Cousin's Burger: #1 for "Cheesesteak" on Uber Eats in Philadelphia
In the hardest cheesesteak market there is, one shop went from #6 to #1 on Uber Eats and held it for 24 of 25 checks, while climbing to #4 for smash burger.
Ranking for "cheesesteak" in Philadelphia is about as hard as delivery search gets. Every corner has a steak shop, and the city's famous names have been reviewed thousands of times. Cousin's Burger, on Poplar Street, sells a Ribeye Cheesesteak alongside its smashburgers. We followed "cheesesteak" and "smash burger" on Uber Eats.
Cheesesteak: #1 in Philadelphia
On the first check, Cousin's was #6 for "cheesesteak" on Uber Eats. From the second check on, it was #1, every day: 24 of 25 checks. The item Uber Eats matched was its Ribeye Cheesesteak.
Uber Eats
“cheesesteak”
- Latest
- #1
- Best
- #1
- Found
- 25 of 25 checks
- Results
- 79
Rank on that day (higher is better)
Top of the list on Oct 19, 2026
- #2 Carters Cheesesteaks by Garci Ribeye Cheesesteak with Shrimp
- #3 Rocky's Cheesesteaks Original Philly Cheesesteak
- #4 Whiz Wit Cheesesteak Build Your Own Philly Cheesesteak
- #5 Juicy's Cheesesteaks Cheesesteak
- #6 Del Rossi's Cheesesteak & Pizza Co. Cheesesteak
Look at who is below it: Carters Cheesesteaks, Rocky's Cheesesteaks, Whiz Wit Cheesesteak, Juicy's Cheesesteaks and Del Rossi's. These are cheesesteak specialists, several with the word in their own name. A burger shop holding #1 above all of them, in Philadelphia, for weeks, is a remarkable result.
Smash burger: a steady climb
For "smash burger" on Uber Eats, Cousin's started at #9, held #7 for most of the period, and moved up to #4 for the last four checks. Uber Eats matched its "Smash Burger Double". The three shops just above it all have "smash" in their own names: two Meteor Smash Burgers locations and OK Smashed Burgers.
Uber Eats
“smash burger”
- Latest
- #4
- Best
- #4
- Found
- 18 of 18 checks
- Results
- 75
Rank on that day (higher is better)
Top of the list on Oct 19, 2026
- #1 Meteor Smash Burgers (3300 Melon St) Double Smash Cheeseburger
- #2 Meteor Smash Burgers (901 East Willow Grove Avenue) Double Smash Cheeseburger
- #3 OK Smashed Burgers
- #5 Garden's Pizza & Grill
- #6 Reems Hot Chicken and Smash Burgers Reem's Smash Burger
What Cousin's does well
- The search word is in the item name. "Ribeye Cheesesteak" and "Smash Burger Double" match the searches directly.
- A clear, specific item. A ribeye cheesesteak is a precise, appealing answer to the search.
- Momentum. Both keywords moved up over the period we followed.
More on what top-ranked shops share in the PEO guide.