Tommy DiNics was one of the best sandwiches I've ever eaten. You two can like what you like but every time I'm in Philly, first stop will always be DiNics.
7:44 Actually spinach is the "traditional" roast pork sandwich topping, since John's literally invented the sandwich. Broccoli rabe is just more well known these days.
@@almostremembered Read paragraph 7 from the 2012 article "Great American Bites: Philly's other famous sandwich" from abcnews. Pretty sure there is other sources too, this was just a quick search.
And bitter doesn't belong on the sandwich. Not to mention you can remove the bitterness with different cooking techniques but I guess they like the taste of garbage.
@@joekerr5418 my mother was the only person that would claim I was perfect, after she passed I’m totally f...Ed. How did you know she was resting in peace? I think you can read between the words. That’s quite an ability
My mouth is watering like a waterfall by just watching and reminiscing about having a Dinics pork sandwich for “Breakfast “ the morning after the Fleetwood Mac concert in Philly a couple years ago. Mmmmmmm
He hasn't retired from food, he still does a lot of food based stuff. He has a few new TV shows in the works, he is planning on travelling the world trying different foods, but the pandemic has put it all on hold. Until then he is always rocking up on the biggest food themed YT channels eating.
DiNic's is my favorite by far...maybe I need to try John's Roast Pork again but it was overly salty (maybe the sharp provolone?) but they all use sharp provolone...I just thought DiNic's was way above John's Roast Pork and High Street on Market was really really good but elevated and hard to compare in regards to the OGs
In Italy, this sandwich is called Panini Con Porchetta Di Ariccia. While the toppings can vary, a very common topping in Italian sandwiches is sautéed rapini (aka broccoli rabe), which can be found in many Italian sandwich shops and restaurants everywhere. It has more texture and bite than spinach in addition to the bitterness that can offset the fattiness of the meat, and balanced out with other pickled and spicy toppings. Spinach is used more as a filling in pastas due to how soft it becomes. Rapini is the traditional, and IMHO the better choice for a sandwich.
I'm from Philly. A year ago I moved to Italy. I would kill for a John's Roast Pork sandwich roght now. There's nothing like it here. I've eaten roast pork sandwiches from many places in Philly. IMO, no one touches John's.
@@cb5754 I love good porchetta but it is different from what John's serves so I consider them to be different things. Most porchetta here is made with pork belly while I believe John''s uses pork shoulder. Both are delicious but are as different as a steak is to prime rib. I miss the deliciousness of the spinach, sharp provolone and the shoulder cut. I don't ask for anyone to weep for me being "relegated" to porchetta. Plus I can drive to the towns of Barolo and Barbaresco in under an hour to emjoy the porchetta with our local wines.
@@foodprofessor4056 John uses the pork butt part of the shoulder which is easier to slice. The regular shoulder cut is what most home cooks use. I use my mom's recipe for roast pork that she learned as a teen 90 years ago when she worked at a place in the Italian market in Philly. I envy your stay in Italy. I love it there.
Way better than a cheese steak for sure, no contest. Three great places to hit in Philly. Each of those places is worth trying at the end of the day, the "Redding" Terminal Market is a must visit and one door over from the Jefferson street train station. John's, that's probably where I would take someone for their first roast pork in Philly. High Street on Market is a great place, but if I went there tomorrow, I'm not sure that would be my first choice from there menu, which isn't meant to be a slight against their take on a Philly icon.
Love this, because while they are giving their opinion, it invites you to go try them for yourself! My partner and I are looking forward to traveling once things return to normal and its safe to travel. Can't wait to try everything! (Edit) Way to go Erin! So proud 😭
If they did that properly, none of the places would be in 'San Diego' even though all the places they would list would be in little Italy. A proper list would include Easy Lake, Fallbrook, Vista, Oceanside, and El Camino.
When I was in Philadelphia back in June 2019 for Wizard World comic con, I had finished up with everything for the day so me and my parents went to the Reading Terminal Market. I knew that I had to go to Tommy Dinic’s for the Roast Pork Sandwich. I remembered the episode of Man vs. Food where I first heard about this back in high school. Hands down one of the best sandwiches I have eaten ever and said to them woman who served me, “No wonder some people say that this is better than the Cheesesteak.”
