https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=139905145 Geno's Steaks en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Fri, 29 May 2026 18:27:31 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 https://www.npr.org/tags/139905145/geno-s-steaks He founded Geno's Steaks in Philadelphia and in 2006 got national attention when he said customers should order their sandwiches in English. His family says that Vento, who was 71, suffered a heart attack Tuesday. Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/08/24/139904894/joey-vento-famed-for-cheesesteaks-and-speak-english-has-died https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/08/24/139904894/joey-vento-famed-for-cheesesteaks-and-speak-english-has-died He founded Geno's Steaks in Philadelphia and in 2006 got national attention when he said customers should order their sandwiches in English. His family says that Vento, who was 71, suffered a heart attack Tuesday.

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