“Roast pork has meant everything to me and my ... Vonda and her son became “best friends” as John Jr. began to drive the business and evolve it with his passion for cheesesteaks, which ...

But for dyed-in-the-wool Philadelphians, roast pork is king, and purists go to John’s—a bare-bones, old-school-as-it-gets steak shack in deep southeast—to get their fix. “Pop Pop’s ...