Geno's: The Main Attraction

Apparently Geno's is quite the "in" place now, all the rage. Some friends of mine traveled up to Philly just to get one of theircheese steaks yesterday. They said that Pat's on the one side of the street is Democrat owned while Geno's on the other side is Republican owned. Normally, Pat's has quite a crowd, but Geno's has attracted strong support for its recent stand on English-only.

Crowds were lining up around the block to support Geno's which has Teddy Roosevelt quotes on immigration on its walls along with accolades for the police. A group of some of the best looking men to congregate in one restaurant were seated in Geno's, according to my friend whose daughter was also obviously impressed.

"Gay?" I asked.

"No. Navy Seals," she replied.

Adding to the festivities, Geno's played patriotic music of various styles including Kate Smith and Toby Keith. And just to stick it to the French, they sold Freedom Fries instead of French ones.

Some of the people in line claimed, jokingly, they were going to attempt to order in Spanish, but there were no reports of individuals following through with their brave talk.

Normally, I am not a fan of cheese steaks. I was meant to be rich and eat at only the finest restaurants but something went horribly, cosmically wrong, and I don't get to do that very often. Since Philly cheese steaks are more in my price range at this point and since it's the patriotic place to be, I'll probably trek up to Philly with my friend sometime soon before the furor dies down. Unfortunately, she was unable to promise me that the Navy Seals would be there again. Dang.

You know what, A.O., I don't recall ever having an authentic Philly cheese steak either. Hmmm.