Now I’m hungry lol. I just had a cheesesteak today from south Philly as a treat to myself. I live in Delaware now so the next time I’m in the city johns roast pork will be next 😋
Roast pork sandwiches are overrated. I tried the roast pork at John's Roast Pork. It was alright. Tasted like bland boiled meat on a roll. I'd rather eat a cheesesteak.
@@lootgoblin8705 I don't care for spinach either, but the flavor of the leaf is completely different than you would imagine when it's cooked with the pork like this
You ladies should try Chicago’s Italian beef sandwich. I’m from Chicago but I live in Philly, and I think John’s makes the best. Always get a side of long hots at John’s. Also worth trying is Nick’s Cafe in South Philly (roast beef), and George’s in the Italian market (tripe).
I was born and raised in Philly so I grew up on hoagies and cheesesteaks. This roast pork sandwich is new to me so I think it is more of a South Philly thing. Nevertheless, I look forward to trying my first if I ever pass thru Philly again.
Not just that. They probably let the gravy cook everyday and never changing it out. Probably filter the bits out at the end of the day and boil it to leave it for next day. We call this the perpetual gravy and is a secret because it can disgust some customers. The bread bits they remove probably gets add back into the gravy as well after some processing and filtering.
John's is godly. I don't know how they keep the pork from drying. It's LITERALLY GODLY. GOOOODLY I TELL YOU. And these mofos rip out the bread to stack more meat. They do it for their cheesesteaks too and I tell you, I've never seen so much meat on a sandwich for the price they charge. Don't get me wrong, they're pricey for a sandwich, we're talking Pats or Genos pricing, but god both their pork and steaks stand way above the other guys. Edit: Pricey for their cheesesteaks. They're competitively price with the big top two most famous steak places: Genos and Pat's but imo they test better and have way way way more meat. You can NOT beat their pork pricing. Hence Godly.
this was the only video that i've watched in entirety cuz i agree johns roast pork is the best pork sandwich in philly. used to drive 4 hours to get there, eat a sanwich and get another to go for the trip back. good job girls. better than that one where the chick went to jims south st.
I live right down the street from Johns roast pork. Never heard of them before this video but tomorrow I’m going to try them because that sandwich looks amazing
Small detail: it is pronounced "Redding", not 'reading'. Named after the Reading Railroad, which had a line from Reading PA, bringing all sorts of Berks County goodies to that terminal in Philadelphia many years ago. When you go to John's, there will be locals and out-of-towners in the cheesesteak line. The roast port line to the right usually has only locals. You sampled the two best, John's and DiNics. You could have added Tony Lukes, not far from John's. Otherwise, you got the best.
This is the beginning of a fabulous duo. Herrine & Erin work well with each other. reminds me of worth it and this needs to be a series! will be on the lookout for more videos like this.
Originally from the North and I miss REAL bread for sandwiches. Hard to find high quality bread down here. It's an important part of a quality sandwich. Awesome looking food there!!! Thanx. Now I'm drooling!!!! 👌
I've been to DiNic's and John Roast Pork, and I have to agree, I prefere John's Roast Pork. I like broccoli rabe, but it can be overpower the pork. That's especially the case if they undercooked it, and when I was at DiNic's their rabe could cook an extra 2 minutes for my taste.
Honestly I like mild provolone instead at John’s. The sharp for me overpowers the pork. So I just get a pork and mild, no spinach either. The pork is that good!
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Cheers to Erin for finally overpowering Herrine's big energy.
I bet I could if I were on the show :)
Herrine is still way hotter
Xander panda erm....
Read : ego.. iam surprised not the only one realize that small girl had big ego.
You probably need Sweden's largest waterfall in several hours to put out the fire from the hot, salty food ->
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Tommy DiNics was one of the best sandwiches I've ever eaten. You two can like what you like but every time I'm in Philly, first stop will always be DiNics.
they really chose the people with the smallest mouths for this vid
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lol
And that means what stupid 😂😂
Trueeee
They need Mikey chen
Tommy DiNic’s is best Roast Pork sandwich !!! I've detoured 4 hours just to get a few to take home !!! It is UNMATCHED !!!!!
