA. I'm not an expert nor am i from Philly. Once i had the pleasure of eating at the famous Geno's and Pat's. I can't remember which I liked better. I think it was Geno's. Anyhow, as a born and raised New Yorker it's sad to say NYC lacks authentic cheese steak sandwiches. I've been out here a little over two years and have tried the steak sandwiches at: The Great Western Steak and Hoagie on Lincoln blvd just passed Venice going northbound, and Philly's Best in Long Beach. I like Mike's the best.
I was quite surprised at how much meat there was and how flavorful the sandwich tasted. It had a perfect amount of steak, not too little and not too much. I ordered a 12 inch half provolone and have American ("wit"-as they say in Philly) with onions. I like to keep my cheese steaks traditional so I'm not big on adding peppers mushroom etc. Next time i will order it with onions and all American cheese. I wasn't nuts about the provolone they used. The bread was quite good too. I remember a few people on this thread saying the bread was too hard. That wasn't the case for me at all. I understand they do cheese wiz too. I'm not a big fan of wiz. For me the taste is too processed. I will definitely be going back next time I need a Philly Cheese Steak fix!
Good cheesesteak, but not the best I have had; I say a 3.5. It is just missing that jena se qua. For some reason that title goes to my old college, but that is only because they had this really nice Southwest sauce that was the most amazing thing I have ever had. You could squirt that on anything and it will make it great.
In any case, getting back to Mike's. I had tried their Garlic Parmesian fries, but they were not that great to me. I felt the ingredients were not mixed to well into the fry. I also tried both the beef and chicken and have to say the beef is much better. The chicken was a bit plain.
I also tried one with onions, which was pretty good. I do not like the sweet bell peppers; I think it would ruin the sandwich. I also tried Cheeze Whiz and American Cheese. I think they need to put more Cheeze Whiz because the meat just absorbs it where you do not see any yellow nor really taste it.
I also saw the Philly Steak challenge where if you finish a 3 foot (i.e., 36in) cheesesteak in 30min you win a shirt and $40 in gift certificates. So far one person has done it as posted below.
I think I can do it; I ordered two 12in cheesesteaks (one beef and one chicken) and those fries and finished them at home in one siting; I did not time myself. Perhaps I will do it, but for some reason I want to be the third person to do it and not the second.
The parking sucks. I normally try to squeeze into that 15-30min loading zone. Hopefully I can finish my challenge in time and not get a ticket. Maybe it will give me some incentive to finish it faster! lol
****36" Philly cheese steak challenge****
I'd like to give this place 4.314278 stars, yeah some people like to go in full or half star increments but I'm an accountant so I go by the millionth decimal point. Only knock on this place I can give is the parking. It's located very close to the beach so naturally parking isn't very plentiful.
As I continue my quest on conquering any and all food challenges in southern California, I stumbled across this challenge thanks to fellow yelpers Teak L's review. Even though his review was vague on what the challenge was I decided to call and get specs... 36' Philly cheese steak sub, 30 minutes to eat it, free sub, pic on the wall, and free shirt.
So I took a trip up the 405 to Hermosa Beach to Big Mike's. After searching for parking for about 10minutes a quarter mile walk, we arrive. When I get there I ask to see the size of the roll they put the cheese steak in cuz if they were gonna pull out one of those mega party sub rolls I wasn't gonna bother, even I know my limitations. When he pulled out a normal sized roll, I knew it was on!
So they whip up my sandwich in about 5mins, the service was quick as there were lots of people filling in and out of the restaurant. As they were prepping my sandwich the owner was trying to play mind games with me like, "we give big portions... I can only eat a 12" and I'm full... you're a small guy that's a lot of food" blah blah blah... He was a real nice guy but you can't intimidate WHITE LIGHTNING! When I got my sandwich, he wasn't lying, it was loaded with meat, onion, bell peppers and cheese, even better, more food for me!
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After a little cooling off period and after everybody else in my party got their food, I dug in! My first bite was like "WOW" this is a really good tasting sandwich. When the food tastes good it's always a plus when taking on food challenges, cuz once you get to the point of being sick of the taste it isn't as bad as if the food was gross (See my iron man challenge review).
10 minutes have passed and half a cheese steak is settling nicely in my stomach, but it was warm inside the restaurant and I was starting to experience the food sweats.
