I'm not from Philyi so what do I know? I do know that over the years, I've had cheese steaks from a lot of different places that don't seem to know about bread or flavor. Pop's is pretty fantastic as in "Oh, There's Pop's. Stop the #&@%!@%& car!" Really tender. Cooked right in front of you. Hard to beat. It may seem a little pricy until you're holding a pound of food in one hand. Damn'it, Now I want to go to Pop's... LOL