"MareCat" > wrote in message
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> "Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
>>
>> I had a cheesesteak in Margate, NJ (Maynard's (?) on the bay side) and it
>> was an entirely different beast! Of course I finished it, not wanting to
>> embarrass my ego. It was really awful! Probably why I don't like New
>> Jersey
>> food 'cept for salt water taffy.
>>
>> That hot dog picture you posted a year or so ago just reconvinced me to
>> not
>> eat Jersey.
>>
>> See what happens when you cross the river over to Jersey?
>
> When my college boyfriend and I spent a week in '87 at Seaside Heights,
> NJ, one of the most vivid memories I have was the "Steak'um"-style
> cheesesteaks (with Cheez Whiz) that we saw for sale all along the
> boardwalk. Seemed like every single place that sold cheesesteaks there
> prepared 'em like that.
>
> Mary

The only place that you would 'ever' see cheeze-whiz on a steak sandwich in
Philly was at Pat's (or Geno's across the street from Pats). Pat's didn't
become popular because the steaks were so wonderful, they became popular
because they were open all night, and all the queens, freaks, hookers, cops,
local celebrities, teenagers and tourists lent quite a carnival atmosphere.
A really fun place to hang out at 4am after a night of partying, or working
the night shift.



Jon