Jim's South Street

Jim's South St., formerly apart of the Jim's Steaks franchise, is a Philadelphia restaurant located on South Street specializing in cheesesteaks. The original restaurant chain known as Jim's Steaks was founded in West Philadelphia in 1939, however in 2011 ownership of the location on South Street changed and was later renamed to Jim's South Street.[1][2][3]

For the original Jim's Steaks which opened in West Philadelphia, see Jim's Steaks.
Jim's South St.
Restaurant information
Established1976 (1976)
Owner(s)Ken Silver
Previous owner(s)William Proetto
Abner Silver
Food typeNorth American cuisine
Street address400 South St
CityPhiladelphia
StatePennsylvania
Postal/ZIP Code19147
CountryUnited States
Websitewww.jimssouthstreet.com

History

In the 1930s, "Jim and Millie" offered sandwiches from their house in West Philadelphia. In 1939, they converted the house into what would become Jim's Steaks. William Proetto and his brother, Tom, purchased the West Philadelphia location in 1966. In 1976, Proetto and Abner Silver opened its second location on South Street.[4]

Abner Silver took sole ownership of Jim's Steaks on South Street in 2011 after Proetto death. Abner Silver's owned the South Street location until his death from complications of Alzheimer's disease in 2015.[5][6] Ownership of Jim's Steak on South Street was passed to his son, Kenneth Silver. The name of the South Street location was later renamed to Jim's South Street.

Ken Silver feared the COVID-19 pandemic would change the cheesesteak business forever.[7] After reopening after a 2-month lockdown, crowds were smaller, but better than what Ken expected.[8]

Description

In 2016, NJ.com searched the web and named Jim's South Street one of 10 Philadelphia cheesesteak shops that are worth a visit.[9] Jim's was selected based on winning a series of polls of the readers of the Philadelphia Business Journal, winning "Cheesesteak Madness".[10]

In 2014, while in town for the opening of Ride Along, Kevin Hart and Ice Cube gave away cheesesteaks at Jim's South Street.[11]

See also

References
  1. R. W. Apple Jr. (28 May 2003). "A TASTE OF PHILADELPHIA; In Hoagieland, They Accept No Substitutes". New York Times. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  2. "AFTER A DECADE, AN ADVENTURE IN DINING OUT; THE CHEESE STEAK: AN ORIGINAL". New York Times. 21 May 1986. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  3. Gavin, K. (2017). Moon Philadelphia: Including Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Travel Guide. Avalon Publishing. p. pt150. ISBN 978-1-63121-413-4. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  4. Gallagher, Christina. "First a death, then a 32G heist, plague Jim's Steaks". philly.com.
  5. "Jim's Steaks". Jim's Steaks Official Website. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
  6. Etchells, Arthur (2015-01-13). "Abner Silver of Jim's Steaks Dies". Philadelphia Magazine. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  7. 2020-05-14 (14 May 2020). "Jim's Steaks owner faces dramatic changes to 'cheesesteak industry' post-pandemic". Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved 27 July 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. Rose, Kennedy (25 June 2020). "Jim's Steaks reopens with cautious optimism after 2-month shutdown". Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  9. O'Neill, Erin (2016-03-24). "10 Philly cheesesteaks worth crossing the bridge for". NJ.com. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  10. Hilario, Kenneth (4 January 2016). "Jim's Steaks South St. named champion of Cheesesteak Madness". Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  11. Dillon, Hughe (2014-01-09). "Ice Cube and Kevin Hart Giving out Free Cheesesteaks at Jim's". Philly Mag.

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