"Next Exit, Main Street" - Joey Vento of Geno's Steaks in Philadelphia

[hiandbyeful]

who cares what he says! he is nothing but a sandwich maker. i bet he never went to school

[PrettyMejicana]

I'm Mexican American and I agree with him. We are in America now. It's not us Hispanics who can't speak such great English, but I noticed a lot of Asians can't and it's fucking annoying. It's like they don't even want to try. And the dumb Asian bitch in the beginning saying that cheese is basically American is totally wrong! Us Mexicans use cheese all the time & we aren't American!!

[rplgoodrich]

cheese wiz... Hmmm lets see .... Did you ever read the ingredients in processed food products. Processed anything is probably where all the cancer is comming from in this world. My relatives were farmers and didn't eat processed anything.. They ate lard, butter and home made everything and they all lived till they were in their 90's just like the people in the old country....Keep your chin up Joey....

[rplgoodrich]

I think all you people are assholes to say that he is this or that... HE HAS the right to say whatever the fuck he wants to. If you don't like what he says. DON'T eat there.. Joey... DON'T change a thing and don't listen to those idiot's... Thet are just a bunch of assholes that don't have anything better to do with their lives except critisize...I've ate there.. Your sandwitches are AWESOME brother....

[DrPoon]

RIP I love this man!

[omarcmd1]

fucking racist , if u tell me, hiding behind cameras from da truth , he knows dam rite dats not da real reasons, hypocrit!! and he sounds italian, fhhuuk outa here, stupid mofo mustve been coked up,,, wen he posted dam signs, mk a lil bit of money n it hot 2 hes head , pathetic line of words of excuses n reason, just be a true american n admit u hateee every race including americans, bczzx urrr italiannn, real mofo idiot

[luceean]

@omarcmd1 Are you TOTALLY retarded?! wtf language are you speaking you fing moron! He's not racist, we speak english in business in this country! Learn it or go back to the sh!thole place you came from!

[petrisal]

This place sucks, its an embarrassment to Philly, the people who work there are rude jerkoffs, Try Chubby's, Johns roast pork, or Stoxie's and youll see what Im talking about, dont even try the place across the street either, they suck too

[pappyschmears]

True story...JOEY & GENO VENTO helped an Italian family write out their RENT CHECK to him every month but refused Spanish people at his place of business....not only is he a RACIST he's an ASSHOLE.

[328joshua]

@pappyschmears They arent spanish people there mexicans that live in that neighborhood big difference! Spanish people are from Spain fyi

[meatloaf7593]

RIP Joey

[Carinisbirro]

RIP Joey. You did alot of good things for alot of people down on their luck!

[pappyschmears]

Next stop for Joey....Paco's Taco House which is located next to Beelzebub's Asshole (who by the way shares his 7 inch heels with Joey's son).

[82compoundw]

Joey now walks with Jesus. . . . . . and Jesus is like "How 'bout a Steak Joey"

Love the guy, love 'im.

[Doogle927]

RIP JOEY

[y2biz]

Does this priest realize that when he was a child the mass was spoken only in Latin??? Are they kidding me with this nonsense.

[LIFEISPAIN215]

heard he always tried to run cyclists over with his hummer

[Atombombmother]

is this idiot speaking English? I can't understand him. He sounds like a moron.

[Malkmusianful]

lol freedom fries

I never knew people still kept to that name after all these years.

[Dragonbreath02]

i went there today and it was pretty damn good. res in peace joeyy. you were an awesome guy!!!

[talltom1973]

Like the Asian woman in the beginning

[talltom1973]

I ate there a few times, paid for it though. How did I pay for it?  By taking a real painful shit later that night.

[MrCornbreadJackson]

Would you like to know why a cheesesteak costs $9 these days?

Maybe it has to do with the northern mentality that everything has to unionized or government subsidized. Try to live off a working wage and not the dole and maybe you could buy a sandwich that doesn't cost a Hamilton...like in the South or Midwest.

