I met the owner, Dusty who took orders at the counter, as well as the drive up window. Dusty takes the orders and sends them to the kitchen via a rope and some large clips (which I found quite funny). He began to explain how he left a job at a large food corporation and moved to Myrtle Beach and opened up Cheesesteak Factory. This restaurant is deli style with only the freshest ingredients, without additives and produce from local farmers. All salads are hand made daily and bread is also fresh. Because of their fussiness with freshness, the wait may take a little longer, but it's worth it. I was present when they were baking their home made chocolate chip cookies. And no, I saw no cheesecake on the menu. Their french fries are fresh cut, not frozen, and they were fresh tasting and crispy, delicious. We ordered the pastrami sandwiches, with melted swiss, which weren't microwaved, were tasty and delicious. The cost for 2 pastrami sandwiches, one order of fries and two drinks came to about $21.00, tip is optional at the counter. We will definitely be back again, in the very near future. I hope this review doesn't create too long of a line. read more

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Owner is extremely friendly and the food was out of this world! We visited Myrtle beach from upstate New York and the owner brought our unique Rochester foods down south! Great place to grab a quick bite. read more

FIRST! Wow this place brings me back to my winter and summer vacations in Surfside. Of course I ordered a cheesesteak with the stereotypical cheese wiz. I'm no wiz, but I know a cheesesteak when I see a cheesesteak. This restaurant is a great place to take your children. They are family friendly. I hope you all come to eat here. read more

Under new ownership, a guy from Philly owns it now and you can tell immediately. Prices are still a little steep but are completely worth it as portions have increased, taste is on-par with the best of them, and the staff really goes out of your way to make sure you're satisfied. Plus, their sweet potato fries were out of this world. Change is good. read more

Grew up outside of Philly, left years ago, when I go home, hit two of the best places in the area. The Cheesesteak I have for lunch is as good. I had it made the real way, with provolone and marinara sauce, it was superb. Will be going back to Mint Hill, NC in a few days, will go buy and get a half dozen to take with me. thanks for the memories, it was almost nostalgic. read more

I cannot believe that I have not written a review for this place before. We eat here once or twice a month when coming back from the beach. I will start by saying that Peppers on 707 has the best cheesesteak in the area, but we always enjoy our stop here too. There is not really service because you order at the counter and then they drop it off at your table. The food is always fresh prepared right in front of you. That is good and bad. Good for the obvious reasons and bad because if there is a crowd and the kitchen is short staffed you might need to camp out for your food. That has only happened twice for us. We get both chicken and steak sandwiches. Always good. I agree with the other review that the meat is not heavily spiced. I think that is one of the reasons I like it. It just tastes like chopped up meat. If your heart can handle it, order the cheese fries. They come swimming in the cheese sauce. Takes a coupe years off your life, but you would think it is worth it as you eat each fry. Bread is key to these sandwiches and theirs is always good. The outside looks a little sketchy, but that is usually another sign of good food. So stop in and as Nancy G. says get a steak wit whiz. read more

I have traveled and eaten all over the US...this is the closest to what you would get in Philly that I've had south of Virginia. The bread makes the sandwich! I commented in the authentic taste if the bread and was informed their bread is shipped from Philly! Great place to eat, good prices for the beach! The kids actually loved it as well! read more

I got the haddock dinner and it was just like the one I used to get up north.It was great. My wife got the chicken cheesesteak and liked it a lot. We returned the following Friday and got the haddock again. This time my wife also got the fish We will be going back every Friday read more

I ordered a to go order. I asked for extra cheese on mine. I was told it would take 10 to 15 minutes. My order was one 9" with extra cheese and one 6" with mushrooms. I waited 30 minutes! The meat was tough and stringy, the 9" one had NO cheese at all! I paid $ 19 for just those sandwiches! Oh, and I also got the green pepper stem on my sandwich! It will be a cold day in hell before I ever go there again! Drive up to North Myrtle and get a REALLY good Cheesestake at Andy's Pizzeria. They make the best! I wish that's what I had done. read more

Went for a late dinner with our daughter. Having never visited Philly I have to trust the reviews and go with they are Legit. Have to say it was a great sandwich! Loaded with quality meat no gristle. read more

