* Joe Vento ( 1939-2011 ), owner of South Philadelphia cheesesteak shop Geno's Steaks.

The name change is still used by some restaurants, such as Geno's Steaks in Philadelphia and the chain restaurant Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill.

Pat's and Geno's Steaks have a highly publicized rivalry.

Pat's King of Steaks ( also known as Pat's Steaks ) is a Philadelphia restaurant specializing in cheesesteaks, and located at the intersection of South 9th Street, Wharton Street and East Passyunk Avenue in South Philadelphia, directly across the street from rival Geno's Steaks.

* Geno's Steaks

* Geno's Steaks, a restaurant in Philadelphia

Geno's is located in South Philadelphia at the intersection of 9th Street and Passyunk Avenue, directly across the street from rival Pat's King of Steaks, which claims to have invented the steak sandwich in 1933.

* Fortune magazine article on Geno's Steaks and Pat's Steaks

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Geno's Steaks in South Philadelphia

The intersection of 9th Street and Passyunk Avenue is home to the regionally famous Geno's Steaks and Pat's King of Steaks cheesesteak shops, fierce competitors in the local deli market for decades.

" Cheez Whiz is " overwhelmingly the favorite " at Pat's, outselling runner-up American by a ratio of eight or ten to one, while Geno's claims to go through eight to ten cases of Cheez Whiz a day.

Pat's menu is very similar to that of Geno's ; both use thinly-sliced rib eye steak.

The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations filed a discrimination complaint, arguing that Geno's violated the city's Fair Practices Ordinance, which prohibits discrimination in public accommodation, by " denying service to someone because of his or her national origin, and having printed material making certain groups of people feel their patronage is unwelcome.

* Cheesesteak — Dalessandro's, Roxborough ; Geno's and Pat's, South Philadelphia

" Geno's late owner, Joey Vento, said, " We always recommend the provolone.

According to Vento, the name Geno's was chosen because Joe's Steak Place was already in business.

This legacy is reflected in the cuisine of Omaha, with renowned steakhouses such as Gorat's and the recently closed Mister C's, as well as the retail chain Omaha Steaks.

One of them is his discovery of organic meat in the episode " Raise the Steaks ".

Pat's King of Steaks is the original shop opened by Pasquale " Pat " Olivieri and his brother, Harry.

Omaha Steaks International, Inc. is a direct marketer of meat, food seasonings, cookbooks and pet food in the USA.

Founded in 1917 as a single butcher shop in Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha Steaks is a fifth-generation, privately held family business, that is now one of America ’ s largest marketers of beef.

Bruce Simon is President and Chief Operating Officer of Omaha Steaks.

Omaha Steaks is the 25th largest employer in the city of Omaha.

Omaha Steaks is the largest small parcel direct shipper of gourmet foods in the US.

B. A .’ s son, Lester Simon, is credited with introducing Omaha Steaks across the US, when he brokered a deal with the Union Pacific Railroad to begin serving Omaha Steaks in the dining cars of their transcontinental trains in the 1940s.

Duane ’ s Prime Steaks and Seafood Restaurant is the Inland Empire ’ s only AAA Four Diamond awarded restaurant, serving award-winning dishes and fine wines.

O ' Charley's is part of the parent company O ' Charley's, Inc. Enterprise, a multi-concept restaurant company that operates or franchises a total of 363 restaurants under three brands including O ’ Charley ’ s, Ninety Nine Restaurant, and Stoney River Legendary Steaks.

They became so popular that Pat opened up his own restaurant which still operates today as Pat's King of Steaks.

Pat's King of Steaks was founded by Pat and Harry Olivieri in 1930.

Omaha Steaks was founded in 1917 as a cattle carcass operation at 17th and Douglas Streets and was operated by family founders J. J. and B. A.

During this period, the " Sublime Society of Beef Steaks ," which had been founded in 1735 by theatre manager Henry Rich, had its home at the theatre for over 50 years until 1867.

In 1966, when the company moved into its southwest Omaha headquarters at 4400 S. 96th St., the Simon family changed the name from Table Supply Meat Co. to Omaha Steaks International.

He was replaced by Mark Ryan ( bass ) and the group added Mark Naftalin ( later replaced in 1972 by " Chuck Steaks ") on keyboards, and this lineup recorded two more albums, Quicksilver ( Nov. 1971 ) and Comin ' Thru ( Apr.

Harry and his son kept the original location, today run by Harry's grandson, Frank Jr. Pat's son Herbert opened " Olivieri's Prince of Steaks ", later to be the source of a family dispute ( see below ).

Pat's son, Herbert ( Rick's father ), expanded the business by opening franchises of Pat's King of Steaks.

Tom pokes Jerry in High Steaks, one of the 13 films produced by the Deitch / Snyder team.

Train passengers who ordered Omaha Steaks in Union Pacific ’ s dining cars prompted the company to launch its first mail order ventures – magazine ads and direct mail flyers – in 1952.

In 2011, Omaha Steaks launched a website for mobile devices and released the Steak Time applications for iPhone and iPad.

In 2011, Omaha Steaks was featured on " Celebrity Apprentice ," an NBC reality series starring Donald Trump.