[SyrenniaLestrange]

Oh yeah...I remember seeing this...and thinking that if I had the opportunity, I'd go eat at the other guy's restaurant....

[MrCornbreadJackson]

@SyrenniaLestrange It's a free market (for now). Eat where you like.

[SyrenniaLestrange]

@MrCornbreadJackson : Merlin, did I pinch a nerve?

[person1706]

R.I.P

[ghostfacekhila]

Ignorant business owner who was a wannabe philly guy living in south jersey. Saw a successful local business in south philly making money and opened up across the street with bright lights. Maybe he was a good provider to his wannabe gangster family in south jersey... but wasn't much on an ideas man. Go to pat's. It really is that much better. Gino'$ is wannabe tourist trap garage.

[SupaNami]

@ghostfacekhila nice name wannabe gangster

[madmick17]

RIP

[Jsd8675]

9 fucking dollars for a steak... what a rip off Joe.. greedy ass

[JSwanKilowJ]

I really don't like Geno's, but I'll side with Joey on this.

[JkillaJ15]

now its 9 dollars

[italia8989]

....they both use ribeye steak but genos dosnt chop thier steaks up they just put one thick piece on the roll...i like pats better because they chop thiers up and seems like they give you more steak too....one provolone wit for me

[wookieproductions]

this is guy is really italian lol

[superhornet69]

Is Geno's better because they use sliced beef? I heard that Pat's uses chipped beef...so what is the deal? I would rather take a big, carnivorous bite of thick slices of beef rather than a bunch of little beef chips, but then that is just me.

[shizzy35]

fuckin guinea fuck

[fantomfosco]

joey vento is a jerkoff who make us itlaians look bad! Fuck him and his fag son!

[jokeraces22]

the prices are crazy though' paT'S AND GENO'S

[JOHNNYonTHExpot]

joe Vento was diagnosed with colon/rectal cancer "a few months ago" after having a colonoscopy. cancer colon rectal is the same in spanish ...how ironic life is.

JOEY VENTO your time of expiration is near...karma time you hater! and for all you haters your time will come....to you or your love ones!

[tepexoxuca1]

GENOS ALA CHINGADA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAA

[thecritic1934]

Good on you Gino, make the fucking cunts fat so they die!

[DG3744]

Hey Joey Vento go back to Italy!! When your ginzo grandparents came to this country, they were told not to speak their language, but they still did!! Fuck u !

[gujuromeo]

People like him are an insult to American intellect. America is a DIVERSE country. There are so many people that accept both American culture and the culture of their ancestors. So many immigrants come to the United States and earn an honest living despite not mastering the English language. If he is so proud of the English language, I want him to improve his pronunciation and not sound like a f*ckin guido wannabe.

[ingridevelin]

Joey Vento en lugar de recaudar fondos para Arizona deberias recaudar fondos para una cirugia de nariz , otra de barriga pedaso de gordo feo y para completar tu imagen racista yo que tu con esa cara mejor me meto un tiro

[tepexoxuca1]

@ingridevelin JAJAJAAJA SI AWUEBOOOOO

[ingridevelin]

Racistas de mierda vayan a su continente , malditos Italianos ya se creen Americanos ridiculos regresen para Europa ustedes no son de America este continente es de nosotros los Indios malditos ladrones de tierras descarados se apropiaron de estas tierras y ahora nos quieren sacar ,narizones blancos feos gordos barrigones dejen de tragar cheese steaks pansones yo nunca los volteo a mirar por feos pendejos sigan de racistas ignorantes que nunca estudiaron la historia de este Pais?

[tepexoxuca1]

@ingridevelin JAJAJAJA ESTA CHIDO TU COMENTARIO  MUCHA RAZON

[sms8668]

this lil fukn wop. u speak english with ur fake accent. no one talks like that u lil fuk. I am from Philly and cant stand this lil cocksuker with his big ego and that fukn hockey puck gold chain.

[y2biz]

Really shattering those stereotypes Joe, I don't need politics with my subpar wizwit.