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At this point I was on a good pace but with only 30 minutes to finish a 36" sub I knew there was little wiggle room to rest if I experience hitting the wall, but I kept truckin on. 18minutes in and I'm down to my last few 4 or 5 inches, the people in the restaurant see I aint slowing down so a small crowd forms, a couple teenagers are in awe and start asking me questions like "Wow are you full yet... does it taste good... can u sign my skateboard?" I felt like a glutton rock star. After 21 mins and 45 seconds, finally victory is mine!
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The whole time I was chowing down the owner couldn't believe his eyes. He said the only person that has come close had 6 or 7" to go before tapping out. The only disappointing thing about this challenge though, and maybe I misunderstood him on the phone but I coulda swore he said if you finish you get your money back for the sub. Maybe he said it thinking nobody could finish the challenge or maybe I really did misunderstand him. Instead he gave me $40 in gift certificates, so I can't complain to much, I paid $30 for a 36" sub and a $40 gift card. The food was really good and everybody I was with praised the food as well. Food is the closest thing to cash money to me as it gets so I walked away with a full belly and a smile.
more pics of this challenge and all my other food adventures are in my profile.
Thanx for reading!
The Best Philly Cheese Steak in the South Bay. There's not much left to say besides that. I am not a huge fan of their fries and the chips aren't that great either, and if you are daring you can go for their garlic fries, but they are not the best I've had, and they are boarderline overpowering. Still I give them 4 stars because it is a good atmosphere and the Cheese Steak cannot be beat.
How could I be so dumb?!
They have cheese whiz now! Last year when I went to the El Segundo location, no whiz. This past weekend I came to this location and didn't even read the menu, ASSUMING there was no whiz! No I have made quite the ass out of you and me.
Beyond my ineptitude of menu reading, the philly cheese steak with grilled onions and hot peppers was just want I needed. After South Street in Westwood, this is my second favorite cheese steak in LA. My only complaint was the cheese to meat ratio. There needed to be more cheese mixed with the meat. This of course would have been fixed if I ordered whiz with the white American. Oh well.
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I will be going back soon to get my super cheesy cheese steak!
Final Decision: One of the best philly outside of Geno's.
I've been having a mad craving for a philly cheesesteak and scouring LA for a spot that makes it "WIT Whiz". Yea this place does it alright, and they do it with actual melted cheese whiz. So me and my bro decided after a long workout at the gym we'd travel down to this spot and give it a try. We were not disappointed. It was cool considering he was with me in South Philly to try Pat's and Genos.
Decor: pretty cool, long sandwich shop with several photo of big time stars that pass through this spot, nice big HD LCD TVs. Nice big photo of some of the winners of the Big Mike challenge...you gotta go there to see what I am talking about...I challenge anyone to take that up.
Food:
12" Wit Whiz - nice tender rib-eye grilled nice and quick with sweet sauteed onions all in white roll and melted cheez whiz. Simply a pure replica of what I would have in South Philly.
garlic parmesan fries - i gotta admit these tasted pretty good. The grilled garlic all covered with some cheese...nice savory salty flavor.
I think I finally found my phillycheesesteak place.
I got the 12" Philly Cheese Steak ($7.95). She got the 12" Italian sub ($7.95).
The Cheese Steak was fantastic. Very flavorful and very filling. I got it with American cheese though over the typical Cheez Whiz...
The Italian was so-so--pretty tasteless until we added the Italian dressing on top.
If you go for the cheese steak, it gets a 5-star. If you go for the Italian, it gets a 2-star, but I think this place is known for its hot subs, so stick to them and you'll be happy.
I really should venture out of my Westside bubble more often, because then I could discover more places like Big Mike's. With a great location right next to a bunch of bars and the beach (although this does make parking a b!tch to find), this is an excellent place to get a yummy sandwich after you're all pooped from doing whatever it is you do in Hermosa Beach. When I came here I got a pretty plain cheese steak with onions, bell peppers, and white American, but there were options for lettuce, tomato, hot peppers, provolone, or cheez whiz (which I will definitely have to try next time I come here!).
One thing that really struck me was how high quality the beef was here. I guess I've mostly had cheese steaks in cafeteria-type settings, but this beef was lean, flavorful, and sliced paper-thin. It wasn't even that greasy, but was still ridiculously tasty. I ordered a 12 inch, ate half of it, and had the rest the next day for lunch (which was probably the best idea I've had for awhile).
