Street Food · Philadelphia Original
Philly Cheesesteak
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The 'wrong' cheese — nacho-style Cheez Whiz — actually outsells provolone at Philadelphia's most famous steak windows.
Thinly shaved ribeye is griddled with chopped onions and piled into a long Amoroso roll, then topped with melted provolone, American cheese, or Cheez Whiz. Walk-up windows in South Philadelphia grill it to order.
Why it's made this way: Hot dog vendors Pat and Harry Olivieri are credited with grilling chopped beef onto a roll for themselves in 1930 — a customer asked for one too, and the sandwich spread from their South Philly cart.
Roughly what's in it
700kcal
35gprotein
55gcarbs
38gfat
Estimated per typical street-vendor portion — not lab-tested.
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