The cheesesteak and co. menu that most people are looking for belongs to Cheesesteak & Co., the Maryland carryout shop that went viral after opening on Washington Boulevard in Elkridge in 2024. As of November 7, 2026, the Original Cheesesteak on the shop’s own menu page starts at $12.99 for the 8 oz size, and a second shop is now serving the same food in Owings Mills. Plenty of lookalike websites repeat older prices or invent details, so this guide leans on the restaurant’s own menu page, its Toast ordering page, and Maryland news coverage, and it says plainly when something could not be confirmed.
Other restaurants in other states use similar names, so it is worth checking that you are looking at the Maryland shop before you plan an order around any menu you find online.
Where the two shops are and when they are open
The original shop sits at 6500 Washington Blvd in Elkridge, in Howard County, and the Baltimore Sun reported that it opened in June 2024. In early 2026 the owner, Phil Gharfeh, announced a lease at Red Run Station in Owings Mills, and the company’s website now states that the Owings Mills shop is open for pickup at 11054 Red Run Blvd. I could not find an official opening date for that second shop, only the website’s “now open” notice and a local food blogger’s visit from late summer.
The website lists 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday, and the Toast page for Elkridge shows the same schedule. The site appears to show one set of hours for both shops, so confirm Owings Mills on its own ordering page before you drive over, especially on holidays.
The cheesesteaks: what is on the board and what they cost
Every beef cheesesteak is built on 100% ribeye, which is the claim the shop puts at the front of its branding, and the default cheese is Cooper Sharp white American with grilled onions. The shop’s menu page sells the main sandwiches in two sizes, 8 oz and 12 oz, which older listings simply call small and large. The table below uses the prices that appear on the menu page and in the current Toast listing, and it marks the items where I could not find a price that both sources agree on.
| Sandwich | What is on it | Price seen |
|---|---|---|
| Original Cheesesteak | Ribeye, Cooper Sharp white American, grilled onions | $12.99 (8 oz), $17.99 (12 oz) |
| Cheez Whiz Cheesesteak | Ribeye, Cheez Whiz, grilled onions | $12.99 (8 oz), $17.99 (12 oz) |
| The Stinger | Ribeye, buffalo chicken tenders, Cooper Sharp, grilled onions | From $16.99 |
| The Pounder | 16 oz of ribeye, Cooper Sharp, Cheez Whiz, provolone, grilled onions, mushrooms, sweet peppers | Not confirmed for 2026 |
| Shrimp Cheesesteak | Ribeye, grilled Old Bay shrimp, Cooper Sharp, grilled onions | Not confirmed for 2026 |
| Pizza Cheesesteak | Ribeye, pepperoni, pizza sauce, provolone, grilled onions | Not confirmed for 2026 |
| Bacon Cheesesteak | Ribeye, bacon, Cooper Sharp, grilled onions | Not confirmed for 2026 |
The Pounder deserves a warning, because the Baltimore Banner described it as a beast of a sandwich when it reviewed the shop in 2024. An earlier Toast listing priced it at $21.99, but base sandwiches have gone up by a dollar since then, so expect a higher number at checkout and look at the live ordering page before you commit. The Stinger and the Shrimp Cheesesteak were priced the same on that earlier listing, which suggests they may still move together, though that is an inference and not a published fact.
Chicken, vegan, and kids’ options
Chicken fans get their own set of sandwiches rather than a swap on the beef menu. Toast lists a Chicken Cheesesteak, a Buffalo Chicken, a Chicken Bacon Ranch, a Spicy Chicken, and a Chicken Pounder, and the shop describes its chicken as breast meat chopped on the grill and built the way you like it. The Spicy Chicken is described on Toast with house-made spicy mayo and cherry peppers on top of the Cooper Sharp and onions, which makes it the one to pick if you want heat without ordering wings.
Vegans have a real option here, which is less common at cheesesteak counters. The Fake Steak uses Impossible meat with Cooper Sharp and grilled onions, and the menu notes that vegan cheese is available. It costs more than the beef Original, at $17.99 for 8 oz and $22.99 for 12 oz on the menu page, which is worth knowing before you assume the plant-based version is the cheaper pick. For children, the menu page lists a grilled cheese with fries at $7.99, and local business coverage of the Owings Mills announcement also mentions chicken tenders on the kids’ side of the board.
