With Whiz, no onions

[rbandrews]

I am in Philadelphia. The trip sucks (and I blame Robert Liguori), but the food is incredible. We just got back from driving three hours in traffic (giant tree squished a car on the freeway) to buy cheesesteaks from Tony Luke's.

Holy. Fucking. God.

I mean, intellectually, I know that all it is is thin-sliced beef, bread, and Cheese-Whiz. But it seems like so much more when put together. Adam, you lived <i>here</i> and are a <i>vegetarian?!</i>

This, right here, is what cows were invented for.

Tasty-Kakes are also good. I've tried three varieties, and they're all okay but too sweet, except for something called a "Peanut Butter Kandy Kake" which is just incredible. I'm going to have to pick up a 12 pack to take back.

This is a city I could live in. The food is good and the scenery is beautiful.

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[vond.livejournal.com]

Yeah, looks like Philly is second after Houston.

Tastykake existed in NoVa when I was growing up there, but it was just another brand of baked goods, not an institution.

[rbandrews]

I tried three varieties, and two were sorta lame. Peanut Butter Kandy Kakes, though, are incredible. And, right before we left, I saw that they had Chocolate Kandy Kakes! I have to find a source.