- Cuisines: American, Fast Food, Steakhouses
NileGuide Expert tip:
Check out the competition across the street at Geno's while you wait to order your "Wiz Wit'" cheesesteak at one of Philly's most famous food vendors.
Description:
- Pat's King of Steaks, located directly across the street from Geno's Steaks, has been drawing lines since the 1930s, when Pat Olivieri invented the Philly cheesesteak (so the story goes).
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User Reviews for Pat's King of Steaks
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Expectations were high
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Expectations were high which is maybe why we thought this was just an OK cheese steak sandwich. I liked the fries better than the sandwich.
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- posted on 05.28.12
- by vandpstewart
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Wish we had cheese steaks in Australia
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1st Cheese steak experience and loved it! Whiz Wit please!!!
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- posted on 05.27.12
- by GoFit
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Best Phiilly Cheese steak!
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Best Philly Cheese Steak. Went to the other one across the street to compare and there was no comparison!!
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- posted on 05.22.12
- by rxfiller
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Serious steaks
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Thought Pats was a little pricey but the food was great! Really enjoyed our first philly steak experience.
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- posted on 05.17.12
- by by james horne at Citysearch
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DONT BELIEVE THE HYPE!
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We are from Texas and were very excited to try an authentic Philly Cheesesteak. We watch The Food Network and had heard great reviews from them and had watched the Pat's vs Genos...
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- posted on 12.10.11
- by by jennhilton333 at Citysearch
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Disappointed at Best
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My husband and I already have a favorite South Philly cheese steak spot and thought that we should try Pat's to see what all the hype was about. Fortunately, the line was short....
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- posted on 10.22.11
- by by Shawarmaspice at Citysearch
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Message from Pat's King of Steaks
WHO IS THE ORIGINAL PHILLY CHEESESTEAK CREATOR? PATS KING OF STEAKS. NEXT TIME YOU WANT AN ORIGINAL PHILLY CHEESESTEAK, BE SURE TO GO TO PATS KING OF STEAKS ON NINTH AND PASSYUNK IN THE HEART OF THE ITALIAN MARKET IN SOUTH PHILLY. THE OLIVIERI FAMILY CREATED THIS PHILADELPHIA STAPLE BACK IN 1930AND HAS BEEN MAKING IT THE SAME WAY EVER SINCE. PATS IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY AND 7 DAYS A WEEK SO COME OUT AND TRY THE FIRST AND THE ORIGINATOR OF THE PHILLY CHEESESTEAK TODAY.
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: (215) 468-1546
- fax: +1 215 271 1892
- send email
Address:
- 1237 East Passyunk Avenue
- Philadelphia, PA 19147
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Hours:
- Daily 24 hours
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