The Foot Long Truck — Restaurant in Philadelphia

When I first started teaching at Temple this truck was called $5 Foot Long. Now, you pay $5.15 for a 6 inch sandwich, and you can see the artifacts of many price hikes painted on the side of the truck. Honestly, it's still a pretty good deal. Just understand the value proposition here: cheap, dependable lunch. If that's what you're after, Foot Long delivers. It's not the best hoagie you can get, but it's not bad. They do enough volume/business that everything is always fresh. Real hoagie rolls, soft and chewy--porous enough to soak up the mayo. Shredded lettuce, thin tomato slices, sweet white onion rings. They're clearly champions when it comes to operating the electric deli slicer. However, with such low prices, they need to be rigorous about portion control; don't expect overstuffed sandwiches like you'd get (for at least twice the price) at a top South Philly hoagie shop. This is more like what you'd get from an average pizza joint, which is good, it means it doesn't taste artificial and loaded with sodium & MSG, like Wawa or Subway or Jimmy John's or Potbelly. Of course, you also can't order prosciutto, mortadello, homemade turkey, slow roasted rare beef, baby swiss, real Italian sharp provolone or any of the fancy ingredients that have become the norm in Philly (it is one of the world's greatest sandwich towns). So, here's the bottom line: you won't be amazed, but you'll get a decent sandwich at a great price. While many food trucks have come and gone over the years, Foot Long remains....

There aren't any recent reviews, so if you need help deciding and don't want to spend a lot, go to The Foot Long Truck! They have a wide variety AND breakfast!

I just had the 6inch chicken cutlet with peppers and provolone w/ fries and soda. I can't believe I haven't tried them before now! The chicken was breaded nicely, you can see the cheese and it was very filling! I only ate half because there were three pieces of chicken on a toasted roll. The wait was no longer than any other truck that cooks to order. The ONLY thing that this sandwich was missing was a sauce. Add marinara or spaghetti sauce and maybe cooked onions and this sandwich would be 10/10. Without the sauce...I'd give it a 9/10! The service was very...

To be honest, I was a bit skeptical because the prices were so low.

I ended up ordering their Cheesesteak, which was a bit bare on the meat, but considering the price, I couldn't complain.

And the kicker, this cheesesteak, from a food truck was actually pretty decent.

Based on this experience, I would be willing to go back and try...