Re: [114attendees] Philly Cheesesteaks

[Hesham ElBakoury <[e-mail]>]

The hotel sent me to Cleavers: https://www.cleaversphilly.com/

Not bad.

Hesham

On 8/1/2022 4:11 PM, Black, David wrote:
>
> Unfortunate development – there was a major fire at Jim's last Friday 
> – if you experienced Jim's during the week, be thankful: 
> https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/jims-steaks-south-street-fire-cause/3321675/
>
> Thanks, --David
>
> *From:* Black, David <[e-mail]>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 5, 2022 3:56 PM
> *To:* [e-mail]
> *Cc:* Black, David
> *Subject:* Philly Cheesesteaks
>
> Having gone to school in Philly at Penn (University of Pennsylvania), 
> I know a thing or two about this subject ;-).
>
> First of all, an authentic Philly cheesesteak uses Cheese Whiz (not 
> that white provolone stuff …).
>
> Second, an authentic Philly cheesesteak contains steak, cheese and 
> optionally onions (none of that other fancy stuff …).
>
> The two traditional places to get an authentic Philly cheesesteak are 
> still diagonally opposite each other in South Philly:
>
>   * Pat's (1237 E Passyunk Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19147 [near 9^th &
>     Wharton]) – https://www.patskingofsteaks.com/
>   * Geno's (1219 S 9th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147 [between Federal and
>     Wharton]) - https://www.genosteaks.com/
>
> Both are open 7 x 24, so if you have a craving for a cheesesteak at 
> 2am, you know what to do …
>
> If you don't want to go that far, Jim's on South Street is good:
>
>   * Jim's (400 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19147 [at 4^th ]) -
>     https://jimssouthstreet.com/
>
> Jim's is closer, and South Street is also an interesting part of the 
> city (https://www.visitphilly.com/things-to-do/attractions/south-street/)
>
> Enjoy, --David
>
>