The other great thing about Pat’s and Geno’s is that they are pretty easy to get to from either any of the south Philly sports stadiums, or from passersby on I-95.
A young relative of mine grew up in Philly. He went away to school with youths from all over the place. One time his sports team was coming back to Maryland from an “away” event north of Philly, and when it was time to eat, he directed the bus driver how to exit and get to Pat’s instead of stopping on one of those crowded superhighway plazas. The team loved it.
It should be even easier for people to find now, with GPS and smart phones.
Old Original Nick’s Roast Beef on South 20th is worth a visit. I order the combo endcut overboard (beef and provolone, meat cut from the outside of the round with extra jus soaked into the kaiser roll). And a birch beer ontap.