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