| When it comes to the 'original and the
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| | to their steak sandwich. This event
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| best', there's only one place to eat an
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| | provoked bitter rivalry between Pat's and
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| authentic cheese steak - in the city of
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| | Geno's, which is still in evidence today,
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| its invention: Philadelphia. First
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| | and many native Philadelphians still
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| offered as a tasty snack in 1952, the
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| | disagree about which of the two
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| cheese steak - a long roll sandwich
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| | establishments produces the best cheese
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| filled with thinly sliced steak and
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| | steak sandwich. However, as they're
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| smothered in cheese - is as intertwined
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| | located on the same street, it's easy to
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| with the history of Philadelphia as the
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| | visit both restaurants and make up your
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| Declaration of Independence.
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| | own mind!
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| At street vendors, quality restaurants
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| | You won't want to eat cheese steak during
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| and even at the city's fantastic new
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| | your entire break so, when you're not
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| sporting venue Citizens Bank Park - home
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| | seeking out the city's culinary delights,
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| of the Phillies - you can buy cheese
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| | there is much to see in Philadelphia. The
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| steaks everywhere. But, for the
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| | established historic district offers all
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| universally acknowledged best cheese
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| | the sights within a comfortable walking
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| steaks in Philly you must seek out Pat's
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| | distance. Here you can visit the house
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| and Geno's restaurants in the Italian
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| | where Thomas Jefferson wrote the
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| market in South Philadelphia.
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| | Declaration of Independence and also view
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| Legend has it that in 1930 hot dog vendor
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| | the Liberty Bell. If you prefer not to
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| Pat Olivieri decided to use chopped up
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| | walk take a horse-drawn carriage or even
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| steak as an alternative to the usual
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| | a modern-day Duck tour instead. The city
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| wiener and thus inadvertently invented
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| | is also home to the MLB's Phillies and
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| the steak sandwich. Acting on the advice
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| | the Eagles of the NFL, and offers an
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| of a cab driver who eagerly sampled the
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| | exciting nightlife.
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| alternative hot dog, Pat opened his own
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| | To sample the best cheese steaks in the
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| restaurant in the Italian market area of
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| | USA, then make sure that you visit
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| South Philadelphia, modestly called
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| | Philly's Italian market, but opt to stay
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| 'Pat's King of Steaks'.
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| | at one of the downtown hotels in
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| Just across the street from Pat's you'll
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| | Philadelphia from where you can sample
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| find Geno's. Although slightly clouded by
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| | the best of the rest that the city has to
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| claim and counter-claim it is generally
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| | offer.
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| thought that in 1952 Geno's employee Joe
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| | Adam Singleton is an online, freelance
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| Vento added Cheese Whiz to the steak
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| | journalist and keen amateur photographer.
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| sandwich and renamed it a cheese steak.
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| | His portfolio, called Capquest
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| Pat's promptly followed suit but offered
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| | Photography is available to view online.
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| a selection of different cheeses to add
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