September 08, 2015
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Joe's Steaks will begin serving cheesesteaks with soft pretzel buns on Tuesdays.
The real question is, how has this not happened before?
Joe's Steaks, which recently opened a Fishtown location in addition to its original spot in Torresdale, rolled out a marriage between two Philadelphia delicacies Tuesday.
The concoction is simple, but possibly genius: a cheesesteak with soft pretzels for the buns.
So this is happening today in #fishtown #pretzelcheesesteak pic.twitter.com/ixZImaibNt
— Joe (@JoesSteaks) September 8, 2015
Patrick Groh, the manager for the Fishtown store, said an employee came up with the idea one day and they decided to give it a try.
Joe's Steaks began selling the sandwich Tuesday. It plans to only sell the sandwich on Tuesdays thereafter, and if it sticks Joe's will make it a regular menu item.
To be fair, PYT in Northern Liberties has featured a burger with a pretzel bun and cheesesteak meat before. But Joe's version skips the burger for a plain cheesesteak.
