| cl | | | | Pat Olivieri and his brother Harry founded a small hot |
| The great American cheesesteak can be summed up | | | | dog stand in South Philadelphia. One day Pat and |
| by its delicious components â a fresh roll, thinly | | | | Harry decided to try something different and crafted a |
| sliced beef, grilled onions or mushrooms, and of course, | | | | steak sandwich with onions. As the story goes a cab |
| cheese. No cheesesteak would be complete without | | | | driver, a frequent visitor of the stand, stopped by and, |
| Provolone, American or the classic staple, Cheese | | | | intrigued by Pat and Harry's creation, ordered one |
| Whiz. But did you know that this was not always the | | | | himself. As luck would have it the cabbie enjoyed his |
| case? | | | | meal so much that the brothers added it to the menu, |
| The Cheesesteak's mythic history began in 1930, when | | | | and so the Philly Steak sandwich was born. |