From the category archives:

Fast Food

For Real Philly Cheesesteaks go back to its roots… Pat’s King of Steaks in Philly.

3 March 2008

I was in Philadelphia PA this week so I did what any NiftyFoodFinder would do while there… check out the Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich.  Locals Pat and Harry Olivieri are credited with inventing the Philly Steak Sandwich in the early 1930s (actually cheese was added later explaining some of the name confusion). Pat and Harry first began selling steak sandwiches in their south Philadelphia hot dog stand [...]

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Alamo Springs Cafe is a step back in…. well, it’s just weird.

22 January 2008

Fans of out of the way eclectic eateries are going to be instantly at home at the Alamo Springs Cafe located at 101 Alamo Road, Fredericksburg TX 78624. [They are actually located about 12 miles SE of Fredericksburg on Grapetown Road. phone 830.990.8004]. However, if you should stop and ask a local for directions [...]

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Charlies’s Golf & Grill traditional cheeseburger.

19 January 2008

I called one of my friends to meet for a Nifty Food Finds search but he taunted me with the fact that he was already eating a Charles’s Golf & Grill cheeseburger at his desk [Charles’s Golf & Grill is located at 714 S. Washington St, Fredericksburg Texas, 830.997.3533]. He raved so much about the [...]

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