Phillies

Justin Crawford’s First Cheesesteak Was Skinny Joey’s

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Mar 26th, 2026 · 1:54 PM EDT

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Big Phillies news ahead of the opener:

Justin Crawford hasn’t had the time to walk and explore Philadelphia just yet, but his first cheesesteak spot was Skinny Joey’s

“My mom is vegan. She walked in and asked for a cheesesteak with no meat and they looked at her absolutely crazy”😂 pic.twitter.com/mTZCCukdbm

— Luke Arcaini (@ArcainiLuke) March 26, 2026

“She went in there and asked for a cheesesteak with no meat and they looked at her absolutely crazy.”

So cheese and onions on a roll. There does not appear to be a vegan cheesesteak on the Skinny Joey’s menu.

You can, however, get a vegan cheesesteak elsewhere in the city. According to a 2024 Reddit threat, the top recommendations are:

• Monk’s cafe seitan cheesesteak
• Triangle Tavern (10th and Passyunk)
• Joe’s at Frankford and Girard
• Pizza plus

Could be a good site post one of these day – “best vegan cheesesteak in Philly?” We’ll contract Taryn Hatcher to do the taste testing.

For real though, seitan is legit. It’s a wheat-based substitute that resembles chicken texture. Cedar Point up in Fishtown made some banging seitan wings back in the day. You should give it a try one of these days if you’ve never had it before. Hail seitan!

(this is a stupid blog post, but I’m testing a theory that Phillies fans will click on anything)