The shop isn't much to look at, but there's a good amount of seating indoors and out, and even a counter you can sit at which overlooks the grill. Service was friendly and prices were reasonable.
I'm sorry, but even when you're craving for a cheese steak sandwich, Big Mike's will disappoint you. What did I do to deserve such bland and tasteless cheese steak? Meat to bread ratio, thick bread, not toasted, little meat......
Definitely no comparison to Texadelphia.
On the way back home from Big Mike's Philly Steaks and Subs, this is the conversation we had.
Cass: nom nom nom
Jer:.......
Cass: OMG I am sorry I am eating next to you while you are driving. But I can't help it. The fries are so good.
Yes. We actually had leftovers. Nine chicken wings and Garlic Parmasan Fries. We were pretty much filled up to the top. However, the fries were way too good to stop eating.
Lemme go back to the moment we stepped our foot into this amazing place. We looked at the menu, and instantly knew what we wanted. I wanted the Philly Cheese Steak with Mushrooms, and my hubby wanted regular. When asked, which toppings do we want, we both said, everything.
Then we waited. Soon, our order number was called. Got the subs. Then, the conversation stopped. Complete silence. We were devouring those subs like mad people. aahhhhh so good. Hubby stopped a couple of times to get more soda, but me, did not blink. Finished the whole thing in one sitting without putting it down. Ooooohhhhhh
We moved onto the fries and wings. Well, I moved onto the wing and ate one. Perfect buffalo Wings. I went to school in Buffalo, NY, BTW, and had a fair share of buffalo wings before. I am a pretty good judge on that. I wanted to stay there and eat more fries, but hubby was already full. Too full. So we packed the fries and wings and headed home.
By the time we got home and ten minutes passed, the fries were gone. My bad. =P
The kind of place you walk away from and say "I wish there was a place like this where I live". Really - that good. Big Mike - come to Glendale - we love the Dodgers, USC Football and good food too!!
Many of you will probably disregard this review because it has nothing to do with subs. BUT if you happen to stumble into this place after midnight and want some yummy fare that includes some other food groups like wings and pizza...I am a die-hard fan. Judge away for my lactose intolerance..but I just can't handle all that philly chez.
I've had their wings between 5 and probably 25 -- mild, hot and bbq and they are freakin amazing. They deep fry them to perfection and then dump a viscous, heavenly layer of sauce on top. Your fingers are going to be smelling like sauce and chicken for DAYS. Totally worth it.
I've also had their pizza (thin crust, yum), garlic fries (def don't want to take a date to Mike's unless you like the scent of grease and tabasco all up in your sheets), and onion rings. All deep fried/oven baked to perfection.
Even when it's busy the service is friendly and prompt.
I might even eat here one time when I'm sober -- it's that tasty.
Quantity. I like the fact it's a lot of food, but I looked on the wall and saw an article ranking it "best philly cheesesteak" by the Daily Breeze. I disagree.
First, of all isn't the Daily Breeze a free newspaper?!
Second, who cares what the Daily Breeze thinks, no one reads it anyways...
South Street is way better. The bread is kind of hard here. The cheese isn't as good as South Street. The garlic fries are actually NOT good.
I still give it 4 starts because it is good, but not the best. I'd try the 36 inch sandwich for $30, but since the bread is hard, I think my jaw would cramp up.
We finally got to try this place and wow, their cheesesteaks are awesome!
I got it with grilled onions, hot peppers, and cheese wiz. The hot peppers were stewed in some kind of cayenne sauce which gave the sandwich a really nice, earthy smoke flavor. Not sure if this is authentic but I loved how it tasted in the sandwich.
My bf ordered the pastrami which came with Swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard. It was a decent sandwich but couldn't compare to the cheesesteak.
We also shared some garlic fries and boy were they garlicky! I didn't realize that they toss the fries in RAW minced garlic and parsely. They sure tasted good but we won't be kissing for a while :).
Check out all the leftover minced garlic:
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I flat out love Big Mikes, i've had quite a few different sandwiches and have never been disappointed.
