{"id":8473,"date":"2026-05-06T11:45:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T11:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8473"},"modified":"2026-05-06T11:45:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T11:45:57","slug":"ny-eateries-bars-ban-philly-cheesesteaks-amid-knicks-sixers-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8473","title":{"rendered":"NY eateries, bars ban &#8216;Philly&#8217; cheesesteaks amid Knicks-Sixers fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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New Yorkers demand the best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The owners of Italian staple Mama\u2019s in Copiague were giving customers the choice between two names instead of mentioning Philly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Convert\u201d because brothers Adam and Ahmy Sala grew up in Philadelphia as Sixers fans, but have since become Knicks fans thanks to watching point guard Jalen Brunson play at Villanova University and \u201cTrust the Cheesesteak, Not the Process,\u201d in a knock on former 76ers general manager Sam Hinkie\u2019s questionable long-term plan of success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPhiladelphia has been doing cheesesteaks forever. It\u2019s time New York has a bit of an identity with that,\u201d said Ahmy Sala.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Lure Group CEO Aristotle Hatzigeorgiou said he did not want Philly mentioned at Slate or Clinton Hall.  <span class=\"credit\">Robert Miller for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The group of restaurants\u2019 defiance comes as 76er fans tried to block Knicks fanatics of buying tickets to road games at Xfinity Mobile Arena. <\/p>\n<p>The cheesesteak originated from Philadelphia when two brothers who ran a hot dog stand in the south side of the Pennsylvania city, Pat and Harry Olivieri, were attempting to come up with new sandwiches to offer customers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But for now, the Big Apple isn\u2019t ready to serve Philly any props, especially as the Knicks faithful are reveling in Monday\u2019s 137-98 Game 1win ahead of Wednesday\u2019s game at Madison Square Garden.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Aristotle \u201cTelly\u201d Hatzigeorgiou, the CEO of The Lure Group, which is the majority owner of Clinton Hall and Slate, joked the kitchen staff \u201cexorcised\u201d anything Philly from the griddle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just sat around, and all of a sudden we see the word \u2018Philly\u2019 there, and we\u2019re like, \u2018ugh!\u2019 Teeth are grinding, and we didn\u2019t want anything Philly that\u2019s weak,\u201d the Queens native said. \u201cWe wanted strong NYC grit. 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