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Philadelphia. Cheesesteaks.

Pic related of course. I've been all around Philly and eaten hundreds of these bastards. I will let y'all in on a little secret. Best Philadelphia-style cheesesteak I've ever eaten was from a goddamn Hilton hotel in St. Agustine Florida. Mediocrity prevails around here. There are some absolutely wonderful restaurants, but its so hard to find them because it seems like every other citizen owns their own pizza parlor and sells these things. I think it was like my 50th cheesesteak and I finally found a good place. Went there twice, it was heaven. Went the 3rd time, they were out of business and a *new* cheesesteak shop had moved in (selling crap).

Really amazing how delicate all the details of these thing affect their rankings. That's why Philly natives get so pissy about Arby's using "Philly" to describe their cheesesteak (got me started on my cheesesteak fetish btw back in '99). Its an art and a science, and absolutely easy to fuck up.

Attached pic is about the average you will get. Kind of skimpy, meat probably has a rough texture, but you enjoy the bread... Its a fool's hobby questing for the perfect one.