Amfleet said:
Pat's King of Steaks serves up the all original Philly Cheesesteak, but they're located in suburban Philly. More than just a two hour trip from 30th Street Station.
WHAT!!!! In suburban Philadelphia? Oh the pain!
The ONE and ONLY Pat's is on Ninth Street in South Philly. The old Pat’s chain in the burbs was a sad imitation of the real Pat’s and was run by a renegade member of the Pat’s family who got the rights to use the name. They went belly-up long ago, and for good reason. Only the real Pat’s remains today.
But Pat’s is not the only name in Philly cheese steaks. Another big name is is Geno’s, located across the street. One notable difference is that Pat's uses Cheez Wiz, and Geno's uses real cheese. There are enthusiasts for both types of cheese on a Philly steak. Families have feuded for years over which are best. And besides Pat’s and Geno’s, there are scores of neighborhood deli’s and luncheonettes all over Philadelphia that serve some really good cheese steaks. Regardless of where you buy them, all Philly cheese steaks are guaranteed to raise your cholesterol by 50 points on the spot. Health food it ain’t!
In answer to the original question, as far as I know there are no outlets for real Philly cheese steaks in 30th Street Station. There are lots of food outlets at the station, but none that I know of that have real cheese steaks. Pat’s and Geno’s are too far away and, by public transit, only accessible by bus. But I would suspect a short stroll over to the nearby Drexel and University of Pennsylvania campuses would find a location serving a good one.
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And I did not notice jefffromark’s reply, but his suggestion is a good one. Just head to the upper level at Thirtieth Street and take any Center City (east) bound train. Get off at Market East (second stop). Rick’s in the Terminal Market will do the trick for a real Philly cheese steak.