7:44 Actually spinach is the "traditional" roast pork sandwich topping, since John's literally invented the sandwich. Broccoli rabe is just more well known these days.
That's good intel! Any source for this, by the way? I believe you I just like to be a nerd and note things with sources if I can :D
Makes me want to be a Rockstar Eater in Philly!
@@almostremembered Read paragraph 7 from the 2012 article "Great American Bites: Philly's other famous sandwich" from abcnews. Pretty sure there is other sources too, this was just a quick search.
And bitter doesn't belong on the sandwich. Not to mention you can remove the bitterness with different cooking techniques but I guess they like the taste of garbage.
@@almostremembered Google : who invented the roast pork sandwich in Philidelphia and John's Roast Pork comes up. Check it out.
My mom made me sandwiches, leftover meat two pieces of bread. I Remember every one. Thanks Ma
Cherish every moment with her. I miss mine terribly...
😊🥺☺️🤗hug . Take care friends
@@chubbymcphattz rip
Rip
@@joekerr5418 my mother was the only person that would claim I was perfect, after she passed I’m totally f...Ed. How did you know she was resting in peace? I think you can read between the words. That’s quite an ability
John's roast pork is awesome and they also make one of the best cheesesteaks in Philly.
Don't forget their breakfast sandwiches. I was rarely up early enough to make it over there for them but god they were fantastic.
My mouth is watering like a waterfall by just watching and reminiscing about having a Dinics pork sandwich for “Breakfast “ the morning after the Fleetwood Mac concert in Philly a couple years ago. Mmmmmmm
Love Adam Richman in the video😁,even after he retired from food wating,he still remembered, because he is the legend😁
He hasn't retired from food, he still does a lot of food based stuff. He has a few new TV shows in the works, he is planning on travelling the world trying different foods, but the pandemic has put it all on hold. Until then he is always rocking up on the biggest food themed YT channels eating.
John's hands down... when I drive down to Philly from New Hampshire that's the only thing I can think about...cant beat it..
When you consider Katz’s deli in NY sandwich is north of $20...this is an absolute bargain at 8 bucks
I got 3 sandwiches and it was like 74 bucks total 😭😭😭 this truly a highway robbery
Katz is such a ripoff... they charge for their name. 100% sure there’s better pastrami in NYC.
Katz's is a certified tourist trap these days
Right
DiNic's is my favorite by far...maybe I need to try John's Roast Pork again but it was overly salty (maybe the sharp provolone?) but they all use sharp provolone...I just thought DiNic's was way above John's Roast Pork and High Street on Market was really really good but elevated and hard to compare in regards to the OGs
DiNics has the best bread
In Italy, this sandwich is called Panini Con Porchetta Di Ariccia. While the toppings can vary, a very common topping in Italian sandwiches is sautéed rapini (aka broccoli rabe), which can be found in many Italian sandwich shops and restaurants everywhere. It has more texture and bite than spinach in addition to the bitterness that can offset the fattiness of the meat, and balanced out with other pickled and spicy toppings. Spinach is used more as a filling in pastas due to how soft it becomes. Rapini is the traditional, and IMHO the better choice for a sandwich.
You said that all very well, but I just wanna add that using spinach over broccoli rabe is a rookie move.
I love when the hosts in this channel have actual existent personality and character. Thank god for these two.
u mean andrew, steven and adam
I love these videos I binge watch them all today
Same
Herrine and Erin have great chemistry...these are THE two...keep them together. Oh and it helps that Erin knows how to a goddam sammich...
Roast pork and cheesesteak is all I need in life
No i am not near it 😓😭😭
😍😍😍😍😍😍👌👌👌👌❤❤❤
It’s “Redding” terminal not reading like reading a book
Yes reading terminal was part of the “Redding” railroad
she revealed her status as a non-philadelphian...
@@Negentropy. yes
@@benmilstein5654 "It's the Jawn at Market and 14th"
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I'm from Philly. A year ago I moved to Italy. I would kill for a John's Roast Pork sandwich roght now. There's nothing like it here. I've eaten roast pork sandwiches from many places in Philly. IMO, no one touches John's.
