Philadelphia airport sets world record for longest line of cheesesteaks | Philadelphia

Philadelphia has set a world record for “longest cheesesteak line,” with 1,200 feet of the city’s iconic sandwich stretching across the B/C connectors at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL).

The airport reached the record Tuesday with the help of more than 100 employees and volunteers, who assembled foot-long dinner rolls using 990 pounds of Philly’s Best Steak and 225 pounds of cheese sauce. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the entire line lasted about an hour.

Several airport restaurants have stepped up to help achieve this meaty goal, including Chickie’s & Pete’s, Geno’s Steaks, Jim’s South St Famous Cheesesteaks, Passyunk Steaks and Tony Luke’s.

After construction, Guinness World Record official Michael Empric authenticated the event, confirming that every throw was touching to qualify for the record.

“What I love about this project is that it’s so specific to the Philadelphia community,” he said, adding, “To do this at the airport and donate so many cheesesteaks to the TSA is really amazing. It’s kind of a community spirit,” CBS reported.

Speaking to the outlet, PHL marketing and customer experience manager Dana Krawchuk noted that the airport has more restaurants serving cheesesteaks in one location than anywhere else in the city.

“The airport is really the entry point for everyone coming into the city…so we really wanted to start big,” Krawchuk said.

After the record was officially recognized, the cheesesteaks were distributed to airport staff, including TSA officials, many of whom went weeks without pay due to the partial DHS shutdown that began last month.

Speaking to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Chickie’s and Pete’s CEO Pete Ciarrocchio said, “Breaking the world record is always awesome… But one of my favorite things today was feeding the TSA cheesesteaks, because this city is the city of brotherly love and these people work without pay. Without them, no one can be in this airport.”