My go to is the crispy chicken club w/ no lettuce or tomato and add BBQ sauce, the thing that makes it is the fried bacon. Ive never been much of a cheesesteak person but have had traditional cheesesteak in philly and big mikes definitely stays to tradition, Ckai D. must have had a off day because i have had the cheesesteak more than i can count and he is way off on his assessment. I recommend getting it with whiz and grilled onions.
Even if you're not feeling a hot beefy sandwich their turkey deli sandwiches are great as well. Or if you're watching your weight you can get the chicken & cheese plate which is very tasty as well.
I'm not one for ordering fries, but their garlic fries & cheese fries are amazing.
They also have a late night menu which basically consists of the cheese steak and a couple others if you get the drunk craving after a night out in Hermosa.
This is my favorite sandwich place in the South Bay, and it boasts what is probably the best Philly cheesesteak I've ever had.
I like to order mine with just meat, extra cheese, and tomato, and then add ketchup to it. Sometimes I order extra long ones, and then take them home for my weekly rations.
Big Mike's is also perfect for post-bar dining. Indeed, I first discovered the place on a drunken night at 2 am, and I've been addicted ever since.
They have a signed photo from the guy who played Bennet in Commando. I love this place.
Great subs! If you like garlic, get the garlic fries---full of garlic and delicious!
Philly Cheese Steak is good (of course) and so is the chicken, mushroom, cheese & the italian sausage.
Ok so my friend raves about this place and I think its the difference between being drunk and being sober. I must admit the cheese steak definitely filled the belly and was appetizing. But I was disappointed in the lack of gooey cheesiness that was involved. They certainly don't make a greaseless cheesesteak in Philly. I'll go back and reasses, but only if I'm already around Hermosa.
This joint is open late and is good food, but give me some grease on my cheesesteak.
Best philly cheese steak! But, tables are always dirty.
I love Big Mikes. The phillys are amazing. Make sure to get there atleast 15 mins before closing otherwise they will NOT serve you. haha
The Philly Steak... was OK... but the garlic parmesan fries... People... I have to say I've had better; Please try the garlic fries at Salt Creek Grille at Plaza El Segundo. ;) You'll be very pleased....
I've never been to Philly, but I know what's good when I eat it. Big Mike's offers some bomb ass cheesesteak sandwiches.
I went with the 6" Combo (w/ garlic fries and drink)with the Cheesesteak with mushroom. All that for a bit over $8.50. A seriously good deal if you figure that's the price you pay for shit sandwiches at Togo's or Subway. Anyways, I didn't want to load up the sandwich with veggies that was offered, but I got some bell peppers, onions and the spicy peppers to give it a kick. The sandwich was loaded with meat and a 6'' definitely can get you full, but I'm going for the 12'' next time.
The garlic fries were good, maybe not as good as the garlic fries I had SBC Park (San Francisco Giants), but definitely good enough. I'll definitely come back whenever I'm back in Hermosa. This place is small, I actually missed it when I walked by the first time and I found it when I was across the street. Compared to my favorite Philly cheesesteak sandwich up north (Amato's in San Jose), I'd say both are even, but I prefer the spicy peppers here. Big Mike's is definitely the best Philly Cheesesteak in town though.
Big Mikes is a lunch time staple for me and my coworkers. The philly cheese steaks are pretty much all we ever get, but I've switched it up and gotten the crumbled meatball sandwich, and the cuban sandwich as well, which both were also excellent.
The prices are pretty good, $8.50 or so buys you a 6" Philly, huge basket of fries and a drink. PLENTY of food, I never leave this place hungry.
Their bread is excellent, and they have a really big selection of sandwiches, but I cant get away from that philly... YUMMM.
Go see for yourself.
I probably eat a turkey sando here once a week. I am addicted! They have great bread and fresh everything else. Big mikes is like the Man version of subway. Nice meal sized subs! If you are feeling up for it go for the garlic fries.
Don't lecture me about fat grams & calories!! I hate you!!! Leave me the hell alone!!
OK now I feel much better.
And now I know why this place has an almost 5 star average rating, and why there is a whole wall covered with framed shouts and awards (see photos).
I was headed for a different restaurant in Hermosa today, to get an Angus burger, but discovered the dang donkeys do not open until 5pm, no lunch served. So I wandered around looking for food within walking distance of my car 'cause I already put 5 quarters in the parking meter.