You're in Italy? Have you tried the porchetta? I mean c'mon they make killer porchetta sandwiches in Italy.
@@cb5754 I love good porchetta but it is different from what John's serves so I consider them to be different things. Most porchetta here is made with pork belly while I believe John''s uses pork shoulder. Both are delicious but are as different as a steak is to prime rib. I miss the deliciousness of the spinach, sharp provolone and the shoulder cut. I don't ask for anyone to weep for me being "relegated" to porchetta. Plus I can drive to the towns of Barolo and Barbaresco in under an hour to emjoy the porchetta with our local wines.
@@foodprofessor4056 John uses the pork butt part of the shoulder which is easier to slice. The regular shoulder cut is what most home cooks use. I use my mom's recipe for roast pork that she learned as a teen 90 years ago when she worked at a place in the Italian market in Philly. I envy your stay in Italy. I love it there.
Spinach definitely has so much more flavour and irony taste that compliments meat really nicely.
more Best In Town episodes pls!! i missed watching this 😩
They're all winners. Everyone has their own taste buds and budget.
Praise Christ
So happy to see the Philly food scene getting some love! Also Go Birds
Yeahhh game day sunday!!
What part of philly are you from?
Kensington, technically lol
Philly rivals NYC food scene. Maybe it should be kept a secret, cuz it's awesome !!!
Eagles look terrible, yikes. Hey at least you can have this sandwich.
Johns roast pork is my favorite. That sesame rolll is something else.
Way better than a cheese steak for sure, no contest. Three great places to hit in Philly. Each of those places is worth trying at the end of the day, the "Redding" Terminal Market is a must visit and one door over from the Jefferson street train station. John's, that's probably where I would take someone for their first roast pork in Philly. High Street on Market is a great place, but if I went there tomorrow, I'm not sure that would be my first choice from there menu, which isn't meant to be a slight against their take on a Philly icon.
Its funny how sometimes you can tell if they legitimately like the food or not.
Love this, because while they are giving their opinion, it invites you to go try them for yourself! My partner and I are looking forward to traveling once things return to normal and its safe to travel. Can't wait to try everything!
(Edit) Way to go Erin! So proud 😭
Things are normal now. Thanks to Billions or wonderful Individuals 😘
Momma always said “find a girl who likes to eat good food.”
Great job ladies !
5:36 and that's Reading Terminal Market's name being butchered.
Lmao only true natives know it’s pronounced like“red-ing”
Without seeing the conclusion this one is a no-brainer. It's gonna be John's. I've been there. Damn great roast pork.
yeah johns is on another level. that flavor is unmatched
Johns is king but DiNic’s is out of this world too. I wouldn’t be mad if i to settle for one
My first glance at the thumbnail and I thought it was a banh mi 😂
Facts 💯
me too! it really looks like one.
Food Insider, great video! Enjoy your Sunday! 💯🙏👐
His grandfather looks like Tony Soprano in the pic around the 2 min mark just before they show the James Beard award picture lmfao.
This is like a Chicago beef sandwich. This looks delish!!
I probably would love all of 'em:D I love the way you two carried out the mission, nice.
Omg they finally uploaded the best series
I NeEd WIFI it’s just a worse worth it
Please more! Best of the best is my absolute favorite! I need more Herrin in my life 😅
Do a "The Best California Burrito in San Diego | Best in Town". It is iconic in that area and several locals swear by certain locations
What's in that if you don't mind explaining!
If they did that properly, none of the places would be in 'San Diego' even though all the places they would list would be in little Italy. A proper list would include Easy Lake, Fallbrook, Vista, Oceanside, and El Camino.
@@jbusername217 Of California Burritos? I haven't seen any good ones outside the San Diego area. It even originated there
@@colbyprieto37 It's a Carne Asada (steak) burrito with french fries, guacamole, sour cream and cheese. Staple here in San Diego
Arundak129 sounds pretty good, I'm from west texas so I certainly know what asada is.
I love these 2 broads. Philly is happy to have you!
