The Ultimate PHILADELPHIA FOOD TOUR!! Hoagies, Cheese Steak + Best Local Philly Food!!

hey everyone hope you're having an amazing day it's mark wiens i'm in philadelphia and today we're going to go on an ultimate philly food tour i'm going to meet up with my friend jl jupiter what's up man what's up brother how are you man welcome to philadelphia mark he's from philadelphia he loves to eat he makes amazing food videos today we're gonna eat everything from roast pork to giant hoagie sandwiches to famous philly tomato pies philadelphia is an incredible city for food lovers like you and i oh yeah that's the way i'm loving philadelphia already and i can't wait to share all of the food with you in this video right now i'll be cracking up boy oh you make my day boy you eat some good i know that shirt and i know that camp [Music] [Applause] what's up jl what's up y'all welcome to philadelphia mark how you feeling man i'm loving it so far oh you're currently here in south philadelphia cool so where are we going to first jail first spot that you select was richie's right here on uh south philadelphia but right off of washington ave i believe it's like i don't even know where i'm at 11th and ellsworth i am lost it's early you know what i mean but yeah we about to check it out i'm about to put them on some to some good south philly hoagie shops yeah okay so here we are at richie's since 1920 a hundred years of hoagies jail what exactly is a hoagie is that a philly term hoagie oh he's a philly term so some people call it sub some people call it heroes you know new york calls it heroes but here in philadelphia the sandwiches is called a hoagie it's on a long road sarcone or omarosa whatever you know anything local uh so let's go check it out mark how you doing all right still good bud uh old-fashioned italian full and also uh that's a small one a big one a regular one big one yeah old-fashioned italian right all right [Music] everything please [Music] [Applause] sure [Applause] thank you [Music] that's amazing oh yeah we went for the old-fashioned italian and one of the best things here is that they slice all the meat fresh so oh man the skills on that slicer he just flies on that buddy slice your bread loads it up with freshly sliced meat wrap that up it's just fully overloaded it's beautiful my pleasure all right i'm gonna show you how to do it um the local style you gotta get any chips you want there we go how about that right there cool it's good yup boom all right i appreciate it i appreciate you have a great day too man oh they're so incredibly nice smell it mark these oh man smell right there they're so loaded it is heavy and we're just gonna because it's such a beautiful day we're just gonna eat right here on this like uh electrical wire utility box hello what's up man you ready for martin i'm ready i can't wait first philly hoagy first philly hoagie south philly oh man look at that look at that just bursting at the seams listening right there yes look at that cross section oh oh man it's just layered in there perfectly that is engineered to perfection look at how all the layers are even how all the layers are perfectly fitted slotted look how clean it is look there's like barely anything fell out and it just holds up it's so sturdy it's incredibly sturdy vinegar dripping now that's how you know you got a real italian it's uh all right all morning we're eating hoagies oh yeah all right jl cheers first bite of the day first hoagie first whole game in philly first time in philly let's go mark [Music] oh wow oh wow it's so good you know what makes a difference is the way they slice everything fresh none of those luncheon meats sit there and get crusty they're all sliced fresh like literally in seconds he just flies on that slicer the meats go into your sandwich oh man and once you order it you get your sandwich freshly cut so it's so juicy too because of that oil because that vinegar you got the crunch of the lettuce the onions in there the pickled peppers are amazing it's so incredibly refreshing everything is uh perfectly blended together in a pure harmony always an extraordinary sandwich that reaches and the seeded rose has a nice toastiness to it too yeah right about that before we finish these sandwiches though so this is what we do here um a lot of people do it too you got to get a bag of chips put it inside the sandwich crunch it up take a bite out of it it adds like another texture another crunch another flavor uh level of flavor to your sandwich so let me know when you alright it's actually hard to put this thing down but we know it's going to be worth it with those chips it's funny mark reminded me i'm eating this sandwich he's like yo you're going to put this you're going to put the chips in there i was like jail chill man i totally forgot to put the chips it's delicious it's amazing well you already know it's delicious for me you know so good yeah a pile of potato chips just like that that's the way fully loaded with potato chips i'm gonna