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Bill DeSimone working in his food truck. Photo by Felix Balderas \/ Vaquero Radio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

An authentic Philly cheesesteak food truck is now offering a taste of Philadelphia at 4350 Tres Lagos Blvd, McAllen, TX.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Food Truck Owner Bill DeSimone was born and raised in Philadelphia and discovered a passion for Italian food, especially Philly cheesesteaks, at a very young age. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSince I was 12. I worked in restaurants my whole entire life as a kid, some Italian jobs. Started off dishwashing, prepping, cooking, making cheesesteaks, Italian food, philly food.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked about his intention of bringing one of the most iconic Philadelphia foods to South Texas, deSimone had this to say. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo serve nothing but the best in South Texas because the Valley deserves it. What really bothers me is that other restaurants are selling cheesesteaks and they\u2019re not from Philly. They got no business doing what they do…and that’s the reason I opened this up, because you guys deserve it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Customer Jason Lester discusses his views on \u2018Philly\u2019s Cheesesteaks\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs far as cheesesteaks go, he\u2019s the best. I\u2019ve had them from other places, but Phillys from Phil. [Bill] is from Philadelphia so he\u2019s got it down\u2026 There\u2019s no comparison, they try to do the best they can but, I don\u2019t know what [Bill] puts in his cheesesteaks but they\u2019re awesome… We come around here to the park often and a lot of people don\u2019t even know what a cheesesteak is, so it\u2019s bringing another culture to the Valley. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearby Resident and customer Brian Pena shares why he stopped by \u2018Philly\u2019s Cheesesteaks\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI actually work on ware Road but I live so close by so my boss likes for me to pick up lunch for all of us\u2026 I think there\u2019s no other cheesesteaks like these to be honest because you know I\u2019ve tried different spots, I don\u2019t really wanna say names but it doesn\u2019t compare to this, you can\u2019t get nothing like this anywhere else.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DeSimone talks about his future aspirations and goals for hit business with Vaquero Radio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo take over south Texas, One cheesesteak at a time, but ultimately down the road, buy a piece of commercial property and open up my own larger cheesesteak joint\/ giant water ice\/ awesome. You know a place where people can go and hang out and talk about it on the way home.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Philly\u2019s Cheesesteaks is located at 4350 Tres Lagos Blvd, he is open Wednesday-Sunday from 4pm-8pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is Felix Balderas with Vaquero radio. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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