When I was in Philadelphia back in June 2019 for Wizard World comic con, I had finished up with everything for the day so me and my parents went to the Reading Terminal Market. I knew that I had to go to Tommy Dinic’s for the Roast Pork Sandwich. I remembered the episode of Man vs. Food where I first heard about this back in high school. Hands down one of the best sandwiches I have eaten ever and said to them woman who served me, “No wonder some people say that this is better than the Cheesesteak.”
What to you call a upscale restaurant that specializes in pork?
*Swine dining!*
Mekayle lmao
I see your comments all the time, passion for food. Maybe because we both like food.
😂😂😂
Now I’m hungry lol. I just had a cheesesteak today from south Philly as a treat to myself. I live in Delaware now so the next time I’m in the city johns roast pork will be next 😋
Have you ever tried Delesandros? They are also pretty good
@@preshizpink4340 I have heard of them but never tried yet. I heard they are really good too 👍🏽. That will go on my list for places to try
Tony Lukes is the best sandwich experience in all of Philly. The roast pork is perfection, the cheese steak is perfection , all of it is perfection.
Is this a serious comment?? 😂😂😂😂
I love these two working together
After watching a few episodes with this duo …. It makes you wonder 💨 how 💨they got the job 💨
I’m Muslim, I don’t eat pork, but I have immaculate taste buds. I agree the 1st one sounds the best!
The seasoning at dinics is what makes it. Like perfect salt perfect rosemary
Roast pork sandwiches are overrated. I tried the roast pork at John's Roast Pork. It was alright. Tasted like bland boiled meat on a roll. I'd rather eat a cheesesteak.
Donner u would probably like it
Agreed
I’m glad that i’m not the only one who thinks pork isn’t that flavorful unless it’s pork belly
I'm with you man. The owner is actually a really great guy, but I don't understand why people like dry ass food.
They should fry pork belly and a lean cut of pork together. That would make it taste damn good. Or they could just used babequed meat instead.
I'm sorry but when I ever hear "Verment" I'm like NOPE!🤣🤣
We went to Johns the day after watching this video, and it was flat out incredible
Would a person who never really liked spinach like it?
@@lootgoblin8705 I don't care for spinach either, but the flavor of the leaf is completely different than you would imagine when it's cooked with the pork like this
You ladies should try Chicago’s Italian beef sandwich.
I’m from Chicago but I live in Philly, and I think John’s makes the best. Always get a side of long hots at John’s.
Also worth trying is Nick’s Cafe in South Philly (roast beef), and George’s in the Italian market (tripe).
Nicks roast beef is good but it's too much of a hassle looking for parking 😩😆
I don’t like roast pork sandwich but I’m watching cuz I miss Herrine content soooo much! 😩👍🏼
Tony Luke's for the win. No question.
Oh my while seeing them eat.....my mouth is legit watering 🤤🤤🤤🤤
You'll eat this someday. Remember me when you do :)
I was born and raised in Philly so I grew up on hoagies and cheesesteaks. This roast pork sandwich is new to me so I think it is more of a South Philly thing. Nevertheless, I look forward to trying my first if I ever pass thru Philly again.
The woman in the misguided Nike jumper is like some walking SNL skit with all her amaaaaazings...
The secret to the gravy they leave a tray to collect juices
Not just that. They probably let the gravy cook everyday and never changing it out. Probably filter the bits out at the end of the day and boil it to leave it for next day. We call this the perpetual gravy and is a secret because it can disgust some customers. The bread bits they remove probably gets add back into the gravy as well after some processing and filtering.
The one in South Philly under an overpass near an airport is the best one!
My two favorite Insider hosts!
DiNic’s all the way! My favorite
erin & herrine work so well together
I'm not a big fan of broccoli rabe. But i love spinach. I would also love to try the last one.
The arm hair and open wounds is the secret ingredient.
I love Philadelphia too
And germs from his watch
"Can l get some gloves over here fellas?"
In my opinion, with this duo, food insider's best in town series has become better than buzzfeed's worth it
John's is godly. I don't know how they keep the pork from drying. It's LITERALLY GODLY. GOOOODLY I TELL YOU. And these mofos rip out the bread to stack more meat. They do it for their cheesesteaks too and I tell you, I've never seen so much meat on a sandwich for the price they charge. Don't get me wrong, they're pricey for a sandwich, we're talking Pats or Genos pricing, but god both their pork and steaks stand way above the other guys.
