Archive for March 22, 2008

Cliché #1: The Cheesesteak

Jim’s on South

No- not this Jim’s- the West Philly one. The one without any google images.

I couldn’t start writing about food in Philadelphia without paying notice to one hoary standard, the item that people across the nation associate with the city, the cheesesteak. While many here, with justifiable cause, have recently asserted the roast pork sandwich to be the true champion on a soft Italian roll, I can’t entirely turn my back on thinly sliced grilled beef, provolone cheese and properly caramelized onions.

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