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VP Biden Goes for a “Whiz, Witout” at Pat’s King of Steaks in South Philly

April 09, 2010 5:26 PM
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[image: Travers]<http://blogs.abcnews.com/.a/6a00d8341c4df253ef0133ec93f9e5970b-pi>ABC
News’ *Karen Travers*<http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=6476109&page=1>
reports:

When in Rome, do as the Romans do – and when in Philadelphia, eat a
cheesesteak.

This afternoon Vice President Joe Biden dropped by Pat’s Kings of Steaks, a
cheesesteak mecca in South Philly, after a fundraiser for Rep. Robert Brady
(D-PA).

Biden pulled up to the local landmark in his motorcade with the congressman
and his wife and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter.

Brady ordered sandwiches for himself and the vice president and the foursome
sat at a table outside.


According to the local pool reporter, Biden “scarfed down the whole
sandwich” – a “Whiz witout,” which cheesesteak aficionados will know comes
with Cheese Whiz and without onions.

Biden chatted up the locals who flocked to see which dignitary was rolling
up to Pat’s and posed for pictures, including one with his cheesesteak and a
group of Boy Scouts from Brooklyn.


Joe Gower of Sewell, NJ was actually eating a half-block away at Pat’s
cheesesteak arch-rival, Geno’s (which was used as a backdrop in Boyz II
Men’s “Motown Philly” video) but left his sandwich to see what was going on.

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"I came over. I was hoping it was the President. But I'm happy it was the
vice president," Gower said. He didn’t stay long – his sandwich was getting
cold.


Biden recalled his days as a law student at Syracuse when he would come home
to Delaware and buy cheesesteaks, wrap them up in foil and take them back to
school to sell for “three times as much.”


Tomorrow Biden will participate in the first kick ceremonies at the home
opener for the Philadelphia Union, an expansion team in Major League Soccer
playing in its first season.


-Karen Travers
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