most overrated thing in philly?

**John Goodman** · 06-14-2012, 02:08 PM

i vote reading terminal market...

always way too crowded, tough to navigate and the food isn't spectacular

**seand** · 06-14-2012, 02:11 PM

Cheesesteaks.

Roast pork / Roast beef sanwiches by contrast are amazing.

**salf** · 06-14-2012, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by seand

Cheesesteaks.

Second that.

**Reds** · 06-14-2012, 02:16 PM

The 2012 Phillies, apparently.

**DocAwesome** · 06-14-2012, 02:27 PM

Hm

Liberty Bell?

I don't know, I like cheesesteaks, so though overrated, I have a tough time saying they are most overrated. That is, if we are using a continuum to determine differential between actual values and perceived values as opposed to another, lamer method, such as some kind of weighting score based on population and degree.

**seand** · 06-14-2012, 02:32 PM

"I've lived here all my life"

**FKD19124** · 06-14-2012, 02:41 PM

reading terminal is great!
I think the gallery is overrated!

**Jayfar** · 06-14-2012, 02:45 PM

Those damn pretzels, at least insofar as their use as an icon to represent the city in marketing materials and such.

**radiocolin** · 06-14-2012, 03:07 PM

Sabrina's

**unionspaghetti** · 06-14-2012, 03:21 PM

Rocky. Climbing the "Rocky Steps". Standing next to the Rocky statue. Doing the Rocky Champion pose.

Originally Posted by radiocolin

Sabrina's

Good joke, now what's your real answer?

**Hospitalitygirl** · 06-14-2012, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by radiocolin

Sabrina's

+1.

**Hospitalitygirl** · 06-14-2012, 03:53 PM

Make that Sabrina's and the Constitution Center.

**OffenseTaken** · 06-14-2012, 03:57 PM

The city's connection to the Revolution and early history of the U.S., and cheesesteaks.

In overratedness, nothing else comes even close.

**seand** · 06-14-2012, 04:06 PM

In close order.
The Gallery
How Awful and Dangerous the Gallery is.

**Hospitalitygirl** · 06-14-2012, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by OffenseTaken

The city's connection to the Revolution and early history of the U.S.,

My snark meter's on the fritz. ???

**NickTheCage** · 06-14-2012, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by seand

Cheesesteaks.

Roast pork / Roast beef sanwiches by contrast are amazing.

Co-sign on all points!

Who do u have as the best roast pork samich?

Same for roast beef?

**seand** · 06-14-2012, 04:19 PM

RE: Roast Pork
I'm going to be boring and say John's (when its open) followed by Tony Luke's.

Always with sharp provolone and broccoli rabe. When friends or family are in town and doing the historic sites, I tell them to go to Campo's in Old City for a rough equivalent.

**raider.adam** · 06-14-2012, 04:46 PM

Originally Posted by NickTheCage

Co-sign on all points!

Who do u have as the best roast pork samich?

Same for roast beef?

Porky's Point followed by Tony Luke's (with broccoli rabe)

**ShoshTrvls** · 06-14-2012, 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by FKD19124

reading terminal is great!
I think the gallery is overrated!

Someone rates the Gallery above crap-pit?

**raider.adam** · 06-14-2012, 04:49 PM

You know what is sort of interesting? I am sitting here trying to think what I would pick as "most overrated" and I am having a heck of a time doing it. Being someone that didn't grow up here and also sees the city through the eyes of family members that visit off and on every couple years, a variety of the stuff mentioned is stuff they love.

I am guessing you could categorize the answers via point of view of lifers, transplants and tourists.

Heck, I would have a lot more answers for a "most under rated" thread.