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Tony Luke's Worldwide
FoundedFebruary 3, 1992; 32 years ago (1992-02-03)
FounderTony Lucidonio
Tony Luke Jr.
Nicky Lucidonio
Headquarters39 East Oregon Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
United States
Number of locations
16 (2021)
Area served
Products
sandwiches
OwnerLucidonio family
WebsiteTonyLukes.com

Tony Luke's is an American-based

Washington, DC, Maryland & Texas as well as one in Bahrain.[4][5][6]

History

In the early 1990s Luke, Jr., his father and his brother, Nicky, bought a property near the expressway in South Philadelphia. The restaurant opened on February 3, 1992. The restaurant did not initially serve

hoagies and other fare, along with cheesesteaks. Luke Jr. soon took over the store's marketing.[7]

Eventually, the business grew to include several locations in the Philadelphia area and a line of frozen sandwiches. Through a partnership with Rastelli Foods Group, the business now has several franchised locations in

Brooklyn, New York on Flatbush Avenue. [9]

In July 2020, the owner Anthony Lucidonio Sr. and his son Nicholas were indicted on federal tax fraud charges. They are accused of failing to report over $8 million of income from 2006 to 2016. They are also accused of paying employees in cash to avoid payroll taxes. The Lucidonios dispute the criminal charges.[10]

Business ventures

In 2008 Tony Luke expanded his franchise to frozen cheesesteaks and pork products known as Tony Luke's Pronto.[11]

In mass media

Tony Luke was selected as Bobby Flay's adversary for an episode of the cooking show Throwdown! with Bobby Flay, with Luke winning the cheesesteak battle.[12]

Tony Luke's was featured on the

Adam Richman attempting the "Ultimate Cheesesteak Challenge", which consisted of 42 oz. of beef, 18 oz. of cheese, and 8 oz. of fried onions on a 20-inch hoagie roll.[13] Richman chose American cheese for his cheesesteak while Luke, who also took on the challenge, opted for the more traditional Cheez Whiz
on his. Richman succeeded in the challenge while Luke failed.

The restaurant was also featured on Food Wars (hosted by Camille Ford), going head-to-head with Pat's King of Steaks in a battle for best cheesesteak in Philadelphia, with Pat's beating out Tony Luke's in the competition.[6]

Tony Luke played host to former World's Strongest Man Eddie Hall on his visit to Philadelphia filming his 2019 series Eddie Eats America for UKTV. Luke said Eddie was the fastest eater of the "Ultimate Cheesesteak Challenge".

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-7627-8896-5
    . Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  2. ISBN 978-0-618-72898-5
    . Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  3. ISBN 978-0-7679-2264-7
    . Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  4. ^ "Tony Luke's Stores". Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  5. ^ Hoye, Sarah (2010-12-09). "Get your Philly cheesesteak on – in Bahrain". CNN.
  6. ^ a b "What's the beef?". Metro US. March 6, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  7. ^ a b Darrow, Chuck (2011-02-08). "Renaissance man Tony Luke is a Philly guy with many talents". Philly.com.
  8. ^ "Tony Luke's Announces Plan for 7 Cheesesteak Shops in New York City". January 19, 2019.
  9. ^ Vianna, Carla (April 3, 2019). "Philly Cheesesteak Icon Tony Luke's Scores Critic Approval for NYC Comeback". Eater NY.
  10. ^ "Founder of Philly cheesesteak shop Tony Luke's, son indicted for tax evasion". WPVI-TV. July 25, 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  11. ^ Nichols, Rick (2009-03-12). "Tony Luke's frozen? How good can that be?". Philly.com.
  12. South Philly Review
    .
  13. Man vs. Food. Season 2. Episode 8. Philadelphia. 2009-09-23. Food Network
    .

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