It was a request for ketchup on a Philly Cheese steak that sparked the most ridiculous fight of 2013. Lawrence Ordone was fired from a Walmart Subway in Orlando, Florida for disputing the ordering of ketchup on a Philly Cheese Steak and apparently the Yahoo news reporter condones him. Where were these two born in a cabbage patch like yesterday? Take it from an original Philly Girl. The original Pats King of Steaks in South Philadelphia has been making Philly Cheese Steaks traditionally with ketchup since 1930. See Pat’s recipe below from Taste of Home:
Ingredients
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms, optional
- 1 small green pepper, sliced, optional
- 1 small sweet red pepper, sliced, optional
- 6 tablespoons canola oil, divided
- 1-1/2 pounds beef ribeye steaks, thinly sliced
- 4 crusty Italian rolls, split
- Process cheese sauce
- Ketchup, optional
Shame on Ordone for calling Martinez dumb without knowing what he was talking about. Shame on Subway for not knowing how to make a traditional Philly Cheese Steak. Shame on this Yahoo reporter in the video, who appears to be nameless, did not do his homework and backed up the wrong guy. There are rules from Philly and Jersey, we take our sandwiches very seriously. The traditional ‘Hoagie’ known in New Jersey as the submarine sandwich and the Philly Cheese Steak likely originated when the Amoroso Brothers, Italian immigrants, landed in New York. Amoroso Brothers are famous for the most delicious eye-talian rolls on Earth, often imitated, never duplicated. Today you can find the best original Philly Hoagie at Kareemos Hoagies on 17th and Lehigh Avenue in Philly. The shop is owned by, young entreprenuer Kareem Compton, with a wealth of family recipes, who has preserved the Philly tradition. Visit Kareemos Hoagies for the best Fish Hoagie in the country. Kareem’s slogan, “We don’t make a Hoagie, we BUILD a Hoagie.”
Pats King of Steaks is no more, but you can visit Geno’s Steaks for a real Philly Cheese Steak at 1219 South 9th Street in Philly. You can also find a good Philly Cheese steak and lots of other traditional foods at Reading Terminal Market on 12 and Arch Sts, in Philly where the Amish market their delicious wares and the best raw oysters and chowder. You have to go there. Well kudos to Luis Martinez the customer who stood up for our traditions. Our traditions should never be lost to a commercial franchise which does not know the history of their product. Martinez is a hero who’s life was threatened and called ‘dumb’ by the former Subway employee, Ordone, who does not know the industry. And to lose your job over bad information well….Ordone???
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