Gilbens Bakery

Not a late night spot. Closed at 7pm on a Friday when I visited. Ordered pulled pork, mac n cheese, and sweet potatoes with a side of greens. The barbecue sauce, which is delicious, was added after the fact so you can get it without if you want. Portions can easily feed 2 people.

I saw a review on JL Jupiter about Gilbens Po Boy sandwiches,at Gilbens Bakery and I really had to have one. I went and purchased the Salmon Po Boy. It was one of the biggest sandwiches I've ever seen, all the ingredients were fresh, the special sauce was Amazing. Called and ordered it in advance, it was ready when I got there. Everyone was friendly and very nice. I also purchased the Triple Chocolate Cake, which was "Unbelievable," they run a very clean establishment. There are really 3 stores connected that make up the business. The newer addition sells platters of real great looking soul food. That will be my next purchase. It was around dinner time, they had a store full of customers. Everyone there, said that the food was Excellent, Flavourful, and worth it. I will be returning when I want a good meal made with Love. It was like my Nana was back in the kitchen. Everything looked Sooooo Good. I will be going back, one of Philly's Best Kept secret. Delicious, Home Made, Well Worth the money. Please check them out, call in your Sandwich order, they are very, very busy. You can walk in for platters and baked goods.

The customer service and presentation was lacking. The food was good.

Firstly, it seems like they ignore their online ordering service. Order at 2:04pm, by 2:10pm my order still wasn't confirmed. When I went to verify that the order was received, the guy at the counter updated status of the order, and informed me that the cooks already received it. At 2:34pm, when the order still wasn't updated to complete, I went to the guy at the counter to inquire about my order. He immediately hands me my order and says it was just completed. I think that was a lie, since the food wasn't hot.

Secondly, when one pays extra for cheese it would be appreciated if it didn't mainly end up on the wrapper and not on the sandwich. Paper lining the foil started to disintegrate. These po boys should be in a styrofoam container.

Lastly, the food was tasty when chicken and fish were reheated.

I love that they have a variety of options. You can order baked goods, a steak sandwich with fries, a salad, or soul. They offer you options in their three restaurants that are located right next to one another.

I have tried their beef cheesesteak, chicken cheesesteak, fried shrimp po boy, a grilled shrimp po boy, and a shrimp scampi po boy and not one of them disappointed.

I enjoy the garlic flavor of the toasted roll. My sandwiches always have the right amount of cheese or applicable sauce and the portion size are quite filling (I usually only eat half of whatever I order and finish the other half later).

My recent order consisted of a cheesesteak and a grilled chicken salad with ranch dressing. I ordered this for lunch and shared it with my cousin who was visiting. It was her first time trying their food and she said it was delicious.

AMAZING!!!!!
So good! You have to go here. We drove from NY just to experience the delicious Philly cheese steak and Salmon and Shrimp poboy. It was worth it!! Check them out! You will not be disappointed