Geno’s(Philadelphia): Where’s the beef (from)?

[malachi]

Too funny.

Geno's, the South Philly cheesesteak stand that recently made worldwide news over its order-in-English signs, has a foreign accent after all.

In a cheeky Internet posting on DailyKos.com, a Philadelphia blogger known as DebtorsPrison on Tuesday put up photos taken outside Monday night. The photos show boxes of beef bearing labels from Frigorifico Elbio Perez Rodriguez - a meat packer not in South Philly but in South America.

Uruguay

"Those cheesesteaks are made from 'immigrant' beef!" DebtorsPrison wrote in what appeared to be mock indignation.

The box markings were in English, by the way.

Owner Joey Vento drew a complaint in June from the city Human Relations Commission after it decided that Vento's signs - declaring, "This is America," and asking customers to please order in English - violated the city's Fair Practices Act.

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