Article: Allston spot serves `real' Philadelphia cheese steak

PHILADELPHIA STEAK & HOAGIE

1245 Commonwealth Ave., Allston.

TELEPHONE: 787-1301.

HOURS: Daily 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

For handicapped persons: street level entrance; all

facilities on one floor.

A local eatery claiming to serve "authentic" Philadelphia cheese steak? We knew whom to call as our consultants.

But Big Al, a native Philadelphian whose experience in matters of eating is attested to by his girth, wanted nothing to do with us. "Unless you can guarantee that they use authentic Cheez Whiz, or a reasonable facsimile, I ain't comin' " huffed the portly gourmand. Since we couldn't, he didn't.

Philadelphia Harry was equally skeptical but hungrier. "I'll try it," he agreed, ...

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