Cheesesteak Empanadas empanadas stuffed w/ thinly sliced steak seasoned w/ truffle oil and aged NY cheddar cheese; comes w/ Flying Fish beer-based dipping sauce on side; looks good
Pastrami & Hash shaved pastrami, spiced hash, roasted peppers & onions, farm egg, russian dressing served on Kaiser roll; "a pastrami that rivals the best our Food Networks experts have ever tasted" -Geoffrey Zakarian; looks good
Bubby's Brisket Frito Pie first cooked for 5 hours, then sliced and pan-fried and glazed w/ Tex-Mex/Southwest sauce; served w/ rice & beans; looks good
Chicken Chili Frito Pie a top seller; fritos base, topped w/ chicken chili and topped w/ cheese; looks good
Chocolate Tower a chocolate-cloaked stack including a Rice Krispies treat, a chocolate chip cookie, an Oreo cookie, a marshmallow & a peanut-butter cup all "glued" by chocolate; looks good
opened in 2001; family owned and operated restaurant; local favorite; where oven door is held up by a thread (which broke at airing); you can get seconds for free (at airing); Other Recipes: Roast Beef Sandwich
chic Parisian-style brasserie paying tribute to French cafe culture (outdoor seating for people-watching) serving traditional bistro; off Rittenhouse Square
New England Style Clam Chowder apple wood smoked bacon, homemade potato & chive gnocchi, crispy shallots, picked celery; "one of the best gnocchi dished I've ever had"-Guy Fieri; looks good!
opened in 1952; changed management and re-opened in 2007; French-trained chef; in old-fashion diner car; 3,000 square-foot beer garden opens in the spring
Fried Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich signature dish; dessert: PB&J sandwich dipped in French toast batter then crusted w/ ground Frosted Flakes & pan-fried; looks good
Headcheese popular dish; made from parts of a whole pig head (ear, jowl, tongue), boiled, chopped, gelled & sliced; served on corn tortilla discs & topped w/ slice of avocado, queso fresco, house-pickled jalapenos-mustard seed & minced red onion; comes w/ side of homemade hot sauce
Ricotta Donuts bite-sized donuts rolled in garam masala-sugar mix; comes w/ side of hard-cider caramel sauce; looks good
opened in 1999; offer a draft-only beer selection that highlights the vast array of styles crafted by breweries located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey & Delaware
Best Sandwich in America (#1 Winner) ; #50 (101 Tastiest Places to Chowdown); at Reading Terminal Market; started as a butcher shop in South Philly in 1918
Cheesesteaks cooked in (low) 225-degree flat-top grill; cheese wiz on roll rather than on steak; looks good
Italian Roast Pork Sandwich slow-roasted pork, au jus, sauteed broccoli rabe (or spinach) & sharp provolone on a fresh baked roll; Rachael adds sauteed hot peppers; looks good
Pizza Cheesesteak looks good
Ultimate Cheesesteak Challenge challenge: 20-inch cheesesteak sub (equivalent to 6 cheese steak subs); Adam won
#6 (101 More Amazing Places to Chowdown); Food War: Pat's vs. Tony Luke's...Pat's won (2-votes-to-1); opened in 1992; long lines; serves other sandwiches as well; bake their own bread
#100 (101 Tastiest Places to Chowdown); founded in 1977; "Home of the World's Largest Hamburger Challenges" (from its website); in Guiness world record w/ 123-lb burger