just scrunch that in crunch it down oh yeah that's the way to do it look at that that is the next level pro tip jl philly style those philly style munchies right here filthy style munchie oh yeah you're right the extra texture it's that texture that crunch that saltiness i'm loving philadelphia already people are cool food is amazing oh that's one of the greatest sandwiches i've ever had that mix of meats also is just killer like the way it plays after each other perfect harmony this to me is is one of those sandwiches where it's the right ratio of cuts of meat and the bread so right about that mark i'm you making me happy man welcome to philadelphia again i keep saying it welcome final bite this is a sandwich that i will never forget moving on to the next place let's do it [Music] yep [Music] next up today on this food tour philadelphia where we're going we're staying in south philly we're at cash's bakery they do amazing tomato pies it's a fresh bakery they got they still got the oven from like the 1900s so yeah let's go check it out mark and so this is a tomato pie is another iconic food of philadelphia right yeah yeah i'd say it's probably more like an underground thing um tomato pie no cheese it's really just dough and sauce and i was telling mark yeah you can tell a a great place you can tell if the food is going to be tasty by the way the pans are look how how seasoned the pans are we do pizza with big rolls you know this is one of the one of the last brick ovens left in philadelphia there's only only a couple of them yeah very cool yours are still working up somebody else started the business built the oven my grandfather came in and bought it in 53 because the guy that owned it before him he had two sons and neither one of them wanted to work the business so he said i'm not going to stay sold it to my grandfather and we've been here ever since and what's the story of the tomato pies it's just something that bakeries did back in the day just because you know it was easy and quick and it tastes good yeah you know i make i make that gravy myself okay every day from scratch oh that's not no uh don pepino gravy that's sauce okay that's the tomato sauce that's the gravy sam kasha gravy that's not [Music] that is the real deal [Music] anywhere wow this is how i test if it's too thick or it needs a little bit more a little bit more water now we're good got everything all blended in there just first [Music] man the vibrancy of that gravy that tomato sauce you can smell the tartness of it i love his move when he after after spreading out that gravy and then he just tilts it rocks it back and forth to make a perfectly even coating and this is cold okay watch this oh yeah oh i'll take a dip take a plate of that thank you so much here thank you sir cheers that tomato sauce the gravy the gravy just imagine when it's hot and that's cold gravy and it's still oh yeah it's a winner i love the tartness of it there's going to be a hot fresh tomato pie coming out of the oven in a few minutes so we're going to wait for that fresh out of the oven i can't wait to try the tomato pie this is this is our oh this rotary rotating yeah this wow like you know like a merry-go-round like a merry-go-round wow that's a serious piece of deliciousness yes oh wow are you ready for this mark let's move to the front let's move to the front hot and fresh [Music] a master at your craft it's beautiful tomato pie fresh out of the oven cheers welcome to philly again mark [Music] oh yeah oh yeah oh that's incredible oh man the vibrancy of the tomato sauce that parmesan in there just like boosts up that umami and then just of course just the bread because it's so perfectly crispy on the bottom but gooey where the sauce meets the the dough yeah that crust perfect textural blend in there tomato pod um you can eat three of these by accident and not even know it that's right yeah that was the mission this is loving the simplicity of it but it's actually not even that simple i mean it looks simple but the flavor the complexities in that sauce the gravy there's a lot of love that goes into that tomato pie [Music] so gotta try it while it's fresh cream filled in [Music] oh yeah wow that is thick and rich and so smooth the contrast of textures and yeah being filled right before you take a bite so that it's still completely crispy that makes all the difference we'll keep this thing moving though okay so we're moving on now to the next place especially well famously to eat a roast pork sandwich that's right all right whatever you want to eat i got you let's go [Applause] next place jl johns rose pork south philadelphia again okay and you'll immediately notice this place it's on the corner kind of looks like an industrial area some of the best rose pork sandwich one of the most underrated iconic philadelphia sandwiches but since he's here he's also got to try the cheesesteak too so philadelphia let's show him a good time and this place it says since 1930 1930. they've been rocking that