PlanPhilly: Planning Philadelphia's Future

This unassuming structure sits across Delaware Avenue from Penn Treaty Park and serves some of the best sandwiches in Philadelphia. Known for its cheesesteaks, roast pork and hot sausage, Johnny’s Hots opens at 4:30 a.m. for neighborhood workers and closes after the lunch rush. Once located in a shack north of Spring Garden Street, the establishment has now moved just off Columbia Avenue near the I-95 entrance; its bright red roof and large sign make it hard to miss. Though it is take-out only with no indoor waiting area, Johnny’s Hots often has long lines of laborers, truck drivers, and neighborhood residents alike waiting for their food.