I left the city limits of Philadelphia (something I hardly ever do) today to hit the Chester County Restaurant Festival with some friends. The city closes the bulk of their walkable central business district for the event and people pile out into the streets for eats, entertainment and rows of craft vendors. It was wall-to-wall people, which made it hard to check out all the available food options before making a selection. We chose the items we ate based strictly on how long the line was and how easily we'd be able to get in said line.
Despite the haphazard selection process, I think I wound up with a winner. A unique mashup of local Philly cuisine with classic American-Chinese food, I present you with the Cheesesteak Egg Roll (served with a side of Whiz). At first I disdained the side of Whiz, thinking that the inner cheese should be sufficient, but after the first taste, I was a convert (cheesesteaks are the only food item on which I eat Cheese Whiz without shame). Horrible for your arteries but wonderful to the taste buds, I think I'll be ready for another...in about a year.
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9-16-2007 @ 10:35PM
pbpmom3 said...
I was just at a food tasting festival in Mystic, CT and they had a cheeseburger eggroll there. I saw many eating it, I just didnt get one. But I wish I had. This one looks awesome!!
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9-16-2007 @ 11:21PM
Silver_Potato said...
A Cheesesteak Egg Roll...well I think I've seen it all now.
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9-17-2007 @ 2:15AM
jerzeetomato said...
Looks like fun. I wish you had posted about it before you went I live in that area and would have loved to drop in. We are still recovering from mushroom festival. No posts about that.
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9-17-2007 @ 7:49AM
Colin said...
I want one for breakfast right now.
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9-17-2007 @ 9:37AM
Beth said...
It was extremely crowded, but a good time! I live in West Chester - it's in Chester County, as opposed to Chester Country. But thanks for the post Marisa, and putting us on the Slashfood map!
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9-17-2007 @ 11:05AM
Karen said...
Now I'm craving a buffalo chicken eggroll. Oooh...or a reuben eggroll....hmmm....
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9-17-2007 @ 11:47AM
John said...
They have a variation of these at Dave & Busters if you live near one.
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9-17-2007 @ 3:27PM
MJ said...
My two heavens put together.....never would have thought of this one! Wow
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9-20-2007 @ 8:18AM
JHB said...
The Cheesesteak Eggrolls from Barnaby's in West Chester are great, but Iron Hill Brewery (a block north of Barnaby's on High Street) have even better ones!!
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10-18-2007 @ 11:22PM
Francis Herdo said...
I had a great time at the festival, the Cheesteak Eggrolls from Barnabys were the best on the street that day.
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