roast pork john's roast pork i can't wait to try it then come here they eat cheese steak from time to time but the roast pork is really the uh premier sandwich that they get so you're about to find out more he gonna learn today [Music] okay now do most do most people come in here for the the cheese they know that there's the report like we were starting here in 1930 and it was my father my father's father it used to be you know we sold you know five or six pork cheese steaks you know we sold a lot more work you know um now it's kind of like one to one sometimes a little more cheesesteak you know but you know it really i mean yeah main items here yeah well the cheesesteak we did like the way my dad made it he hated it you know he only would put like four ounces of steak and then he would put uh he would only charge like two and a quarter you know so so when i started working i left school my dad's got cancer and uh i told him i was like dad we're gonna put 12 ounces of meat you know six slices and it went crazy like don't i said but we're gonna charge like six seven right now it's like twelve dollars yeah the price of product is going [Music] dominic and then my dad was gone like we do like little batches all right yeah the second one gets banana peppers see like closely on their places they have steak already pulled off you know [Music] i love how he makes it in a small batch and just like steams that steak those thin slices of steak over a bed of onions the aroma the cloud of steam coming out of it and then he shreds them up depending on what you order it with then he mixes they mix in some of those chilies they mix in they put that cheese on and he's getting ready to put that into the roll so then the cheese goes on top it kind of covers so that just kind of like fold it in fold it in yeah this is kind of different than most places okay they kind of like fold it in like that it's kind of like a pocket you know what i mean wow one of these look at it you guys order yet yeah [Music] and so this is what this is what it started off with right your grandfather started off with this roast pork all right and we're going to put spinach on top because we don't use a lot of places use broccoli or out we don't use it because i think it's like too bitter okay kind of kind of hides the flavor of my grandfather's recipe so has this pork been like braised raised in its own juices and i'll show you a picture of it okay okay this is two days worth of work right here wow and juice it re-juice it pack that in there oh that's just dripping with juices oh man we did we got a pork and a cheese we got them both oh yeah got to got the cheesesteak we're going to come out here to the parking lot outdoor seating they've got some beautiful picnic tables i cannot wait to dig in bolt that roast pork oh man the juiciness of that roast park it up he puts a yeah he drains it he drains it out so i got a cheesesteak we got the roast pork that was beautiful talk about a solid that's like a brick the weight of a brick oh it's loaded loaded but i think we should start with the roast pork though because that's the that's what they started off with that's what they're most known for that's what's in the name that's right let's do the reveal let's do it oh they have to double wrap it it's so juicy out here man [Music] look is that oh yeah here we go here we go the reveal oh man look at that oh look at that baby look at that [Music] the philly sandwich skills are out of control really no sandwiches man talk about it look at the thickness of that bread to be able to absorb all that pork juice the cheese i'm from here and i'm i'm still amazed how good this looks all right cheers cheers oh wow oh yeah it's massive but it's so tender and like you take a huge bite and it just collapses in your mouth one of the best sandwiches you can get in philly the rose pork don't sleep on the rose pork well i guess if you eat if you don't eat pork then maybe go for the cheese steak but yo one of the best sandwiches here especially with that spinach so you know they put love into this roast pork sandwich too oh bad luck the deep flavor yeah i've just been braves for so long only thing i'm missing though is some horseradish oh right oh that'd be good pork ribs did they usually put them on sometimes okay sometimes i bring my own but i forgot man i'm sorry i do have chili in my bag oh you want some chili oh i can't i got some crazy chili in my i've got my favorite chili in jail all right let's do i want to see what a mark means chili tastes like okay the smoked ghost pepper [Music] [Laughter] no it's actually not that my favorite seasoning right here look you can see the whole black peppercorns in there when you when you open it up look at that that's what we call love all right hit me mark here just go with a bite on the top first i mean just do a bit like that i love everything about the roast pork here but we do love spice add a little bit of sprinkle of that ghost pepper just don't breathe into that