An English-only ordering policy has thrust one of Philadelphia’s best-known cheesesteak joints into the national immigration debate.
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Situated in a South Philadelphia immigrant neighborhood, Geno’s – which together with its chief rival, Pat’s King of Steaks, forms the epicenter of an area described as “ground zero for cheesesteaks” – has posted small signs telling customers, “This Is AMERICA: WHEN ORDERING ‘SPEAK ENGLISH.’”
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