| When it comes to the 'original and the best', there's | | | | cheeses to add to their steak sandwich. This event |
| only one place to eat an authentic cheese steak - in | | | | provoked bitter rivalry between Pat's and Geno's, |
| the city of its invention: Philadelphia. First offered as a | | | | which is still in evidence today, and many native |
| tasty snack in 1952, the cheese steak - a long roll | | | | Philadelphians still disagree about which of the two |
| sandwich filled with thinly sliced steak and smothered | | | | establishments produces the best cheese steak |
| in cheese - is as intertwined with the history of | | | | sandwich. However, as they're located on the same |
| Philadelphia as the Declaration of Independence. | | | | street, it's easy to visit both restaurants and make |
| At street vendors, quality restaurants and even at | | | | up your own mind! |
| the city's fantastic new sporting venue Citizens Bank | | | | You won't want to eat cheese steak during your |
| Park - home of the Phillies - you can buy cheese | | | | entire break so, when you're not seeking out the |
| steaks everywhere. But, for the universally | | | | city's culinary delights, there is much to see in |
| acknowledged best cheese steaks in Philly you must | | | | Philadelphia. The established historic district offers all |
| seek out Pat's and Geno's restaurants in the Italian | | | | the sights within a comfortable walking distance. Here |
| market in South Philadelphia. | | | | you can visit the house where Thomas Jefferson |
| Legend has it that in 1930 hot dog vendor Pat Olivieri | | | | wrote the Declaration of Independence and also view |
| decided to use chopped up steak as an alternative to | | | | the Liberty Bell. If you prefer not to walk take a |
| the usual wiener and thus inadvertently invented the | | | | horse-drawn carriage or even a modern-day Duck |
| steak sandwich. Acting on the advice of a cab driver | | | | tour instead. The city is also home to the MLB's |
| who eagerly sampled the alternative hot dog, Pat | | | | Phillies and the Eagles of the NFL, and offers an |
| opened his own restaurant in the Italian market area | | | | exciting nightlife. |
| of South Philadelphia, modestly called 'Pat's King of | | | | To sample the best cheese steaks in the USA, then |
| Steaks'. | | | | make sure that you visit Philly's Italian market, but |
| Just across the street from Pat's you'll find Geno's. | | | | opt to stay at one of the downtown hotels in |
| Although slightly clouded by claim and counter-claim it | | | | Philadelphia from where you can sample the best of |
| is generally thought that in 1952 Geno's employee Joe | | | | the rest that the city has to offer. Adam Singleton is |
| Vento added Cheese Whiz to the steak sandwich | | | | an online, freelance journalist and keen amateur |
| and renamed it a cheese steak. Pat's promptly | | | | photographer. His portfolio, called Capquest |
| followed suit but offered a selection of different | | | | Photography is available to view online. |