chili the smokiness of it i love it you know one of the greatest things about this this is delicious it's delicious right yeah it's not like it builds if you keep on eating it but like it's perfect i normally wait when i eat hot stuff i have to wait like 10 15 seconds to see if it's really gonna hit because there's slow builders it smells kind of like a slow builder but it's just a slow barrier it's steady but it's delicious i'll light it up baby light it up baby all right man our cheesesteak here that cheesecake this is about as legendary as it gets when it comes to cheesesteak if you come here for a cheesesteak i am not mad at you man all right you ready for this fine that is just messily perfect look at this for a masterpiece of a sandwich all that cheese just folding it folded in melted into the center of that beef i love how everything so far in philadelphia is just on the verge of being soggy and sloppy and that's exactly how you want it to be perfect and sloppy oh cheers first cheese steak oh yeah wow that is insane there's the one that is the one mm-hmm actually when we were in line almost everyone is here for the cheesesteak yeah talked to a couple guys that said this is their favorite cheese chicken in philly yeah and who can blame them these steak are it's not chopped fine so you're not going to get no ground beef action you actually see the strand of steak coming out you see that now now some of y'all some some locals may say hey jl why did you put ketchup on your steak that's how i eat my steak leave me alone all right and i don't know how you think is there a controversy about that some people are like oh you know everybody has their own yeah it's all preference i like that sweetness to the ketchup there's just this pile of steak and cheese nestled into this fluffy sesame seed bun [Applause] hit that with a little special powder migration knowledge yes right there man [Music] with that extra chili wow that is actually chili's beautiful man so good you're so good i'm in love i'm in love with that powder this discreet you can put it right in your backpack going on anytime we get along very well [Applause] are we in north philly now north philly jail where are we going next we're in nice town right now next destination is sister muhammad all right they got the legendary fish hoagie we got the legendary muslim fish hoagy we're about to go check him out i'm about to put mark horn to the to the fish hoagie next so stay tuned this is our batter all right and what's your name john john john very nice to meet you okay so what are you gonna do first of all we always do stress flowers yeah man yes nice okay that's good enough for you yeah that looks great okay [Music] get in here and they let it get like this all right that's so that's the only the flower can take through the bag the liquid let it drain let it drain a couple of seconds and put it back in the first floor get the flour let it drain [Music] okay perfectly evenly coat everything there we go now i take it my station wipe down as i go all right see how you look perfect yep now come back over here okay all right [Music] and how long does that deep fry for it maybe about 12 minutes come to sister mohammed's you are guaranteed to have that fresh fish fry guaranteed guarantee guaranteed oh and that's smelling so good already you got a nice fresh shortening here oh yeah take a picture not yet buddy so we got that roll [Music] four pieces okay four pieces of fish overflowed over stuffing how are you going to fold that one up you don't fall it's like an open face [Music] was for fish far right so right right green pepper we use brown rice it's yellow because we put turmeric in it okay it's already pre-mixed with your vegetables now if you're watching this you will not get this much fish this is for them especially for them chop and mix all in one motion move with the double spatulas but it's so effective just mixing it around chopping mixing stirring and next up for the muslim hoagie they're going to show us it's middle sweet peppers reading green pepper freezing there's more fish than you will receive if you come down here this is especially for them you get to join your favorite chocolate chop it up all right you want to put the lettuce last because you don't want to cook now how much you're going to get this is for them mayonnaise on the roll now everything in here is awkward at any point in time oh the entire spatula turn over things watch your back [Music] [Applause] sauce we got the the gigantic overflowing fish hoagie the muslim hoagie and the fried rice this one okay so this one is normal sized normal let's pick this up wow it's a honey wheat roll right here i think wow that philadelphia sandwich layering is something i'm impressed by i'm impressed by we do not play around look at that that's the way it's just nestled in there that cross section oh yeah oh wow best thing about this is that fish that's so freshly fried this is exactly what i needed right now let's go switch up what