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