I had not eaten in almost 24 hours and I was starting to get sick from hunger.
Behold Big Mike's sandwich shop. The door was open. Order at the counter. I was so hungry I couldn't even focus on the menu so I told the guy to just give me whatever he felt was best for my first visit.
He said Philly Cheese Steak, I said everything on it.
It's thin-sliced rib eye with grilled onions, peppers, tomatoes, pickles and shredded lettuce on a steak roll.
You gonna be wearing it, don't come here all dolled up.
There are rolls of paper towels on the tables instead of napkins for a reason.
I got the 12" instead of the 6" 'cause I was so crazy hungry. And also 'cause I will always take 12" over 6" if given a choice. They got 18" too but I didn't want to be greedy.
My sandwich and a Coke (yes I drank a damn Coke I needed the caffeine so shoot me).......10 bucks.
When they called my number and I saw the thing......it was huge..........I thought, what kind of crazy fookar (tm Chico) would order a sandwich as big as the Goodyear blimp......
Yeah I brought half of it home and fed it to the cat. He will sleep for a week.
DAMN that thing was good. It was 5 stars good.
They got other great menu selections, for example:
Crumbled meatball sandwich, served with a spoon.
Hot subs, a bunch of different ones.
Cold subs & hoagies.
Whole buncha chicken sammies.
Low-carb sandwiches served on flat bread.
An entire low-carb menu to lure people from The Yard, the gym a block down the street.
Fresh salads & all kinds of sides.
I'm not gonna do this every day, but it sure was fun just this once.
Now I'm going back to the "How Fat Are You?" thread.
Been here several times --- mmmmmm! Damn good cheesesteaks. Unfortunately that's all I've ever had there (I keep ordering the same thing every time I come in because why mess with success?) but that alone qualifies it as one of the best places ever. Definitely worth a visit.
Oh yeah, and the mural on the wall with a meathead surfer holding a giant phallic pickle over his shoulder is just hilarious.
Hubby says yummy while he rubs his tummy immediately after gorging on their steak sandwiches.
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Chris Kim came here a 2nd time at 1AM and it was a different Big Mikes than when he came here in the afternoon. Different in a bad way. For one, theres all these drunk bastards around and its hard to get around because these people have no manners. During the late nights, they're only limited to 4 types of subs 6 inch only and fries and a drink. Chris Kim's total came to 8.19 so Chris Kim gives the guy a 20 and 20 cents and the guy was like "nah I'm not gonna fuck me up and fuck you up by giving me change so I'm just gonna give you whatever you get." What the hell? The cheez whiz was a lot more saltier than before which was a real turn off. Its like they melted packaged American cheese and melted it, and then it becomes all crusty real quick.
But what really grinded Chris Kim's gears was a comment made by a guy behind him when he ordered a cheese steak with cheez whiz. The guy said
" Dude you're getting cheez whiz on your steak? That's disgusting."
Chris Kim replied with
" Hey thats how they do it in Philly and that's how Chris Kim wants it."
Dude: Hell no it's not, I went to Philly and they did not use cheez whiz. Seriously crap from a can why they hell would anyone want that?
Guy at register: " Yeah man I have no idea what you're talking about; never seen cheez whiz on a steak and they don't do it that way in Philly."
Chris Kim could care less what that drunk idiot said but Chris Kim was definitely disgusted with the guy at the register; he's supposed to be a represent of Philly and with that response, he assured Chris Kim that this place is no longer a place for him to go. Why the hell would they carry cheez whiz if they weren't supposed to use it? Yeah uh we don't use cheez whiz because that's not how they do it in Philly but we have it anyway for your convenience. Chris Kim would not have gotten cheez whiz if that's not how they did it in Philly. In fact he wouldn't have known about it in the first place had it not been mentioned or seen by him in cheese steak places in Philly.
After this experience, Chris Kim isn't gonna come here anymore no matter how many pictures of celebrities they have on the wall. They mocked the real Philadelphian way of the cheez whiz and they don't deserve to have the word Philly in their name. They may come from Philly but why have Philly in your name if you don't agree with their ways?
Originally a 4 star review but after today; hell no.
If anyone disagrees with the harshness of this review, please feel free to message yours truly.
Outstanding quality & "oh yeah!" quantity - the 6" is overflowing with savory cheese-infused goodness. Generous portion for the fries as well. Very friendly staff and clean casual atmosphere.
