Owner of eatery that created the Philly…
Maybe it was a misteak.
The descendant of the brothers credited with creating the first Philly cheesesteak will make the famend sandwiches at a Long Island pizzeria — while sporting head-to-toe Knicks gear — after shedding a guess with the eatery’s co-owner.
Frank Olivieri, proud proprietor of Philadelphia’s iconic Pat’s King of Steaks, will begrudgingly put on orange and blue while slinging sandwiches at Dario’s Pizza in West Hempstead after the Knicks annihilated the 76ers 144-114 on Sunday.
Frank Olivieri owns Pat’s King of Steaks in Philadelphia. The Washington Post via Getty Images
Olivieri had instigated a pleasant wager with the pizza parlor’s co-owner, Louis Cretella. The pair guess on which groups would win, Olivieri siding with the 76ers and Cretella with the Knicks — and the loser would have to journey to the other’s restaurant and cook for a day in the successful staff’s gear.
“[Olivieri] wanted to make a wager on game three. I said, let’s bet the whole series,” Cretella told The Post.
Olivieri is accustomed to shedding, but held out hope for his Philadelphia staff until the bitter end.
“We always have a feeling that the 6ers, or anyone else in Philly are going to come back. We’re used to saying ‘maybe next year’,” he told The Post.
He shrugged off the impending ignominy, including that he’s “been meaning to try [Dario’s] cheesesteak anyway.”
“I figured it would be a good way to extend some brotherly love to our brothers up in New York and on Long Island,” he added.
Olivieri made a guess with Dario’s Pizza co-owner Louis Cretella. Alex Mitchell / NY Post
Olivieri and Cretella haven’t set a firm date for when the cheesesteak connoisseur will grace the Long Island pizzeria, but advised that this might not be the end of their recreation.
“We’re willing to do another bet in the next round, whether it’s a place Cleveland or Detroit, so we’ll see,” Cretella said.
The Knicks superior to the Eastern Conference Finals and will play the winner of the Detroit Pistons vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers sequence.
Cretella modified the pizzeria’s pc system to rename the Philly cheesesteak the Philly SUCKS cheesesteak. Alex Mitchell / NY Post
The pleasant wager got here about after Olivieri realized his ancestors’ cheesey, meaty creation had come under fire amid the NBA’s Eastern Conference Semifinals, where the Knicks had been pitted against the 76ers.
Many eateries in New York City seized on the rivalry and cheekily desecrated their menus’ Philly cheesesteaks, including Dario’s Pizza.
Olivieri will cook cheesesteaks at Dario’s while sporting Knicks gear. Alex Mitchell / NY Post
Cretella modified the menu merchandise from Philly cheesesteak to the Philly SUCKS cheesesteak in the restaurant’s pc system. Hard copy menus also have the “Philly” crossed out and “profanity Philly” in black marker written over it.
Olivieri took discover and reached out to place the guess he has now misplaced.
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