Is Pat's King of Steaks Still Open? Food Paradise Update

Food Paradise, Season 1, Episode 4

"Steak Paradise" (S1E4) featured Pat's King of Steaks, the South Philadelphia stand credited with inventing the cheesesteak, operating under the banner "Since 1930" on its own website. Founded in 1930 by brothers Pat and Harry Olivieri, Pat's sits at the intersection of South 9th Street, Wharton Street and East Passyunk Avenue in the Passyunk Square section of the city, directly across the street from rival Geno's Steaks, according to Wikipedia (revised 2026-08-09). The stand's walk-up ordering window and outdoor counter seating have remained a fixture of the corner for decades, and the cheesesteak the Olivieri brothers created has since become a signature Philadelphia dish. Pat's continues to operate at that same intersection, according to its own website, patskingofsteaks.com (checked 2026-09-08), which lists current hours and an online ordering system for the restaurant.

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The Nashville episode brought in Frank Olivieri, owner of Philadelphia's Pat's King of Steaks, for an on-camera appearance alongside the owners of the local Nashville hot chicken and biscuit spots featured in the same hour. Pat's King of Steaks is the South Philadelphia cheesesteak shop that has operated at the intersection of East Passyunk Avenue, 9th Street and Wharton Street since 1930, and Olivieri is the fourth generation of his family to run it, according to Philadelphia Magazine's 2017 profile of him. The shop remains open: the Philadelphia Inquirer reported on February 17, 2026 that Pat's had begun offering a seeded-roll cheesesteak option for a limited run, its first change to the sandwich's traditional build in 96 years, while continuing to serve the classic non-seeded version alongside it.