[carlymypup]

Jim's steaks is da best,capisce!!

[jsticia]

hahaha but he can't even speak english. he sounds like a gavone

[DG3744]

wHY DOES THE GUINEA FUCK HAVE A TATTO OF A CONFEDERATE FLAGG ON HIS ARM??

gO BACK TO ITALY YOU FAKE WOP!!! YOU PROBABLY CANT EVEN SPEAK ITALIAN!!

[brenchtoast44]

Speak english? This diego can barely speak english. BUT I agree

[jlvillalba]

que le quemen la mierda de restaurante!!!

[Abyono]

I agree with Joey to an extent, but at the same time... news for you, Joey-- if you're Italian/Italian-American.... you AIN'T A REAL, TRUE 'All-AMERICAN'!!!!

[JrRoyals15]

better then across the street, the roll makes the difference

[furnguyed]

What language is this guy speaking?

[aby1908]

he made tons of money . he doesn't care if he loses some customers for his sign . ..fuck him .speaking english or not . he is not gettin my bussiness any way . his sandwish is suck

[Trohjin]

True philadelphians don't eat cheesesteaks from tourist traps like pats or genos we get our jawns from the pizza store around the corner haha

[olbigdik]

Right on, Joey!! for all of you shitbags, come here legally or go suck on some cockers.

[yukon1000]

i went here this past weekend...this place looks nice with all the lights!! but the cheese steaks were not all that! there fries suck!!

[olbigdik]

@yukon1000 learn how to spell, then go hump your mom.

[porn1978]

"i dont like cheese"..oh STFUP you gook BITCH!...go eat your damn rice!

[porn1978]

genos seem more of a friendly place than pats.

[sethgoldberg007]

Vento is a racist dago wop mafia wannabee

[olbigdik]

@sethgoldberg007 cry some more, Moish

[kleppy11]

Pats is 1000x better...and Joey is gay, not that there's anything wrong with that.

[kleppy11]

Joey, go back to Italy, your steaks suck! 

[1heavenlysausage]

VENTO didn't win anything because of this controversy...it just made him look like the RACIST that he is. He wins when you spend $8.00 for a piece of shit on a roll, which by the way, is really not that good for you...especially when his gay son shoots his load on it...what did you think "wit" stands for? VENTO = ASSHOLE in Spanish.

[PhilliesPhorLife]

fuck all the Joey Vento haters. This is America, learn English! If you dont, then dont expect us to know wtf ur saying and dont get mad when u dont get the right cheesesteak that u ordered

[sourpatch099]

you fucking racist you dont let spanish ppl go there you well really put a sign saying racist shit fuck GENO i hate it there!!!!!!

[1heavenlysausage]

How the fuck do you walk up to Genos and hand your money over to that Napolean sized, father of a gay, racist little greaseball?

That's right, the money he stole from you($8.00 for meat that smells like fish on a roll) goes to good charities! It's like when the mafia hands out turkeys to the poor at thanksgiving...makes it all better right! Vento means ASSHOLE in Spanish

[NewsMan580]

I dont get why this is such an issue. I would never be so arrogant to relocate to another country and expect anyone to learn my language just to accomodate me. I wouldnt be a bit surprised if people deliberately approach Geno's and order in another language just be a smartass.

[1heavenlysausage]

I think Vento means ASSHOLE in Spanish.

[wisdom360]

That large-headed idiot isn't even white. What a douchebag!

[bullsnutsoz]

Joe ; congratulations on having the balls to speak the truth.

In fact I will go further; since this PC crap was invented things have gotten much worse and its time we took back our countries.

[stone35077]

shut up man and make me a sangwich before i crack a beer bottle on your head

[bryansawyer]

Are any of you actually trying to argue that a Non-English speaking person has the right to demand that a private business owner understands them in the language they speak? A private owner operates by the terms and through the language they know and are best comfortable. We don't get to demand that they know our languages. But as a business owner they can demand doing transactions the way they know best, whether it's in English, Farsi or Sign Language.

