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After the Phillies claimed the World Series title last year, it is hard to imagine a more compelling heater at Citizen’s Bank Park than the ones thrown from the mound. But with the newest addition to the Bank’s ever-expanding food menu, the concourse seems to exclaim: Bring It On!

This new Heater is a special cheesesteak brought to you by Campo’s, the family sandwich shop whose cheesesteaks and hoagies have been available at the Wachovia Center and Tweeter Center for years. Now that they have brought their Old City flavors to the home of the Phillies, Campo’s is bringing the heat.

And man does this sandwich live up to its name. Smothered in Jalapeno hot sauce and cheddar cheese, the Heater combines the gastro-goodness you have come to expect from Philly’s most famous sandwich, combined with a hurts-so-good hot streak you have to try for yourself. I washed mine down with a Dr. Pepper and I was sucking on the ice cubes before reaching the end of this fierce competitor that would have even Cole Hamels begging for mercy.

This is not Campo’s first celebrity sandwich. After creating a signature sandwich for the Philadelphia Flyers—a similarly interesting combination of steak, cream cheese and tomato—the search for a name was on. Requests poured in, even becoming political with interested parties vying to become the one to name the strange concoction. The sandwich became known simply as the Ice Steak and is now served alongside the other offerings at the Wachovia Center.

Can’t afford a trip to the ballpark this week? You can head down to Campo’s Old City location—dubbed the Home of the Heater—and have your sandwich made by the Campo’s themselves. But be careful: this sandwich is not for the weak of heart, or tongue. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Campo’s Old City
214 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA
(215) 923-1000
www.camposdeli.com