Restaurant Road Trip: Heather's Original Philly Cheesesteaks
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — You don't have to leave West Virginia anymore for an authentic Philly cheesesteak, as Heather's Original Philly Cheesesteaks is making them fresh in Morgantown 'the way a steak should be made.'
Heather Rau has been living and breathing Philly cheesesteaks her whole life. In the 1980s, she worked for the master cheesesteak man Samuel Sherman or 'Chink' in Northeast Philly. Heather's Original has been following in Chink's footsteps since 2016.
Rau told 12 News about the impact Chink and his wife Millie had on her.
'They taught me a whole lot about what it's like to be a business person and if you really are going to put the time into it, you may as well make something that you really like,' Rau said.
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Rau also said she learned another valuable lesson: a Philly cheesesteak does not have cheese whiz on it, and don't even think about asking for it. Rau learned that from Chink himself and remembers how Chink would react when people would ask for cheese whiz.
'He'd shake his head a little bit,' Rau said. 'And then honestly, he just pointed and what he would do is he would point to South Philly and tell people if you want that, you go to South Philly for that.'
Heather's Original is a moving business. You can see her red tent set up at festivals, and she'll come cater to you for any parties or events. You can follow where Heather's Original Philly Cheesesteaks will be next on her Facebook page.
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