John’s Roast Pork. If you’re a pork eater, go there now. If you’re a pork eater, you might already know about this place, or if you’re a Target shopper you might already know about this place or have seen it. It’s the little shack of a spot between the South Philly Target and the Lowe’s, off Delaware Ave. I had seen John’s Roast Pork for a while and I was either in too big a rush running errands or it was closed. It’s only open from 6:45am (for the waterfront workers) until 2:30pm, so it’s easy to miss. Man alive, it was the best pork sandwich I’d ever eaten.

When we went, John’s was super busy but the line went fast. You can get a cheesesteak there and it looked awesome, but I was there for the pork. You can get it with cheese and onions and peppers (basically the same fixins you can get on a cheesesteak), but we got ours with just onions. I don’t like messing with the sweet of a pork sandwich with peppers, but I know that many people do. In shape and concept, the sandwich is similar to a cheesesteak: greasy like a cheesesteak, but the run-off is a little closer to gravy. It’s a nice sandwich and John’s is a shack-y mom and pop style place I love.

My friend and I split a large, which was plenty big for the two of us. A single human getting a large is possibly a VERY unhealthy person, so if you go there and notice the large sandwiches being served up and think to yourself, “Hmm, yes, a large, for just me. I can eat that whole thing right now in a single sitting,” you may want to jog over to your doctor’s office for some kind of cardiogram.

Johns Roast Pork
14 Snyder Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19148
(215) 463-1951
www.johnsroastpork.com