Geno's Steaks

Geno's Steaks Official fanpage of Geno's Steaks, Philly's most iconic cheesesteak! Founded in 1966 by Joey Vento and located in South Philly at 9th St & Passyunk Ave

Geno's Steaks was started by Joe Vento back in 1966. He figured that if he was going to sell a steak, he had to be where they were already eating them....at the "X" shaped intersection of 9th & Passyunk in South Philadelphia. Joe learned the cheese steak business from his father who in the early 1940's opened "Jim's Steaks". In 1966, Joe started "Geno's" with $6.00 in his pocket, 2 boxes of steaks

and some hot dogs. His competitors all gave him six months to succeed and Joe laughed at them. As a twist of fate, there was already a Joe's Steak Place and Joe had to come up with a new name. He noticed a broken door in the back of his store on which a neighborhood boy by the name of "GINO" had painted his name. Joe liked the name but at that time, there was a food chain by that name and he did not want to confuse his business with that chain. So, he simply changed the "I" to "E" and decided to name his store GENO'S. In 1971, when their son was born, Joe and his wife Eileen decided to name him after their business. His son Geno works along with his father in a managerial capacity as well as handling many of the "behind the scene" tasks helping to make the business such a success. Since those days, Geno's has offered the best of cheese steaks. The ingredients are simple, exacting and never greasy thinly sliced rib-eye steak, melted cheese, oven-fresh baked bread and delicately grilled onions. Awaiting your piping hot sandwich on the counter outside are ketchup, mustard, relish and Joe's choice hot sauce.

07/19/2026

Let’s just say we’ve seen a lot over the last 60 years 👀

07/15/2026

We had a great time with Steve Doocy and FOX & Friends ahead of yesterday’s ⚾️💫 thanks again for having us on!

An line-up 🤩 and the perfect pre-game (or post-game) meal during week
07/13/2026

An line-up 🤩 and the perfect pre-game (or post-game) meal during week

Always great to have our friend Steve Byrne and his family stop by when they’re in town! Thanks for coming by — can’t wa...
07/11/2026

Always great to have our friend Steve Byrne and his family stop by when they’re in town! Thanks for coming by — can’t wait to see you again next time 🧡🙌

07/09/2026

Congratulations to our ticket giveaway winner, Amanda C! We hope you enjoy your night out at the big game ⚾️💫

Be sure to stay tuned to our profiles for more exciting news as we celebrate our 60th Anniversary year 🎉

250 years 🇺🇸 Celebrate America where it all began, with a legendary cheesesteak in hand — we are OPEN all holiday weeken...
07/04/2026

250 years 🇺🇸 Celebrate America where it all began, with a legendary cheesesteak in hand — we are OPEN all holiday weekend

07/01/2026

Tis the season for American with 🇺🇸

🇺🇸 New merch alert!! 🇺🇸 A very limited run of our t-shirts are available for sale exclusively at our flagship store....
06/29/2026

🇺🇸 New merch alert!! 🇺🇸 A very limited run of our t-shirts are available for sale exclusively at our flagship store. Get them while they’re still available!

06/26/2026

We heard a lot of visitors are learning about for the first time … just wait until you try it with our new Pickle Bombs 🥒💣 (and our ranch is TSA compliant 😉)

🤩 We’re giving away 1 pair of tickets to see baseball’s biggest stars 🤩 Swipe for entry details, and best of luck to all...
06/23/2026

🤩 We’re giving away 1 pair of tickets to see baseball’s biggest stars 🤩 Swipe for entry details, and best of luck to all those who enter! ⚾️💫

06/23/2026

Didn’t win our Match 89 ticket giveaway? Don’t worry! We have another exciting giveaway coming soon 👀⚾️⭐️

06/22/2026

We’re very excited to announce the winner of our Match 89 ticket giveaway — Jeffrey from Caldwell, NJ! We hope you enjoy the big game on !

Happy Father’s Day, dads 🧡
06/21/2026

Happy Father’s Day, dads 🧡

06/18/2026

Ricky Martin said it best — celebrate the with the cup that gives us life 🏆🍟 our cheese fries are now available to order with our new sauce 🤩

06/15/2026

We may be known for our cheesesteaks, but trust us when we say you don’t want to sleep on our homemade roast pork sandwich 👀🐷

Address

9th And Passyunk 1219 South 9th Street
Philadelphia, PA
19147

Telephone

+12153890659

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