[eggyfranchise]

At flyers 22 the racist prick it is u who is the useless one and needs to leave this country. That 1st amendment is for everyone. And if u demand that someone leave because they speak a different language then u and gino r no different than that "liberal" establishment that ur bitching about. Oh how I hate conservative hipocrisy.

[TheDreReichDude]

I went to have a cheesesteak at Geno's back in '07 with my parents. Damn good!

I had it with Whiz, but I should have had it with American cheese! Oh well.

[latinrosetje]

eww that meat !! sad

[DJLunasf]

Ever watch Seinfeld? The soup Nazi? No harm no foul. Just order what you want, they're realllllly busy! It's not racist, I grew up in Philly, even I had to tell my California visiting friends to order right.

He's a business man. Granted, I see the political racism bs, but I don't think he's doing it because of that.

Bottom line, know what you want ahead of time, order it and move on, but most of all, enjoy the yummy goodness of the classic Philly Cheesesteak

[woodencoasterfan]

I'm a firm believer of the old saying "When in Rome, do as the Romans do". In other words, if a person lives in a country, then they should learn to speak the dominant language which here in the USA happens to be English.

By the way Joey, You guys make a killer Philly Cheesesteak sandwhich. It's the best I've ever had. And what's with that woman ordering a Philly Cheesesteak with no cheese? That's like ordering a Ice Cream Sunday without the Ice Cream! LOL :)

[keithm777]

Thank you Joey! True American's know you're right and appreciate your efforts. Keep it up!

[lutherblissett3]

See we didn't want them in Italy so we just dump them in America. Where they perfected undercooked pizza, invented italian dishes like veal and chicken parmigiana, and also since when they came to america they didn't just not speak english but they didn't know italian either, that's why in the U.S.they convinced people of calling the salad arugola instead of rucola, because they only knew their dialects. Hooray for italian americans.

[tslabjr7]

go to Phillip's!

[jeffrx]

This guy is right, but he is kind of an a-hole. I think Pat's is WAY better anyway.

[marxbroths]

oh forget about that geno's rules!!

[36shalom]

yah joey use the sign to alot of non speaking-english italians joey use your amendment rights..especially to italians.....

[flyers22]

Who the fuck are these asshole liberals to tell Joey Vento what kind of sign he can hang in is steak shop? Fuck em all Joey! Use your first amendment right whenever you want!

[DJLunasf]

Actually, I'm a liberal from Philly and now live in California & see the liberals here. It's like apples and oranges. Don't judge. It's all different once you cross state/judgement lines. Not to get political, but on a quality food level, Geno's rocks! Philly rocks!  East coast food is the best, hands down.

Politics wise, leave it alone.

[bullsnutsoz]

@flyers22 good on ya man we Aussies so agree with you in every way; lets take the power back off them idiot PC crowd

[Malkmusianful]

@flyers22 I'm a liberal and I want people to speak some English. It makes things a tad easier in America. From what I see, Joey Vento is a colorful figure - an all-American who makes the best fucking cheesesteak this side of Pat's.

But then again, we are the melting pot country. You don't see Frisco telling the Chinese and Japanese to speak English. You mostly hear original tongues in those boroughs.

inb4 but frisco is too liberal

[flyers22]

SPEAK ENGLISH OR LEAVE!!! If you don't speak english, you are useless to America. Go away, please!

[marxbroths]

damn rite all you blacks and ricans you hear this!

[elchessboy0wnzuagain]

im italian..and i say fuck u!

[WNSoren]

what the fuck?

[elchessboy0wnzuagain]

i no espeeko inglis..i from italy!

[TUNEDBYRET]

@flyers22 Yeah well English isn't the only language buddy, in certain parts of America like LA its actually better if you know more than just English.

[SopranosFan777]

Joey is right on the money with telling it like it is.

[PHILLYCHEESESTEAK26]

Joey is a genius. Man do I love Geno's!

[elchessboy0wnzuagain]

joey is a douche bag!

[hobojo898]

pats is better