Smashburgers, egg rolls, wings, and fried sides
The shop has grown well beyond sandwiches, and the MoCo Show noted in late 2025 that the menu had expanded to smashburgers, fries and tots, wings, mozzarella half-moons, fried pickles, and egg rolls. These are the prices on the Toast listing for Elkridge when I checked.
| Item | Details | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Single Smash | One 4 oz patty, pickles, company sauce, yellow American, grilled onions | $7.99 |
| Double Smash | Two 4 oz patties, same toppings | $10.99 |
| Triple Smash | Three 4 oz patties, same toppings | $13.99 |
| Cheesesteak Eggroll | Ribeye, three cheeses, grilled onions, sweet chili on the side | $5.99 |
| Buffalo Chicken Eggroll | Chicken breast, buffalo sauce, three cheeses, blue cheese on the side | $5.99 |
| Mozzarella Half Moons | Four pieces with pizza sauce | $8.99 |
| Fried Pickles | Six spears with ranch | $7.99 |
| Jalapeno Poppers | Six cream cheese poppers with ranch | $7.99 |
| Onion Rings | Beer-battered | $7.99 |
| Fries | Classic order | $3.99 |
| 6-piece Wings | Three drums, three flats | $9.99 |
| 12-piece Wings | Six drums, six flats | $17.99 |
The 18-piece wing price shows up as $26.99 on some pages and $27.99 on others, so I have left it out. If you want fries or tots with a sandwich, the shop’s website advertises a combo add-on of $5.99 that covers a side and a fountain drink, which is the simplest way to turn an Original into a full meal. The arithmetic puts a smaller Original with that combo at $18.98 before tax, and the egg rolls are priced low enough that adding one barely changes the total.
Cooper Sharp, Whiz, or provolone: choosing the cheese
Many first-time visitors assume Cooper Sharp is a cheddar because of the name, but food writers who cover it describe it as a processed American cheese. Tasting Table calls it a pasteurized process cheese that melts smoothly while keeping a sharper taste than ordinary American slices, and Philadelphia Magazine traces its cheesesteak fame to Angelo’s Pizzeria in South Philadelphia. The Baltimore Banner has also reported that customers around Baltimore now ask for it by name, which helps explain why the Original here is built around it.
If you prefer the older Philadelphia habit of Cheez Whiz, the shop sells a whole sandwich built around it, and a side of whiz costs $1.99 on the menu page if you want to add it to something else. Provolone appears in the Pizza Cheesesteak and in the Pounder, though I did not find an official statement saying you can swap it onto any sandwich, so ask at the counter or in the order notes before counting on it.
Toppings and extras that change the price
The menu page lists lettuce, tomatoes, mayonnaise, onions, pickles, and relish hots as fixings, and the Toast extras list shows those at 25 cents each when added on the side. Mushrooms, banana peppers, jalapenos, cherry hots, and sweet peppers cost about a dollar to $1.25 depending on which page you read. Extra cheese is $1.99 and bacon is $2.99 on both pages, while extra meat is listed at $5.99 for 4 oz on the menu page and $4.99 on Toast, so treat that one as a number to check at the register.
How to order without losing an hour
The shop is a carryout operation, and the Baltimore Banner reported in 2024 that customers were waiting up to two hours on Friday and Saturday nights soon after the first shop opened. The MoCo Show said in November 2025 that lines were still common more than a year later, even outside peak hours, so the wait is a lasting feature and not just an opening-month spike. One review site still claims that the shop takes only walk-in orders, but that is out of date, because the restaurant’s website now sends customers to Toast for online pickup at each location.
The website gives two rules worth following. When you pick up an online order, tell the cashier the last four digits of the phone number on the order, and choose the correct location when you order, because the shop states that orders will not be remade or refunded after a wrong-location mistake. For an office lunch or an event, the site asks you to email info@cheesesteakcomd.com for catering details instead of placing a very large order through the regular online menu.
Why prices on other websites do not match
If you search for this menu you will find a dozen pages that look official, and several of them show $11.99 for the Original and $4.99 for an egg roll. Those numbers match an older version of the menu, and the restaurant’s current pages show $12.99 and $5.99 instead. The pages that list a 12 oz Original at $16.99 are repeating the same stale snapshot, since the menu page now shows $17.99 for that size.
Treat the Toast page for your chosen location as the final word, treat any blog or aggregator as a rough guide, and remember that prices at a busy independent shop can move more than once a year. Beef costs and the shop’s own decisions are not something an outside website can track for you.
Putting the cheesesteak and co. menu to use
A sensible first visit is the Original in the 8 oz size with a cheesesteak egg roll, because that pairing shows you the ribeye, the Cooper Sharp, and the shop’s most talked-about side in a single sitting. Move to the Stinger or the Pounder once you know the base sandwich, and order ahead through Toast at the location closest to you. The cheesesteak and co. menu is large enough that a second visit will almost always involve something different, whether that is chicken, the vegan Fake Steak, or a smashburger.
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I’m Muhammad Ubaid, founder of YBR Magazine. I research and write detailed guides on America’s National Parks — covering entry fees, permits, best times to visit, and planning tips — using official NPS sources and up-to-date information.
