Hemo's...Perfection?

My many, many cheese steak travels have brought me upon possibly the best sub that I have ever had. It started out as an average day. Nothing out of the average was happening, I was merely walking down the streets of Philadelphia. I knew that somewhere in the city I would find a great meal, but that was not my main concern for the day. As if guided by fate, I wandered onto the University of Pennsylvania campus. I was amazed to find that the sidewalks contained small food trucks scattered everywhere. Seeing this, I got a little hungry and asked a student where I could get a good cheese steak. The young man pointed towards a truck and merely stated, "Hemo's".

I waited in line and studied the menu. I decided on the obvious decision: a cheese steak with extra meat. Something else caught my eye, however. There was a topping known as the famous Hemo Sauce. Intrigued, I decided that I would get some on the side. When I got to the front of the line I found a kindly man from Alexandria waiting to take my order. I told him what I wanted and, with a smile, he immediately started cooking. As I waited I noticed that on the side of his truck he had multiple newspaper clippings taped up. Some talked about how he started his small business, others how he is kind and loved, and another on how he won a Food Truck competition. As it turns out, he started his truck service, and has a friend of his operate a second one a few streets down. I stared at the articles until he handed me a sub wrapped in foil. I thanked him and walked away with my cheese steak and coke. (Hemo's BLT.)

The sub was small, deceptively small. Good thing I got it with extra meat. I opened it up and a magical aroma filled my nose. I took my first bite into it and was astonished. It was DELICIOUS. Never would I suspect a street truck of selling such high quality subs. My next bite I put the Hemo Sauce on. I was a little skeptical using a sauce named after the owner that had unknown ingredients. Once again, I was shocked. It was an amazing addition to the sub. To put it plainly, it was magnificent.

Now, I almost always have an issue with the rolls on cheese steaks. This instance, however, is different. Hemo's Cheese Steaks are made on the Philly famous Amoroso's roll. It was cooked to a crisp, fresh, and delicious. It melted in my mouth along with the cheese, steak, and Hemo Sauce. Looking back on it, there really is no way to describe it except delicious and truly satisfying.

This discovery of the truly amazing sub made me wonder, what else does Hemo's serve that is delicious. The small truck serves a variety of subs, sandwiches, even breakfast foods, all of which I have heard good things about. One sandwich in particular that stands out is his sausage (or steak if you ask), egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich, which is truly superb, but is not a cheese steak, so I cannot go into it.

Overall, this average day in Philadelphia turned out to be one of great accomplishment. I tasted possibly the best cheese steak that I have ever had. Since it was so good, although it did not truly strike me as perfect, I give the Hemo's Cheese Steak a near perfect 9.5 out of 10.