On Oct 30, 3:48*pm, Andy > wrote:
> "Catmandy (Sheryl)" > wrote:
> > When I visited Stan several years ago, he took me to Jim's Steaks at a
> > mall in the Northeast part of Philly, near where his parents live. It
> > was a very good sandwich. I don't remember what kind of cheese I
> > requested. I imagine I got onions, as I love onions. *Stan of course,
> > did use ketchup on his. I only used ketchup on the fries, which were
> > good. *When we got to South Philly a few hours prior, we were going to
> > get identical sandwiches from Pat's and Geno's and eat half of each
> > one, to determine which we liked better. However, neither of us was
> > hungry enough to do the sandwich justice, as we'd had a big breakfast
> > at the diner at Reading Terminal Market. And I do mean big!!! We
> > opted, instead, for water ices and shared a pretzel as an afternoon
> > snack, and did an early dinner at Jim's.
>
> > The point of this is, Stan uses ketchup on his cheesesteak. And was
> > born and raised in Philly.
>
> Catmandy,
>
> The "rule" of a great cheesesteak doesn't need ketchup, is similar to
> the difference of opinion long raging about ketchup on hot dogs! It's
> dogged snobbery is all it really amounts to, imho.
>
> For a cold leftover "breakfast" cheesesteak I apply a thin streak of
> Dijon mustard. It "wakes it up" deliciously!
>
> As far as cheese goes, at some places if you don't tell them and they
> don't ask what cheese you want, it defaults to the Whiz, like what
> happened to me at Moriarty's Pub.
>
> Best,
>
> Andy

Our friend Stan puts ketchup on hot dogs, too. And eggs. I put it on
eggs, too, though. My girl friends laugh at me. When we go out for
breakfast, we all reach for the bottle at the same time; I'm the only
one who puts it on my eggs, but not my potatoes. Eggs require ketchup,
in my opinion. As does a hamburger. And chicken fingers. But not
french fries.