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First Look: Philly Boys Cheesesteak Counter

August 14, 2012

Also Cheez Whiz yellow: the sauce on the cheese fries.

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Your basic Philly cheesesteak grilling on a grill.

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The final product. Philly Boys' whiz-colored trailer will likely continue making the rounds. Schofield has mentioned near the stadiums or the northern neighborhoods.

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The final product. Consumed.

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The space is most definitely a walkup attached to an auto shop, with checkered floors, chairs, and tables. Though customers will likely be too busy stuffing their faces with cheesesteak to observe the decor.

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Philly Boys' short, but delightfully greasy, menu. The counter is open weekdays 10-4:30, though Schofield may soon extend those hours on both ends and add Saturday mornings (remember, breakfast sandwiches).

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Bucket o' fries.

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The commissary in the back of the building has four cooking stations including a bakery station. The commissary runs 24/7. Two more trucks are supposed to start this week.

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The man behind it all, John Schofield. He began making cheesesteaks at at age 16. He isn't shy about saying his are some of the best around.

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One of the larger cooking stations in the commissary, and one that World Wrapps uses now instead of shipping their product up from California.

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The commissary's target audience: food trucks. Raney Brothers pulling pork at one of the cooking stations. "For anybody that's been in a different one…this is like a dream kitchen," they said.

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Out back, trucks can hook up for the night in a locked and barbed wired area.

Philly Boys is located at 3201 Fourth Avenue South, the site of owner John Schofield’s auto shop, A.C. Automotive. Schofield describes the cheesesteak walkup and kitchen commissary building as "Cheez Whiz yellow."

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This new cheesesteak destination has a major hub of food truck activity in back.

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