Philadelphia is home to many wonderful things that his country holds dear: the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and most importantly the Philadelphia cheesesteak. And the two most respected purveyors of the philly cheesesteak are Pat’s and Geno’s. If you’ve never hear of them see the video below:
The Philly cheesesteak is a truly American dish for many reasons (mostly because it is one of the few foods actually invented in American, unlike hot dogs or even apple pie). Plus, Pat and Joey both forged multi-million dollar businesses by selling these sandwiches: a fine example of capitalism and the American dream. They are also incredibly unhealthy.
A “true” Philly cheesesteak is made from, chopped steak cooked in grease, and cheese-whiz. That’s right not real cheese, cheese-whiz, and the final product should actually drip with grease as you’re eating it. Sound appetizing?
No?
Well it was. Last summer my family and I went to Philadelphia and my dad wanted nothing more from the experience than to try a cheesesteak from both Pat’s and Geno’s, and I was happy to go with him. Most of the other people we saw were doing the exact same thing. Something that I found interesting was that when we asked residents how to get to Pat’s and Geno’s, they gave us directions, but also told us that we didn’t want to go there, and told us place they thought made the best Philly cheesesteak. This happened four times. And they all suggested different places.
It is pretty funny when you think of it, two world-famous (there were actually foreigners sampling both) restaurants selling the exact same food, across the street from each other, both making millions of sandwich (and dollars) every year. But it’s no laughing matter, when we were eating at Geno’s, someone who came over from Pat’s (just as we did) tried to put ketchup on their fries. They were yelled at and told they were not allowed to put Geno’s ketchup on Pat’s fries. That’s how strong the rivalry is. It makes you wonder why these two establishments are so famous and why the rivalry even exists. Maybe one causes the other?
All in all, a sandwich made with cheese-whiz is actually a lot better than it sounds, amazing actually.
And Pat’s makes the best cheesesteak that I have ever tasted.
This was a great commercial. The connection between a pina colado and vacation and defintely true. Thus, when most people see this commercial, they probly are going to want that pina colada because lets face it… Who doesnt love vacation???? Its a GREAT way to just chill and relax and forget about your worries in life… Very smart commercials carried out by Taco Bell and the song is catchy too!
This brings back memories. My senior trip me and my 3 friends ask around how to get to Pats and Genos, and the same thing happend. No go here! no go here! and wrong directions after wrong directions, we finally found it. And we did it too. I got a steak from pats and then one from genos. Surprisingly expensive i thought, but so good. PATS is better, but no cheeze wiz for me though. But the rivalry is great and it is a true AMERICAN FOOD FIGHT!
my family is from philly. and the philly cheese steak is probably the best thing in creation. if it doesn’t have grease, your not eating right