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The Minimum Security Philadelphia Cheesesteak Adventure

January 28, 2005. While members of the Minimum Security Composers Collective were in Philadelphia for concerts (less Dennis DeSantis, but with honored guest Hillary Zipper), we stopped at Gino's and Pat's to decide for ourselves which cheesesteak was the best in Philly.

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In shadow, from left: Hillary Zipper, Ken Ueno, and Roshanne Etezady. Not pictured: Adam Silverman

 

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Geno's is by far the better lit of the two cheesesteak emporia.

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Genos, as seen from Pat's. It's right across the street, for easy comparison.

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I. M. Hungry's sage instructions on how to order a cheesesteak. We ordered all of ours wit, with some wiz and some provolone.

 

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The secret ingredient
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So, which cuisine reigned supreme? (Click on the sandwich below to find out which cheesesteak was considered, by unanimous vote, to be the best)