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The following is a list of notable restaurants that have operated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Max's Steaks is a cheesesteak and hoagie restaurant that was founded in 1994 on Germantown Ave in Nicetown, North Philadelphia. [2] The restaurant is known for its whole cheesesteaks sometimes referred to as the "Giant" which is two feet long. [2] [3] [4] The restaurant is attached to a bar called Eagle Bar. [5]
The Jewish Community of West Philadelphia. Arcadia. ISBN 0-7385-0854-3. "A City Transformed. The Racial and Ethnic Changes in Philadelphia Over the Last 20 Years" (PDF). The Philadelphia Research Initiative. June 1, 2011. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012
Passyunk Square is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia bounded by Broad Street to the west, 6th Street to the east, Tasker Street to the south and Washington Avenue to the north. [1] Passyunk Square is bordered by the Bella Vista, Hawthorne, Central South Philadelphia, Wharton, and Point Breeze neighborhoods.
Belmont Village encompasses the area from City Avenue to the north, Fairmount Park to the south, the Bala Golf Club to the west, and Belmont Avenue to the east. [3]Belmont Village is separated from its closest neighbor to the west, Wynnefield, by the grounds of the Bala Golf Club and SEPTA’s Cynwyd Line (formerly the R6).
Samuel Powel served as mayor of Philadelphia from 1775 to 1776 and again from 1789 to 1790. As in other parts of West Philadelphia, in the late 1800s trolley lines opened the area up to urbanization. Powelton soon became a choice residential spot for Philadelphia industrial tycoons.
Amada Restaurant - owned by Jose Garces, Philadelphia's newest Iron Chef; The Fountain Restaurant - the Four Season Hotel, rated #1 in the city by Zagat Survey; Geno's Steaks - of the "Geno's vs. Pat's" debate; McGillin's Olde Ale House - the oldest continuously operational tavern in Philadelphia; Morimoto - the original Iron Chef's restaurant
Wynnefield is a diverse middle-class neighborhood in West Philadelphia.Its borders are 53rd Street at Jefferson to the south, Philadelphia's Fairmount Park to the east, City Avenue (commonly referred to as "City Line") to the north and the Amtrak Philadelphia Main Line tracks to the west.