Please do not waste your time or your precious money eating here! Called in our order for takeout, placed order for no mushroom keto bowl, and 2 jr cheesesteaks with lettuce,tomato, and mayo. You guessed it...mushrooms chopped all up in my keto bowl and no lettuce, tomato, or mayo on those jr cheesesteaks. Yuck! So I guess my requests were just suggests. Oh and jr burger is not on 'philly prepared rolls, but hot dog buns! Nasty! Plus, everything tastes like a grill that hasn't been cleaned in 10 years. The service was good, but that doesn't fill your belly. read more

First we saw an ad in the condo, then I looked at the reviews on Yelp. That was the point I knew we had to try The Cheesesteak Factory! It did not disappoint!! The cheesesteak was the best I've ever had. So tender and Zero Gristle! The cheese fries were awesome too. We all enjoyed it so much that my son ordered a second cheesesteak to go, for a midnight snack :). I promise, you will not be disappointed in this restaurant. read more

Cheesesteak was wonderful, the meat very flavorful, bread soft, I thought it was a little pricy but most things are in the Myrtle Beach area, read more

Cheesesteak Factory - Cheesesteaks Near Me - Surfside Beach, South Carolina

Don't waste you time going here I waited 20 minutes for the cheesesteak when I got it was soggy with no taste if you like bland food this is the place for you read more

$25 for two small sandwiches with fries. We had to wait 20 minutes for that, but at least they told us we were liars when they forgot the hot dog we ordered. I will never step foot in this place again, they were slow, overpriced and arrogant. There were three of us, my 8 year old daughter said she wanted a hot dog three times, I told the girl at the register twice that we wanted a hot dog. When we got home, no hot dog. When I called to tell them the mistake 'Oh. You didn't order a hot dog.' Repeatedly called me a liar to my face. There are 1,500 restaurants in Myrtle Beach. No reason to go here again. By the way, this restaurant is on a frontage road less than a quarter mile from my house. This is the third time I've given it a try in 5 years. I've had a bad experience each time. I figured after 2-3 years, maybe they would have improved. They have not. read more

Damn, this was our first place we wanted to go to when we got to myrtle beach and it did not let us down. We got there a half an hour before it was going to lose and the staff was so sweet and helpful. I was not going to eat in because I did not want to make them stay late, but they told us not to worrie and eat in. Te food was perfect the service was great and we will be back. P.S. try the sweet potato fries the best we ever had. read more

Best Damn Cheesesteaks at the beach. So good everything is so damn delicious. I swear if you had a bad meal here your taste buds aren't working right. Must Visit Place if you're at Myrtle Beach read more

I've always wanted to try an authentic Philly cheesesteak and when I heard about this place I was set on going. I ordered a hot pepper and some bacon cheese fries and it was all really good. Service was great, facilities were clean and the fellow that took our order was really nice! Great experience if you want a good cheesesteak! read more

Plenty of loose style meat. Roll was a bit soggy even with the holes in the styrofoam container and the fact that I didn't let it sit longer than getting to the car since I hadn't eaten all day. Good fries even though I'm not a fan of season salt. I know a lot of folks like the stuff. A small Philly with up to three veggy toppings (mine was mushrooms, onions, and banana peppers) with mayo and a fry was eight dollars and change. Good amount of food. I could have used some napkins though and maybe some ketchup. I know I'm not raving about it but I would eat there again. read more

Had The Hot Pepper with Jalapeño and Provolone. Amazing. I'm a gristle magnet.. I've never made it more than halfway into a meat sandwich without running into gristle or other unmentionables. I ate almost the entire large sandwich and never hit anything gross. I only stopped because I was beyond full. I wanted to eat the rest and I should have asked for a box for the tiny bit I had left. This will be a definite stop anytime I'm in town. Great music and friendly staff too! read more

All I can say is amazeballs! Oversized ..The LOADED Philly was out of this world.... they also have a small pepper bar if you would like to spice it up. Price is reasonable since the sandwiches are so big! Under $30 w sweet potatoes and a soft drink. We will definitely be back on our next trip! read more

Cheesesteak Factory - Cheesesteaks Near Me - Surfside Beach, South Carolina

Pretty good cheesesteak. Been here many time in the past. Good but better in the past. Ham and cheese was skimpy but steaks were filling. Fries seasoned with Old Bay. Not bad but informed beforehand would have been better. Real good unsweet tea. Also it cost pennies to clean the windows and fixtures regularly. Food 4 stars. Cleanliness brings it down. read more

