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Media Wants You to Take It Outside

On Wednesday nights from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. this summer, downtown Media hosts Dining Under the Stars. State Street (Media’s Restaurant Row) is blocked […]

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Rick’s Steaks Opens Today

Rick’s Steaks will be opening today at the food court in the Bellevue. It’s been just about 8 months since he was forced to leave […]

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Rick’s Inspection Set For Today

The ongoing saga of Rick’s Steaks continues. The Bellevue location was set for a Monday but the inspector was sick. So the L&I inspection was […]

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Rick’s Steaks Delayed Till At Least Wednesday

Dealing with Philadelphia government must just be maddening. Rick’s Steaks will not be opening tomorrow because the Licenses and Inspections inspector is out sick today. […]

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Restaurant Club Offers: May 26, 2009

Sullivan’s Gets Saucy Sullivan’s Steakhouse at KOP serves a Sunday brunch menu with lots of breakfast (French toast, egg bennie) and lunch (Cobb salad, meatloaf) […]

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Dee-lish Or Nas-Tee?

When Tony Luke announced he was going to be marketing microwavable versions of his sandwiches it certainly had us cringing. Rick Nichols, being the consummate […]

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Rick’s Steaks Officially To Bellevue

the Insider reports that Rick’s Steaks has signed the lease, work is underway and steak slinging to commence in 6 to 8 weeks. Rick’s Steaks […]

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Jim’s Steaks Makes Best Late-Night Eats List

Jim’s Steaks, the steak institution of our high metabolism youth, when an early-AM steak sandwich came with no consequences makes Details list of The Best […]

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Blame the Chicken Cheesesteak?

Personally, I like to blame the cheesesteak for most of Philadelphia’s image problems (long live the roast pork!), but could a chicken cheesesteak be responsible […]

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National Accolades

Gourmet goes to the Philly well twice in their January issue. There’s a feature on Marc Vetri (currently not available online) and then there’s a […]

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Who’s Taking Over Rick’s at the RTM?

Rick’s, the cheesesteak stall in Reading Terminal Market that was at the center of an ugly, embarrassing and very public tenancy battle with market management […]

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Frank’s Opens In Comcast Center

Frank’s Old Philly-Style Sandwiches has opened a stand in the Comcast Center’s subterranean food court. The sandwich spot from the same people who are behind […]

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Speaking Of Martha….

Martha Stewart was at the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News headquarters where she chose a favorite cheesesteak between Pat’s and Geno’s.

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What Is It About Cheesesteaks?

Inquirer columnist Karen Heller writes today that it may be time to give up on the divisive cheesesteak and call another sandwich our own. The […]

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European BBQ At Ansill

Two weeks from today Ansill Food + Wine is throwing their “European BBQ.” We’re not exactly sure what that means but with $30 getting you […]