Geno's adds Italian hoagies to the menu
Geno's sold hoagies years ago, but founder Joey Vento discontinued them after a couple of tour buses pulled up and overwhelmed staff by ordering many hoagies.
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Geno's Steaks at Ninth and Passyunk has added an Italian hoagie to its menu, which for many years has been limited to permutations of beef cheesesteaks and roast pork. (No chicken cheesesteaks, for that matter.)
Geno's sold hoagies years ago, a rep told me, but founder Joey Vento discontinued them after a couple of tour buses pulled up and overwhelmed staff by ordering many hoagies. (Presumably in English.)
(Think about it: A grill man can slap the meat on a roll for a cheesesteak in a fraction of the time it takes to build a hoagie properly, and in this business, it's speed speed speed.)
Vento's son, Geno, says he will honor customer requests. But only with an Italian hoagie. At $9.50, same price as a cheesesteak, it includes ham, salami, capicola, American or Provolone cheese, lettuce and tomato.
You also can get a cheesesteak hoagie (a cheesesteak with lettuce and tomato) for $11.