[palomonte]

...import their buns...

no such thing as a steak on a “bun” - it’s a roll - preferably Amoroso’s - it’s all about the bread.

[AnAmericanMother]

Of course it's a roll -- my Southern vocabulary got the best of me. To a Southerner, a roll is a dinner roll, the little round breads you get with dinner - like a Parker House roll. Anything you put something into (other than sliced bread), whether it's round, square or oval, whether the contents are hamburger, cold cuts, or the innards of a cheesesteak, is a bun.

You got to remember that (1) I'm a Southerner born and bred, our last Yankee ancestor was born in New York City in 1802 (2) I haven't been in the Northeast other than a couple of short business trips since 1977.

[JrsyJack]

The roll is the secret ingredient. There is something in the water, pronounced warder that makes them impossible to duplicate. All the best steak shops get them fresh from the bakery every day. Sorry to say but the rolls used in other parts of the country are just oversized hot dog rolls.