Hermosa's my old stomping grounds & I stumbled upon this place on a nostalgia visit, now it's a go-to destination when I'm in the area. Come hungry, leave happy!
Surfers eat junk food yet they don't gain any weight. This place is a shrine to that. Come watch emaciated shortboarders chow down on stuff that is full of such caloric density that it only serves to inflate normal people such as myself like a balloon.
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Simply the Philly cheese steak I've ever had. Now they even have cheese wiz. Steak sliced nice and thin, onions, sweet and hot peppers and cheese wiz is how I love it. Hot pepper can be a bit hot if you're not used to eating spicy food, but just perfect if you like spicy food.
My friends have finally found a successful strategy to get me to shut up for fifteen lousy minutes... just give me a Big Mike's chicken cheesesteak. Holy lord that sub is better than sex. Sometimes I even combine the two ala George Costanza and the pastrami sandwich... also highly recommended.
Drunk or sober... or drunk... these subs are off the charts amazing. The guys behind the counter are nice and they even let me take a nap in one of the booths once, now that is hospitality. Perfect for after the beach, after the bars, or first thing in the morning. Things to try: original philly, chicken cheesesteak, hawaiian, and the garlic cheese fries as long as you're not planning to suck face with anyone for the next 48 hours. It's kinda worth the wait to be honest.
Came here today to have a Philly Cheesesteak and yes they do not use Cheez Whiz http://pubs.acs.org/ce... like they do in real Phily's...and thank god because cheese in a jar is just gross.
So I order my Philly with provolone, hot peppers and grilled onions. When my order was ready I looked at the red sauce on my sandwich and asked what that was. When I ordered the hot peppers I just assumed it would be slices of hot pepper or maybe even whole but it wasn't.
My sandwich was great but I would probably skip the pepper sauce.
Big Mike is my South Bay fav. Is it BMM, BMT, BMF (Big Mike Monday, Big Mike Tuesday, Big Mike Friday)? The place now has its own acronym in our office. Candidly, I only get the Hot Italian Roast beef which is very similar to the cheesesteak except they put sweet and hot peppers on it. Very yummy. I prefer to go to the Hermosa location, but El Segundo has a larger dining area for larger groups (4 or more). Mike has a great set up and seems to be living his dream. For us office types who work by the beach, it really resonates with us. Thanks for the good grub, Mike, I appreciate it
This place should have 5 stars.
I took off one because of the difficulty to eat the sandwhiches because they end up all over the place.
I took off another because of the wait sometimes and the amount of fat and calories being consumed.
The Sandwiches are out of this world, if only they were a tad less messy .
I found Big Mike's with the help of yelp while I was hungry at Hermosa Beach one day. I was looking for Mexican food, but, to my surprise, found a Philly steak place in the midst of pizza place after pizza place. I had the Philly Cheese-steak with tomato and peppers. I love spicy food, so when I reached for my Raspberry Tea after the first couple of bites, I knew I was in love. I did have two cons: parking and the garlic fries (which were TOO garlicky), but i didn't hate it enough to dock a star!
Awesome Cheesesteaks! The guy who manages the place is pretty sharp. The guys that work there...whatever.. They provide an interesting floor show while you eat at the counter.
This is one of maybe three places (the others being Larchmont Wine & Cheese Deli and Pinkberry) that I rue the end of my carefree carb-unconscious days.
What I think of whenever I crave Big Mike's chicken mushroom hoagie is what David Duchovny ironically said as his character Hank in a couple episodes of Californication: "What has LA done to its women?" in reference to their obsessive and often self-destructive behaviors to look like... yes, the objects of Hank's affection.
Please eat a mushroom chicken hoagie for me.
Now this place is always consistant. The philly steak sub is always great to eat. Whenever I am down in HB to either play vball or blade or bike. I always order the Philly cheese steak with all the trimmmings. Though I haven't tried anyt other sandwich but I'm sure everything else tastes good too. I do occassionally get the garlic fries and they are good too.
A 6 inch Cheese Steak with Grilled Onions MushroomLettuce Tomato with Sweet Peppers does it for me for less than 6 bucks. The bread is fresh and soft. There are plenty of choices on the menu but I can't get past the Philly Cheese Steak.


