{"id":298319,"date":"2026-10-02T12:20:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T12:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/298319\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T12:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T12:20:07","slug":"man-at-center-of-philadelphia-cheesesteak-assault-surrenders-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/298319\/","title":{"rendered":"Man at center of Philadelphia cheesesteak assault surrenders, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">PHILADELPHIA &#8212; The content creator at the center of a Philadelphia cheesesteak assault turned himself in on Thursday, according to police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Authorities say charges are still pending following the incident at the famous Pat&#8217;s King of Steaks on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police are reviewing the video, which appears to show the confrontation involving a person who allegedly <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/post\/pats-king-steaks-owner-wants-justice-cheesesteak-assault-caught-video\/19894516\/\" dir=\"ltr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">threw a cheesesteak at an employee<\/a> at the South Philadelphia restaurant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The creator said he reviews restaurants and throws the food at employees if he doesn&#8217;t like it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Pat&#8217;s King of Steaks owner wants justice after cheesesteak assault caught on video<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Authorities have not identified the man involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;The phone hasn&#8217;t stopped ringing. People were coming and saying how sorry they were that somebody would do that to us,&#8221; said Rita Marie Oliveri, owner of Pat&#8217;s King of Steaks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Oliveri said the restaurant, which has been operating for nearly 97 years, has received an outpouring of support from customers and community members following the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;They&#8217;re going to get this guy. They&#8217;re going to get him. Because that&#8217;s an assault,&#8221; Oliveri said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Visitors to the restaurant also reacted to the video.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;It&#8217;s horrible. Maybe wanted to get clicks, you know,&#8221; said Bob Baylinson of Fort Lauderdale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The incident has also drawn support from Pat&#8217;s longtime rival, Geno&#8217;s Steaks. Despite the well-known competition between the two cheesesteak businesses, representatives from Geno&#8217;s expressed solidarity with the employee involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;In solidarity as people who get up and go to work every morning. I feel that, I wouldn&#8217;t want it to happen to me. That&#8217;s somebody&#8217;s grandfather. They don&#8217;t deserve that,&#8221; said Anthony Rossi of Geno&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">The investigation remains ongoing. Pat&#8217;s King of Steaks also plans to implement a ban on cameras at the restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WPVI-TV. 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