John's Roast Pork

"Makes the real deal, folding cheese and onions into seasoned meat while it's still on the grill, then bundling it all into a seeded crusty roll from South Philly's Carangi bakery."

"Fans “forget upscale” and head to this cash-only South Philly “lunch counter” for its “amazing” “triumvirate of hot sandwiches: cheesesteak, roast pork and roast beef” made the “way it should be”." Full review

"Housed in a cinder-block bunker along a derelict railroad crossing, John’s is the quintessential purveyor of roast pork sandwiches." Full review

"Who needs cheesesteak when you’ve got this joint?" Full review

"A family business for three generations, John's Roast Pork serves up award-winning, homemade roast pork sandwiches (a family recipe since 1930)." Full review

"A Delaware riverfront institution since 1930, John Bucci Jr.’s operation preps each of its steaks—12 hefty ounces of meat stuffed into chewy Carangi rolls—to order." Full review

"A trip to John’s offers you not only an outstanding and filling sandwich, but a look at a Philadelphia institution that's been around for more than 80 years." Full review

"More iconic sandwich here is the roast pork sandwich. It comes on a hoagie roll with roast pork, provolone, broccoli rabe, and long hots—and John’s Roast Pork makes a perfect one. " Full review