GAlady
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National Cheesesteak Day - March 24th
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GAlady
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NorthernLight
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I had no idea that Philly cheesesteak was a sandwich! I pictured a steak. With cheese.
Bella
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Carmen's, Geno's, Pat's, Jim's, DiNic's? Nah, THE BEST cheesesteak in Philly comes from John's Roast Pork. Yep, you read that correctly... roast pork! He also makes beef cheesesteaks but the roast pork cheesesteaks is where it's at!
Open for over fifty years, John's Roast Pork in Philadelphia has earned a reputation for its namesake sandwiches and its city's most iconic dish, the cheesesteak. The family-owned and operated business began serving cheesesteak in in the early 1960s, though they weren't the focus. When current owner John Bucci, Jr. took over cheesesteak duties from his father in the early 1970s, he upped their cheesesteak game, choosing higher quality meat, using tastier ketchup, and cooking the steaks to order. Bucci thinks that with cheesesteaks, less is almost always more. "I follow my mom's golden rule: anything with over five ingredients is too many. Keep it simple. It's a simple sandwich, but people can really screw it up."
In a relatively non-trafficked area of Philadelphia, John's Roast Pork has long served the area's dock and warehouse workers, but it's only been in the last 10 years that the shop has gotten attention from tourists and the media. After restaurant critic Craig LaBan declared John's Roast Pork the best cheesesteak in Philadelphia in the Philadelphia Inquirer in 2002, the restaurant's star has continued to rise, and their cheesesteak has helped land John's Roast Pork a spot on the Eater Philly 38.
Eater Philly editor Collin Flatt explains the phenomenon: "With so many tourist traps promoting themselves as 'the' cheesesteak place in Philly, like Jim's on South Street and Geno's on 9th Street, John's Roast Pork represents the best-of-breed in a shop that's just a little off the beaten path ... And, if the droves and droves of cheesesteak aficionados and critics can't convince you, maybe their big ol' James Beard Award hanging on the wall will do the trick."
Bella
Open for over fifty years, John's Roast Pork in Philadelphia has earned a reputation for its namesake sandwiches and its city's most iconic dish, the cheesesteak. The family-owned and operated business began serving cheesesteak in in the early 1960s, though they weren't the focus. When current owner John Bucci, Jr. took over cheesesteak duties from his father in the early 1970s, he upped their cheesesteak game, choosing higher quality meat, using tastier ketchup, and cooking the steaks to order. Bucci thinks that with cheesesteaks, less is almost always more. "I follow my mom's golden rule: anything with over five ingredients is too many. Keep it simple. It's a simple sandwich, but people can really screw it up."
In a relatively non-trafficked area of Philadelphia, John's Roast Pork has long served the area's dock and warehouse workers, but it's only been in the last 10 years that the shop has gotten attention from tourists and the media. After restaurant critic Craig LaBan declared John's Roast Pork the best cheesesteak in Philadelphia in the Philadelphia Inquirer in 2002, the restaurant's star has continued to rise, and their cheesesteak has helped land John's Roast Pork a spot on the Eater Philly 38.
Eater Philly editor Collin Flatt explains the phenomenon: "With so many tourist traps promoting themselves as 'the' cheesesteak place in Philly, like Jim's on South Street and Geno's on 9th Street, John's Roast Pork represents the best-of-breed in a shop that's just a little off the beaten path ... And, if the droves and droves of cheesesteak aficionados and critics can't convince you, maybe their big ol' James Beard Award hanging on the wall will do the trick."
Bella
oscash
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That looks so delicious - we never have anything like that here is Australia. It certainly beats Kentucky and MacDonalds.
