RIP creator of the Philly cheesesteak

http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/forums/2/ Harry Olivieri, who with his brother Pat was credited with inventing the Philly cheesesteak in 1933, had died. He was 90. ... Tired of hot dogs, Pat suggested that Harry go to a store and buy some beef. Harry brought it back, sliced it up and grilled it with some onions. The brothers piled the meat on rolls and were about to dig in when a cab driver arrived for lunch, smelled the meat and onions and demanded one of the sandwiches. Harry sold the cabbie his own sandwich in a transaction the brothers counted as the birth of Pat's King of Steaks. Cheese Wiz was added to the steak and onions starting in the 1960s

 

Yes, but the sandwich didn't reach fruition until Hardees started selling it with a hamburger patty in 2006

 

Just looking at that picture rasies my cholesterol 25 points.

 

Can't believe it took 27 years for them to put cheese on the sandwich. What was it called before then, a Philly steak sandwich?

 

Even better. Cheese Wiz!

Brilliant!!

 

i like me a good cheesesteak sammy. can't get 'em down here in miami. plenty of sports bar type places and burger joints put a cheesesteak on the menu, but it's never done right. it just comes out being a grilled beef sandwich with onions and cheese -- not a philly cheesesteak.

 

Pat's -- good stuff. Every time that I hit Philly, I make a stop.

In fact, I would love a couple of wiz wits for dinner.

 

I lived at Pat's when APSE was in Philly in 2004.
The idea of getting one at 3 a.m. after a night of drinking still brings a smile to my face.
There's supposed to be something about this on ABC news at 6:30 (EDT).

 

The flag at the Bogie household is at half staff.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that the link for our "Start new thread" function?

 

It just 'cheesesteak.'
RIP Harry, you beautiful genius.

 

For the record, Pat's is better than Geno's.
(But Jim's on South Street is my favorite.)