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Penn Station is a chain of restaurants specializing in what it calls " East Coast subs." The first restaurant was opened in 1985 by Jeff Osterfeld in
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. Currently, Penn Station has over 300 locations in 15 states.


History

The concept for an East Coast sub restaurant came to Jeff Osterfeld soon after he graduated from
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. In 1983, he opened "Jeffrey's Delicatessen" at the
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. It was during a trip to
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that he first realized the popularity of the cheesesteak sandwich. He began selling a version of the cheesesteak sandwich at his own restaurant, and it instantly became a huge hit. He eventually expanded to
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, where he opened his first Penn Station restaurant in 1985. Originally, only four sandwiches were available, including the cheese steak. However, this first restaurant also offered fresh-cut french fries and freshly squeezed
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, two items that would become trademarks for Penn Station in the future. By 1987, Osterfeld had opened several Penn Station restaurants in and around Cincinnati. He began selling franchises that year and restaurants soon opened in
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, and Nashville. Today, Penn Station has become a large chain across the East coast with 306 restaurants currently open in 15 states across the United States.


See also

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List of submarine sandwich restaurants This is a list of notable submarine sandwich restaurants. A submarine sandwich, also known as a sub, wedge, hoagie, gyro, grinder, baguette, or one of many regional naming variations, is a sandwich that consists of a long roll of Italian or Fren ...


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