Stopped by Cheesesteak Factory in Surfside because I've been hearing their ads on the radio recently. Must admit, i had my guard up with growing up in the area famous for cheesesteaks, ive tried cheesesteaks all over and they never get even close to Philly. They go beyond your typical Geno"s with creative off shoots, i tried the spucy buffalo cheesesteak with provolone... My first bite sensation was that lo and behold it was an Amarosa bun, crunchy on the outside , soft and fluffy on the inside. So at this point in the game the have accomplished 70% of a successfully executed Philly cheesesteak. As for the steak, fantastic. I only give them 4 stars cause you can't beat a Philly cheesesteak. Keep working on it. I will definitely try again, don't hate me my fellow Philly cheseteak lovers, at least when I'm jonesin for it I know where to go in Surfside. Yo Adrian! read more

We had lunch here and found the food to be just average, which was surprising considering other reviews we'd read. Staff was super friendly, but the cheesesteak itself had (only) one big, soft, piece of leaf lettuce on it, along with mayonnaise, the cheese and meat. There was a very generous amount of meat on the sandwich, but it was strangely lacking in flavor; almost as if no spices or seasonings were used in cooking it. The bread was very good, fresh, and a great complement to the sandwich. Had they used iceburg lettuce, preferably shredded or if not, a few pieces, along with seasoning the meat, it would have been a fantastic sandwich. In fairness, my husband loved his cheesesteak and thought it was great. They do have a peppers bar, where they have some 4-5 types of peppers you can add to your sandwich, along with other condiments. We also had onion rings, which were very good. I'd be willing to try it again, just to be sure we didn't catch them on an 'off' day. Will update this review at that time! read more

Awesome cheesesteak, awesome service. The food was delicious. The cheesesteak was above and beyond. I had the mop my brother got the spicy one, now he eats a ton of spicy food and very rarely dose he sweat. This bad boy sandwich had him sweating big-time. Also try out the gravy fries they are awesome as well. However I would not recommend gravy fries if you are taking the food to go because commonsense that they will get soggy before getting home. Staff was very friendly hard to beat anywhere you go well worth the try you won't be disappointed. read more

Let's get one thing straight, this is the CheeseSTEAK factory, not the cheeseCAKE factory. Now that we've gotten that out of the way, let's talk about how beyond delicious these cheesesteak sandwiches are. I have been here before, many years ago as a child and fell in love with their sandwiches then. Granted, I was only a kid then, maybe 13 or 14 and every child that age pretty much thinks everything tastes good. My dad introduced this place to me when I was younger. He is a truck driver and traveling made him more prone to try many different food places. One of the many perks of traveling and visiting different places around the country! He always stressed to me how well seasoned and juicy the meat was...and my friends, he wasn't over exaggerating at all. I am on vacation right now in Garden City and luckily for me, the Cheesesteak Factory is right up the road from where I am staying. Last night I decided to give it another try, and it was just as good as I imagined it was when I had it 10 years ago. We walked in and were kindly greeted by a very nice girl at the cash register. Since it had been quite a while since I had been there, and a first visit for my friends, we needed a menu. The menu has a lot of different cheesesteaks to choose from, so we settled on the Loaded Original. This sandwich included steak, your choice of cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, peppers and mayo. And you can either add or take off any of those ingredients you'd like to kind of customize your sandwich to your liking. We made ours a combo and got fries and a large drink. You can also get other sides, such as: sweet potato fries, onion rings, macaroni salad, etc. From the first bite, the meat is tender and extremely juicy and seasoned to perfection to the point where it almost melts in your mouth. You can taste and feel the juices squirting from the meat into your mouth...how'd you like that visual? The sandwiches are made fresh, on the grill so you know it's real steak meat. All in all I was thoroughly pleased with my experience, even 10 years later. Only thing I could complain about were the fries. They weren't the best and they got soggy from being inside our to-go boxes with all the moisture. But that is literally my only complaint! Looking for the best cheesesteak sandwiches in South Carolina? You've found them right here. Also want to add that they were ranked one of the top 3 best sandwiches in South Carolina. So if that doesn't convince you, you're missing out! read more

