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Originally Posted by ithacaartist
OK eric, don't get me going...
My gal and I drove the 4 hours from Ithaca to Philly just to make our own comparison of the sandwiches from the two classic cheese steak places, Pat's and Gino's--located on diagonally opposite corners of the same intersection.
The upshot was that each was a trade-off in characteristics, and they were effectively equal, overall. However, we decided that we could do better ourselves, at home, to make cheese steaks with MUCH better bread than the wonder bread style hoagie buns from Philly, steak that was trimmed out better as to be tender, melted actual cheese v. Sysco's finest goop, and onions that were caramelized v. merely translucent and slimy! ...and we did. Saves a lot of driving, as well.
Used to visit my great aunt in Orland, 2 houses from the train station--which took a couple of nights getting used to the noise before one could sleep through it. I was always fascinated by the details displayed by the bronze eagle on the ground floor atrium of John Wanamaker's department store (probably another parking lot, by now). The Reading market was great, too. I can still smell the cheese. Oysters on the half shell...Blue Mountain coffee (now more than $45/lb!)...
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See, your mistake was going to Pats and Geno's, both places are overprices tourist traps that sell you for $9.00 a steak you could get from a street vendor for $4.50. I recommend Tony Luke's or John's Roast Pork at Weccacoe and Snyder, or just about any pizza place/restaurant for that matter. Heck, next time skip the Cheese Steaks and get an Italian Roast Pork sandwich, its the best Philly food nobody knows about.
And you will be happy to know Wannamaker's building is still there and so is the eagle and organ. It is a Macy's now primarily.
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Originally Posted by Edward Tinker
Rob, will be at the Allentown show this weekend (11 and 12th) and will be there with some lugers and all my books 
its a good show, must meet the right people tho
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I wish I could make it but I am pretty sure they have me working all weekend. I work for Lowe's and we are opening a the store in a week and its crazy right now. Memorial Day is our Christmas and its like the build up to D-Day in there with getting ready to open with almost all new staff.