Dumbass
... Situated in a South Philadelphia immigrant neighborhood, Geno's - which together with its chief rival, Pat's King of Steaks, forms the epicenter of an area described as "ground zero for cheesesteaks" - has posted small signs telling customers, "This Is AMERICA: WHEN ORDERING `SPEAK ENGLISH.'" ...
Talk about racist (and not to mention, idiotic!) business practices! And if that wasn't enough, here are even MORE reasons to boycott this place:
... Vento [owner of Geno's], a short, fiery man with a ninth-grade education, arms covered in tattoos and a large diamond ring in his ear, also sells "freedom fries" to protest France's opposition to the Iraq war. He rails against Mumia Abu-Jamal, the black man who was convicted of killing police officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981 and has become a cause celebre among some death penalty opponents. Memorials to Faulkner are posted at his shop. ...
Instead, check out O Sandwiches, a totally tasty, friendly, Asian American-owned spot right nearby. Banh Mi are the tastiest sandwiches ever invented! (They also have a vegetarian version, too!)
Link to the article about Geno's here.
posted by beXn @ 7:38 PM
3 Comments:
wow, this is really interesting. i had no idea about this. it reminds me, in the most banal of ways, of all the flag waving post 9-11. that however, seemed more like a defensive posture. this seems to be happening in the wake of the immigrants rights issues (that i've followed less closely since i've been travelling ever since the may 1 boycott)--but yet further affirmation that food and politics are never separable.
thanks for sharing this!
I come from a proud family of Philadelphians, and the truth of the matter is, Pat's is much better than Geno's any day. So they are now being jerks about who can order there? Fine. The better steak sandwiches are right across the street anyway.
Thanks for nothing Geno's.
Anita have good and safe travels!
Matt, i've also heard that many Philadelphians prefer Pat's. Some people have also mentioned Jim's Steaks on South Street. I recently learned about how one correctly orders a cheesesteak, as in "One Wiz Wit" or "Two Provolone Wit" etc - but how does one order a vegetarian version, or is this blasphemous for existing? I had a good veg version at Sabrina's Cafe and i heard that Jim's offers one too.
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