Edit: Pricey for their cheesesteaks. They're competitively price with the big top two most famous steak places: Genos and Pat's but imo they test better and have way way way more meat. You can NOT beat their pork pricing. Hence Godly.
Gusto ko yung DiNic's!
You too do a great job keep up the good work.
I’ve been to DiNics and it was amazing
Haven’t been to John’s but that bread did look great.
this was the only video that i've watched in entirety cuz i agree johns roast pork is the best pork sandwich in philly. used to drive 4 hours to get there, eat a sanwich and get another to go for the trip back. good job girls. better than that one where the chick went to jims south st.
Im really diggin Erin. Seems like the perfect girl to chill with
How on earth could they not include Tony Luke's Italian Roast Pork? It's fabulous!
The same way this dumb dumb called ham a "lean" cut of pork
George’s on South 9th has the best roast pork sandwiches!! The others aren’t even close.
Erin said at DiNics she was a fan of broccoli rabe , but at the end she said it’s too bitter 😂😂😂
I live right down the street from Johns roast pork. Never heard of them before this video but tomorrow I’m going to try them because that sandwich looks amazing
did you go? 😁😁😁
Katie Ohara I haven’t had a chance 😔 but I will go this week and let you know
@@jduke93 yay,I shall be asking again next week ;)
Katie Ohara do you live in Philly?
@@jduke93 I don't😁 I actually live in Scotland 🥳🥳. which is why I'll never get to try it,so please lemme know 😋🧁
Is this worth it from buzfeed?
You gotta add some shaved sharp provolone
in that sandwich! Unbelievable 👍🏻
Nice body hair for that chef 😍😍😂😂
1:32 A movie star finally finding his sandwich.
Can you come to the Bronx and do the best... Kidding 😂 don't come to the Bronx. Rents high enough.
Girls who say everything is “aahhh-mazing” need to learn a new word.
Small detail: it is pronounced "Redding", not 'reading'. Named after the Reading Railroad, which had a line from Reading PA, bringing all sorts of Berks County goodies to that terminal in Philadelphia many years ago.
When you go to John's, there will be locals and out-of-towners in the cheesesteak line. The roast port line to the right usually has only locals.
You sampled the two best, John's and DiNics. You could have added Tony Lukes, not far from John's.
Otherwise, you got the best.
Wow man?thank you for you share the video
This is the beginning of a fabulous duo.
Herrine & Erin work well with each other. reminds me of worth it and this needs to be a series!
will be on the lookout for more videos like this.
I agree john's roast pork #bestintown hands down
DiNic’s...sorry ladies
John's Roast Pork, sorry Jason....
Agree but like it with long hots.
Tony Luke’s.
nope, its dinic's bro. everytime
Originally from the North and I miss REAL bread for sandwiches. Hard to find high quality bread down here. It's an important part of a quality sandwich. Awesome looking food there!!! Thanx. Now I'm drooling!!!! 👌
The reason why the north east has the best bread, bagels etc. is because of the water. We sit on the largest fresh water aquifer in the country.
I've been to DiNic's and John Roast Pork, and I have to agree, I prefere John's Roast Pork. I like broccoli rabe, but it can be overpower the pork. That's especially the case if they undercooked it, and when I was at DiNic's their rabe could cook an extra 2 minutes for my taste.
How many times are they gonna say "sopped up"
Di Nic’s is the best by far. Richer deeper flavor and spiced properly
"Its a juicy girl" hahaha I love her
How do you leave out Tony Luc's
People in Philly always disagree on the best steak place in town. But we can all agree these three are the best and only places to get a roast pork.
I miss this series
do y'all got a best italian beef in chicago episode?
Thanks for the video
The moment I saw the owner and manager at High Street that their sandwich was gonna be the smallest and most expensive lmao.
Besides the Philly Cheesesteak, I better remember to try this sandwich if I go to Philadelphia.
Someone Stole My Phone 📱 😒 Yesterday 😂😂
Awesome!!!! DiNic's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Honestly I like mild provolone instead at John’s. The sharp for me overpowers the pork. So I just get a pork and mild, no spinach either. The pork is that good!