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Joe’s Steaks and Soda Shop

FishtownCheesesteak, Sandwich$

Joe’s Steaks and Soda Shop offers a retro dining experience with milkshakes and egg creams - and a classic Philly cheesesteak. Originally founded in 1949 as Chink's Steaks, Owner Joe Groh, who began working at the shop as a teenager and purchased it in 1999, decided to rebrand as Joe’s Steaks in 2013. 

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