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Article: FORAGING; Cheese Steaks Closer to Home Than Philly
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- March 29, 2006
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SOUTH STREET STEAKS IN COLLEGE PARK For anyone who's not a
Philadelphia native, the copious amounts of Cheez Whiz that South
Street Steaks co-owner Jamie Rash slathers onto a Philly-style cheese
steak sandwich might be cause for alarm. Ignore your better instincts
and order one anyway.
It's a big, delicious, drippy combination -- one 10-inch
sandwich required nine napkins -- that fast disappears from the
tray. "People from here get leery, kind of scared," cook Trevor
Holland said as he gave the pot of warm Cheez Whiz a stir. But
customers are catching on to his signature dish, he said. "Power of
persuasion, you know?"
Rash, 24, and co-owner Danny Uhr, 25, grew up in Philadelphia, ...