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A change at the Downtown Philly Way
The Philly Way on Wells St. is now 5ive Dollar Deli  
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What is a blog?  For us it is a short blurb that we write when the mood strikes us.  It can be first person, funny or informative. In short, a blog is whatever we want it to be. Published July 17, 2009 at 10:15 a.m.
Tags: philly way, dave london, five dollar deli, dining, openings, wells st., cheese steak, subs, subway


Owner Dave London tells me that he's changed the concept at his second Philly Way location, 222 W. Wells St.

I walked past it the other day and noticed new signs, so I shot London a message. He replied, " I re-tooled it and re-named it The 5ive Dollar Deli. We still have The Philly Way Cheese Steaks, but we expanded into a deli."

London opened the location as a Philly Way (his original location is on S. Second St.) about a year ago. He explained the change to me like this in an e-mail," I had some research done and found out it was mostly Subway (located two doors west). People want a "deal" in this economy. I'm 2 days into this change and we are doing great! As a matter of fact, the Subway owner came in yesterday and seemed a little upset that we were packed at lunch and he was not. He asked me how I could sell a cheese steak for $5, looked at the menu board and left with a few choice words."

I haven't been inside the new deli, but hope to get there soon. Menu items are priced right and this concept might just be the right call for today's Downtown lunch diners.

If you've been there, chime in via the talkbacks.



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Posted by boozehound on July 21, 2009 at 5:39 p.m. (report)

stopped in for lunch today. while the sandwiches were good, they were very "skimpy" on toppings. and fyi, the cheesesteak you get at this location is NOT the same one as philly way. very different. philly way is much better

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Posted by Nezrite on July 19, 2009 at 10:43 a.m. (report)

Just tried Philly Way yesterday and it was fantastic - and yes, of course there's Cheez Whiz! This is a destination sandwich, not just a "stop in if you're in the neighborhood" sandwich.

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Posted by Observer on July 18, 2009 at 8:23 a.m. (report)

[b]"the Subway owner came in yesterday and seemed a little upset that we were packed at lunch and he was not"[/b] Now there's an owner that has never tasted his product! LOL

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Posted by PacoMunsin on July 17, 2009 at 7:55 p.m. (report)

Yo ballcoach..watch yer mouth!

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Posted by yogomac on July 17, 2009 at 4:06 p.m. (report)

They are the cure for the common "hangover", guaranteed!

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