we had the mayonnaise special sauce the pickled peppers in there the mayonnaise kind of moistens the entire the entire sandwich i love how it's crispy again it's amazing how it like stays within you can oh yeah you can hit me baby one more time oh yeah it's that magic dust right here yep look at how big it is this is overflowing he chopped everything up fit it in here it's so heavy you can't barely pick it up amazingly it like fits look when we pick that up barely anything fell oh with the raisins in here it has a nice bunch of sweetness to it wow yeah the balance of flavor sweet salty and you've all got that that fried fish which is then chopped up and mixed with it as well i'm at the edge of my limbs right now [Music] man oh it's a messy super messy sandwich so don't try to eat this while you're driving make sure you take your time with it you will need a detail if you try to and if you don't get messy you're not eating it right there's no clean way and that's how you want it okay the fried rice with the mashed up pieces of fish in here too and then you mashed up some vegetables there's some onions in there [Music] oh wow it's good too it's like almost the same flavor as the fish hoagie just chopped up within a fried rice and then you've got oh you taste that sweet and sour sauce that he put into it we ate quite a lot of food quite fast today it's been amazing you truly are a legend and she ran through this honestly food here in philly is tough like you eat one sandwich you're done yeah we ate we started nine o'clock and then we went to several other places and he's still jolly he's still you know one to go places me i'm just like [Laughter] i gotta take a deep breath no no we're slowing down as we're we're not we're not we're not 21 anymore he truly is we're slowing down we're slowing down uh but philly dude well thanks to jl who's been so cool taking us around showing us some of his favorite spots dude love what you're doing love the videos you're making i appreciate it thank you for reaching out special especially focused on philadelphia and the surrounding area yeah but traveling as well food i think i mean for sure both of us just love to eat and dude so much fun to hang out thank you bro you are the man you're welcome you're the man too thank you so much yeah i think it's time for a little a lean back it's all about the lean back let me tell you that food in philadelphia though it is it's not light food [Applause] but we need we need to cool it down you know we need something sweet so i had to take you to south philadelphia again to try out the legendary john's water ice john's water ice mega that's yours yep thank you very much jail thank you my brother thank you so much do you take credit card or just cash okay i got it ah so what's cool about this water ice is i was thinking it was going to be more like a snow cone where they have crushed ice and then pour on some syrup but this is more like a uh it's pre-made already it's made already the flavor's within this ice and you can see that texture how fine it is that looks amazing this is exactly what we needed it looks like after to refresh after all of that cheesesteak it's gonna bring me back to life right now they're refreshing yeah and you got ice cream with yours too i got the pineapple by the way and i got the lemon mmm i got missouri yo pineapple oh yeah pineapple is the goat here if y'all know about the pineapple john's the pineapple is smacking right here you got to try them okay i'm gonna try the pineapple thank you oh yeah pineapple is good lemon is good too lemon's really good my man my man micah little man got the gelati you like the gelati you like it he likes it no he's busy i love the texture of it so smooth that's absolutely perfect for a summer afternoon in philadelphia and so that is going to complete this food tour in philadelphia today it was an incredible day the food amazing the people that we met i want to say a massive thank you to jail jupiter for taking us around jail you are amazing and be sure to go check out jl's channel he makes videos food videos around philadelphia around the united states travel videos but food videos i love his passion hey oh thank you so much yes what's up man how are you what you're doing is silly amazing cracking up boy oh you make my day boy you eat something good that's my boy i was like a campfish i know that shirt and i know that camera dude people in philadelphia incredible so many people so such huge hearts what an amazing day in philadelphia i'll have all the information everywhere that we ate in the description box below all the places included in this video remember to give this video a thumbs up if you enjoyed it leave a comment below i'd love to hear from you if you're not already subscribed click subscribe and also click the little bell icon that way you'll immediately get notified of the 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Id: EZozuJQZ7Q0

Length: 39min 43sec (2383 seconds)

Published: Sat Jul 31 2021