Dinic's Pulled Pork

Word is that the Pulled Pork Italian (different than roast pork) is the way to go at DiNic's in the Reading Terminal.
Yes. Delicious.

Still no vote from me on the best pork sandwich in Philly. Although I'd put this up there with John's and George's on 9th street. (The one that was on the Sandwiches That You Will Like PBS show). Haven't been to Paesano's yet though, I hear good things....

DiNic's
Reading Terminal
11th & Filbert

John's Roast Pork

Believe it or not I had never actually eaten at John's Roast Pork until a week ago. Tried plenty of times, but usually got there 15 minutes after they closed the doors. One day this summer I even rode down there at 10 am and there's a big sign on the door, "on vacation".

Finally caught them when they were open and have to say John's lives up to the hype, especially the roast pork. It has a unique flavor like they might throw some cloves or something in the mix. I would rank John's a notch or two above Tony Luke's, whose famous roast pork is decent but fails to knock my socks off ..although their Texas Tommy is amazing. I would say John's and George's on 9th street are in the running for best Roast Pork that I've had.


John's cheesesteak -winner of "best" many times over- was decent. Heaping piles of meat on seeded Sarcone's bread, very similar to Cosmi's Steak. I love Sarcone's Bread, especially for hoagies but I have to say I prefer a cheesesteak with a medium amount of meat and a softer Amoroso long roll, just sturdy enough that it doesn't fall apart.

Steve's Prince of Steaks comes close to a perfect cheesesteak for me, at least in the bread department, although I prefer the meat more thinly sliced. It's tough to pick a favorite, there's a handful of places that consistently do Roast Pork and Steaks really well, after that it comes down to personal preference and/or neighborhood loyalty.

But if you were wondering if it's worth it to take an extra hour for lunch, or wait in a long line to get John's Roast Pork before they close, the answer is definitely YES.

Oh SnAP! John's Roast Pork

Holly's Eats gave John's Roast Pork 5 grease stains, there is a James Beard Award, there is a line going around the corner, this place needs no endorsement from me.
I went with my foodie co-worker Lilly in her Carnaval Cruise of a car down to the wierd alley between Target and Ihop in South Philly to experience the infamous John'sRoastPork.
Nothing was more awkward than 2 girls in this line were we obviously stuck out. Between the Eagles jerseys, construction workers, and the South Philly regulars we were in for more than we thought.
There is a line just for the Pork. All other sandwiches get a different line. The grandma is roaming around behind the counter. It is also just a counter, you sit outside on picnic tables. There is no broccolli rabe, Lilly tried, spinach only. Sharp Provolone is 50 cents extra, but do it, it's so worth it.
Lilly and I just got smalls but really we should have gotten the large and split it. Because we missed out on that sweet seeded long roll that would have handled the pork drippings way better than our round roll. My roll fell apart pretty quickly, there was too much of this delicious moist roast pork falling out. We were both surprised how much we enjoyed the sandwich because there was no sauce or condiments or anything. It actually kind of reminded me of Kalua Pork from Hawai'i with the it's juices and the spinach. Highly recommended, but you already know that.

John's Roast Pork