We didn't realize how many places are closed in winter. We were excited to discover Cheesesteak Factory! We had Reuben, meat and cheese steak, and owner recommended Dario. Also, house made chips with ranch. Everything was very good. Hot and fresh. We all tried a little of each. My husband and I especially enjoyed the Dario. Our 8 and 15 year old boys agreed this is a place we will return to in future visits to Surfside. Very reasonably priced!! Thanks for a great meal! We did takeout and ate at out condo 5 minutes away. read more

If you have fond memories of how great the Cheesesteaks used to be, you will be very disappointed at what they have become. Not only are they skimpy on the meat, cheese, peppers and onions but the meat that is there has absolutely ZERO taste. A little salt while cooking could work wonders. We used to order a Cheesesteak, all the way with a bag of chips. Now, they offer homemade potato chips which are thinly sliced, soggy, limp pieces of potato. Other restaurants do a nice homemade chip so it can be done properly. We have wasted time and money giving them a few chances, in case we just caught them on an off day. Every day seems to be an off day. Tally-ho! We're done! Best of luck to you. read more

Not quite as good as Peppers in Socastee. For our last few visits, it seemed like they didn't scrape the grill before cooking our Cheesesteaks. Sometimes the food is excellent, and sometimes the food tastes like grill grease on stale bread. All depends. Peppers in Socastee is 100% consistent, and they keep it simple and let you add whatever you want to your Cheesesteak. This place has different names for every cheesesteak. Just keep it simple. read more

You'd think cheesesteak Factory mmm got to be good,wrong pure nastiness they use cheap sirloin steak no flavor at all will not ever eat there again read more

Pretty good steaks, just put to much whiz on for my liking. One of the best steaks I've had since moving from Philly.

My family and I ordered food from this place while vacationing at Surfside Beach last week. The person who took our order on the phone was very rude and non attentive and constantly repeated "What was your order?" She finally got our order and said it would be 30 minutes because they were so busy. My husband went to get the food and said there wasn't another single vehicle in the parking lot and could hear the workers laughing about how slow they were. This was the worst food we have ever tried to eat. The steak subs had sheaves of fatty ligaments all thru the sandwich and could not be eaten. Our orders were all messed up and the wrong toppings on each sub. I called numerous times and was told "This mailbox isn't accepting voicemails any longer." We spent $61.00 there for SLOP!!! I emailed a message to the email address on the website but noone has had the decency to respond. This place will soon go out of business if they continue doing business like this and rightfully so. STAY AWAY!!! Wish I could give 000 stars!!! read more

We stopped by just before 9:00 pm but we didn't look to see what time they closed. No one told us they were about to close, and just a couple of minutes after we received our food, they turned off half of the lights in the dining area and started loudly dragging the metal chairs on the tile floor to get them under the tables, then a lady moved them all out to sweep. The employees proceeded to clean all around us as we ate - had we known, we'd have asked for our food to go. (We assumed that a restaurant in such a busy location would stay open past 9pm, especially on a Friday night in the summer.) The cheesesteak and fries that I got was HOT and it took a while to cool down! It was quite good and hearty, but I would have liked more cheese. Hubby got a side salad which he said was really very good. read more

Great cheesesteaks on fresh bread! The owner was very nice when I spoke to him and I'll be back soon. This is coming from a Philadelphia native read more

The quality has definitely gone down. Food was ok, but way overpriced. Fries were not great. And they charge you for large to-go cups even after you've bought a large drink with free refills. Very disappointed. We won't be back. read more

Great food, great staff, owner was super nice and extremely involved. Best place for quick eats in a 10 mile radius for sure.

Second time there,,,, first time the cheese steak was very good,,, but tonight my wife and I stopped for a couple of steaks,,,,, absolutely the worst,,,, will not be stopping back,,, I'm pretty sure the cook didn't know anything about working the grill !! read more

I ordered a cheesesteak sandwich with onions and mushrooms and a order of mozzarella sticks. The mushrooms were not fresh and the sandwich had very little flavor. I've had better sandwiches in some restaurants. The cheese sticks were very good. Overall very disappointed.... read more

Outstanding!!!...My wife and I shared a 10" Philly and an order of gravy fries....Fagetabotit!!!! So good...very fresh..... definitely going back! read more

Chicken cheesesteak was excellent but macaroni salad portion was very small and cheese sticks had very little cheese in them. Would go back for cheesesteak and fries again. read more