{"id":91310,"date":"2026-01-20T03:15:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T03:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/91310\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T03:15:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T03:15:35","slug":"frank-olivieri-sr-former-owner-of-pats-king-of-steaks-in-philadelphia-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/91310\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank Olivieri Sr., former owner of Pat’s King of Steaks in Philadelphia, dies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Frank Olivieri Sr.<\/a>, the former longtime owner of Pat’s King of Steaks in South Philadelphia, died Sunday<\/a>. He was 87 years old.<\/p>\n

Olivieri Sr. was the son of Harry Olivieri and the nephew of Pat Olivieri \u2014 the two brothers who were the original owners of Pat’s.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Frank Olivieri Sr., the former longtime owner of Pat’s King of Steaks in South Philadelphia, died Sunday. He was 87 years old.<\/p>\n

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“Frank, like Harry and Pat before him, was a true original who helped forge the origins of Pat’s for nearly a half of a century,” a statement from Pat’s King of Steaks read.<\/p>\n

Frank Olivieri Sr. started working at the shop in the late 1950s and became the co-owner in 1968. He retired in 1996. Frank Olivieri Sr.’s son, Frank Olivieri Jr., now runs the family business.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Frank Olivieri Sr.’s friends and family are invited to his viewing on Friday at Baldi Funeral Home on South Broad Street in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Pat’s King of Steaks has been open since 1930 at the intersection of South 9th and Wharton streets at Passyunk Avenue and claims to have invented the steak sandwich.<\/p>\n

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