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The Papaya King in Philly closed down a few years ago.

Whoever did this list, you do realize Philly has a Papaya King too, right?

One other dish where New York beats Philadelphia, crow. New Yorkers will be eating it for a year starting a few games from now.

Meanwhile, Philadelphians will be eating hot dogs as Paesano's http://unbreaded.com/2009/10/29/name-this-phillies-sandwich-at-paesanos/

@simon: hot dogs are hardly bourgeois dining. Besides, North Jersey beats both cities when it comes to hot dogs. Sabrett originated in Jersey City, N.J. and was usurped by New York. We also have Best's, Thumann's, Schickhaus, and others.

Too bad the Phillies won last night eh?

Where NY wins is with bourgeois dining.

Usually I hate buffets, but no one seems to be mentioning the awesomeness that is a well-done BREAKFAST buffet.

I love spending 1-2 hours on a weekend at a nice hotel breakfast buffet, chatting, reading the paper etc. There's not as much stuff to over-gorge yourself on, and it's difficult to get most of the foods horrifically wrong.

Why am I not surprised that the same New Yorkers who are so misguided about their baseball team are myopic(dare I say ignorant) when it comes to food comparisons.

Philadelphia actually invented a whole new style of ice cream.

Any article discussing Philadelphia's pizza that makes no mention Tacconelli's is just ill-informed. This impression is further reinforced by the fact that you basically created the soft pretzel and 'sandwich'(cheesteak) category because they are the two stereotypical Philly foods.

For, oh so many reasons you got it so wrong. BTW, Chase Utley just hit a homer.....

haha I think tastykakes win over juniors with those newly released photos of mice in the cheesecake cases...

and also- thanks again for the roast pork shout out. in philly yes we've got our cheesesteaks, but the roast pork is carefully crafted.

Bad, but for different reasons. I don't think they'll make you fat if you have any self control at all. I think they are a hotbed of germs and disgusting people with few, if any, dining manners at all. The first and last time I went to a buffet restaurant, I saw a little girl stick her grimy hand up to the wrist in the chocolate pudding bin. Blech!! Her mother didn't even chastise her or tell the lady at the counter what she did. When I think of all the people that came along and ate that pudding....I can't even think of going back to a buffet now!

great article!

When you mentioned cheesesteaks in a sandwich duo, I thought there's no better sandwich, of course cheesesteaks win. But then I read pastrami on rye. Oh man, hard choice! But I'd still go with cheesesteaks.