Shorty’s
“My extreme dislike for Philly sport teams aside (and I'm sure the feeling is mutual 🙂 – this place does the sports-bar thing right.”
“If your an Eagles fan or just looking to get an authentic Philly cheesesteak this is your place.”
“If you are a Phillies fan get there early as this place is on the smaller side.”
Shorty’s
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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My second favorite cheese steak joint in New York City. But it's a pretty fierce lineup so in this case, number two is a really good thing.
This is THE place to be during happy hour where all the beers are just four bucks and they have various food specials going on as well. Just 10 blocks away from Penn Station means it's not too much of a walk to catch my train afterwards, though I am a little jealous of the folks who can just go down the block to catch their bus back to New Jersey.
Speaking of the beers, it's a great selection of craft beer from across the country, and one of the few places in the city that I can count on to have Jai Alai from Cigar City Brewing in Tampa on hand year round.
As far as the sandwiches, they are a little pricy with the starting price of $11, and then an up charge for each extra thing you put on the sandwich. The sandwiches generally are well prepared and the homemade bread that they use is pretty good- though being from Pennsylvania myself, it's no substitute for s proper roll baked in Philly and delivered the same day.
Fries leave a little to be desired as they are frozen with some type of batter on them- would personally prefer crinkle cut fries- that's what the Philly steak restaurant I ate at as a kid had- guess it's personal preference.
Good beer choices, good location, good food. It's a pretty decent bar for Hell's Kitchen area and the staff were nice. I'd go back.
Must say my family's from South Philly and I've had my share of good cheesesteaks sandwiches.
However, no cheesesteak beats Shorty's veggie sandwich! I love the broccoli rabe, marinara, and provolone combo – and it definitely has a spicy kick to it. And THE BREAD. Definitely the taste and texture of the amoroso hoagie rolls down in the 215. The sandwich is stuffed. Crab fries are bomb, too – brings me back to eating at Chickie and Pete's. Delivery is always early and Shorty's has become my go-to delivery place.
I haven't tried their Cheesesteak sandwiches as there's no need to – the veggie sandwich is consistently good.
What a great place to hang out with a few friends after work. Their happy hour specials are awesome.
From 4pm-7pm:
$4 any fries, $4 draft, and $5 shots.
Cheesesteak here are pretty darn good. A bit too drippy for me, but it packs a ton of flavor. One thing I'd stay away from are the peppers here. Not only will it cost you extra $$, it'll have you chugging beer after beer. So avoid it at all cost if you're cheap like me.
At such a prime location (near Time Square), there's not much more you can ask for.
Who needs Philly when you have Shorty's?
I was surprised at how good the cheesesteak here was. I got one with wiz and fried onions.
Also got a side of the Italian fries (basically fries with Italian seasoning and lots of grated cheese).
Being a French fry fiend, I LOVED these.
The fries ($6) pushed the meal from reasonable to overpriced lunch (cheesesteak on its own is $12).
Expensive lunch for $18 but on the other hand, I did have lots of leftovers.
I would definitely go back.
I needed a little blue moon and it was delicious. I really wanted to have a philly cheesesteak by my roomies cooked for me. I needed just ONE bite. I love how they have the HH deals on the east side. Not the same here. you get a beer and philly cheesesteak for 7.00 bucks, now that is what I'm talking about. I loved how cozy and small this one was.
Overall they have bomb HH. 4.00 blue moons Im sold!
Check it out… I love 9th Ave in NYC….. 🙂 so much to offer on this street.
We arrived in New York after 28hr of travel and Shorty's was the perfect food to satisfy our cravings! Lovely wait staff, fast service and delicious food… You must try the cheesy fries! They were amazing!
3.5/3.75 stars. Rounding up because when I come to Shorty's, I'm among my people. Something really really atrocious would have to happen for me to round down on any place affiliated with Philly. Well, something really really atrocious did happen while I was here but it had nothing to do with Shorty's itself. Just the Eagles' ineptitude.
Came here to watch the Eagles-Redskins game this past Sunday and it was all kinds of crowded. People were unintentionally sitting on me at times. Not exactly optimal. My small star deduction is due to this, given that the Shorty's in Flatiron is significantly more spacious. While we did get seats, they can be a blessing and a curse here – you can rest your legs but run the risk of being blocked by many bobbing heads. This all said, people are fairly considerate if you ask them to shift positions slightly. On Sundays, we're all here for the same purpose – to hopefully watch our Birds win. So we can't *really* get annoyed at anyone, because we're all quite literally on the same team. So despite it being nearly impossible to navigate around in this place, I didn't find myself running into any rudeness.
Now onto the good. Most TVs are showing the Eagles when they're playing – pretty standard. On this particular Sunday, the Giants were playing at the same time, so they had that game up as well. My semi-educated guess is that NFC East match-ups will always be shown over less relevant games. So if for some reason you're a lost Giants, Cowboys or Washington fan (not getting into the name debate right now…), you might be able to find your game on here. But I have no idea why you'd come to an Eagles bar then, unless you're a complete masochist.
While I can't speak to their cheesesteaks, I actually got a breakfast sandwich (I know I know, very weird…but I hadn't eaten breakfast yet so…) here on Sunday and it was super tasty. Broccoli rabe, egg and provolone on a very fresh roll. Simple and delicious. Also – only six bucks! Not too shabby. Unlike the Flatiron Shorty's, you should not expect a server to come by asking to take your order – it's simply too cramped for that. So order at the bar, and someone will bring you your food promptly. Done and done. Yum and yum. And if you do want a cheesesteak, they've got an impressive variety to choose from here – if I see Philly fans genuinely enjoying cheesesteaks at a New York establishment, they're bound to be good.