Submitted by Unbreaded reader Thad S. Have a sandwich you love? Submit it to us and we’ll post it on the site. You have probably driven by this place on Snyder, near Target, and wondered what the deal was. It appears to be some sort of food shop built from the remains of an old [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 26, 2009
A rundown of America’s greatest sandwiches reminds us that we read Playboy for the articles, of course. Their A-List identifies some of this country’s most iconic sandwiches, including the lobster roll, the pastrami sandwich, the cheesesteak, the Cuban, the banh mi and the Italian beef. And while the debate can begin as to which shop [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 18, 2009
Avid Unbreaded reader Andrew Weiser recently delved into the “Death by Cheesesteak” at Joey’s Famous Philly Cheesesteaks in Phoenixville. The $15 monstrosity heaps on a double serving of rib eye, eight slices of American or provolone cheese, sweet peppers, mushrooms and fried onions. The strangest part of the whole ordeal is that Joey’s is originally [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 16, 2009
In February we wrote about the return of Rick’s Steaks at a new location in the food court at the Bellevue. Yesterday, Rick Olivieri fired up the grill for the first time since leaving the Reading Terminal Market, over eight months ago. Loyal fans who at one point were unsure if Rick’s would ever return, [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 8, 2009
Sports talk radio in Philadelphia is usually fixated on the Eagles, Phillies, Sixers or Flyers latest news, but if you tune in to Glen Macnow’s show, you might just find the conversation has turned to sandwiches. That is because Mr. Macnow spent the past two months sampling over 50 Italian hoagies from around the region. [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 20, 2009
We ran into Philly’s own radio host / reality star / actor / comedian / bad boy Danny Bonaduce this weekend, and we asked him about his favorite sandwich. He thought for a moment and said: No one place jumps off the board for me, but give me some grilled steak, onions and provolone and that’s [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 6, 2009
As our World Fucking Champion Philadelphia Phillies begin a new season, we take a stroll through the ballpark looking for the best gameday sandwiches. Though we do envy the food at our hated Mets’ new digs, we found a number of sandwiches that we think deserve recognition. At the top of our list? A proper [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Ralph Archbold is Philadelphia’s most famous Benjamin Franklin impersonator whose wedding last summer to Betsy Ross impersonator Linda Wilde electrified the city’s July 4th celebration. (Get it? Electricity?) We caught up with Mr. Archbold who dropped character for just a moment to talk to us about that other Philadelphia icon: the cheesesteak. When asked where he [...]
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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