{"id":253049,"date":"2026-07-27T17:14:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/253049\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T17:14:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:14:06","slug":"philadelphia-welcomes-lebron-james-with-cheesesteak-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/253049\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Welcomes LeBron James With Cheesesteak Honors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Philadelphia has welcomed newly signed Sixer LeBron James with a cheesesteak celebration fit for a king. Pat\u2019s King of Steaks and Geno\u2019s Steaks are preparing special treatment for the NBA star after he announced that he will join the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n

Pat\u2019s is temporarily changing how customers can order its classic Whiz Wit in James\u2019 honor. Fans who ask for \u201cThe King\u2019s Way\u201d will receive the same cheesesteak made with steak, Cheez Whiz and onions, giving the familiar order a royal nickname without changing the recipe.<\/p>\n

Frank Olivieri, the third-generation owner of Pat\u2019s, said the tribute offers customers another way to request the shop\u2019s signature sandwich while celebrating Philadelphia\u2019s newest basketball star.<\/p>\n

Across the street, Geno\u2019s is extending an even more personal invitation. The restaurant has reserved its closely guarded VIP booth for James and offered to bring him behind the counter for a cheesesteak-making lesson with president Geno Vento.<\/p>\n

Vento told TMZ Sports<\/a> that the booth \u201calready has LeBron\u2019s name on it.\u201d He said Geno\u2019s would welcome James with a cheesesteak, hand him a spatula and teach him how to work the grill.<\/p>\n

The restaurant has hosted a long list of famous visitors, including Shaquille O\u2019Neal, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Travis Kelce and Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty.<\/p>\n

The royal cheesesteak reception comes after James announced that Philadelphia will be the final stop of his NBA career. The 41-year-old said he still wants to compete for another championship and believes he can help the 76ers reach that goal.<\/a><\/p>\n

James will begin a record-extending 24th NBA season on a roster led by Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Jaylen Brown. Philadelphia becomes the fourth franchise of his career following Cleveland, Miami and Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia welcomes LeBron James as both a basketball legend and a future guest at two of the city\u2019s best-known food landmarks. Whether he orders \u201cThe King\u2019s Way\u201d at Pat\u2019s or accepts Geno\u2019s offer to learn the grill, the longtime cheesesteak rivals have found common ground in celebrating the city\u2019s newest superstar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Philadelphia has welcomed newly signed Sixer LeBron James with a cheesesteak celebration fit for a king. Pat\u2019s King…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":253050,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[18831,69,1002,71,70],"class_list":["post-253049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-lebron-james","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-76ers","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}