Philadelphia is the home of cheesesteaks. A cheesesteak is a hot sandwich with thin sliced sautéed beef with melted cheese and usually onions on a 6inch or foot long roll. Cheesesteaks come from Philadelphia; the proper name is Philly cheesesteaks. In 1930 a man by the name Pat Oliveri who was a hot dog vendor originated the “philly” cheesesteak. One day Oliveri decided to grill some beef from his butcher. In the middle of Oliveri grilling a taxicab driver loved what he smelled and asked for a steak sandwich. Sooner than later the word about this “steak” sandwich got around to all cabbies and taxi drivers. It didn’t take long for Oliveri to open his own business in steaks. On 9th street and Passyunk Avenue is Pat’s King of Steaks.
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