What food does your home town specialize in?

Most cities have some type(s) of food they are known for and even some that fly under the radar that they make really well. Philly is known for cheesesteaks, Buffalo for wings, etc.

Philly my home town is king of sandwiches. Whether its a cheesesteak, a hoagie, or whatever, Philly has great sandwich places. Also Philly is known for soft pretzels, water ice, Tastykake, and a few other small things.

I thought it would be good to talk in this thread about foods you've tried from other cities as well. I've had a gyro in NY and it was very good. I've always wanted to try wings from Buffalo. Philly has some good wing places, but I'm sure the places in Buffalo destroy all others. I like wings a lot, so I always wanted to try wings from there.

Also I'm curious to see what people who live in smaller towns have to say about what kind of good foods they have.

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Geno's is a tourist spot. Tony Luke's is where it's at. It's 20 times better than Geno's. Next time you are around stop there. Best steaks in town.

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Originally Posted by Fatt

DragoonKain is right. Once you have a real Philly cheesesteak, you'll find it is nearly impossible to duplicate it elsewhere.

My hometown of Chicago has the biggest competition for deep dish pizza. I personally like Gullivers much more than Lou Malnatis, because in comparison, Lou's crust tastes like cardboard. As far as an overall good deep dish pizza, I really like Giordannos, especially for their 1/2 off Monday nights.

Chicago style hot dogs are also a big deal. A real vienna hotdog, mustard, relish, diced onions, tomatoes, quarter slice pickle, hot peppers, and Lawry's seasoning salt. Once ketchup is added, it is no longer a real Chicago style hotdog. My New York friends will argue that their hot dog is better because of the price, but who cares about the price when it is ultimately the taste that counts the most.

I always wanted to try deep dish pizza from chicago. Also I've never been a big hot dog guy, but I've heard Chicago has great dogs. I heard they pile peppers and onions all on it. Sounds good.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

This place around here deep fries mac and cheese. I don't like mac and cheese, so I wouldn't like it, but people love it.

This BBQ joint Tommy Gunn's has it.

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This place in Philly I forgot to mention called Nifty Fifties has the best shakes in the world. They home make a lot of their ice cream and their shakes are just amazing.

I was speaking idiomatically.