The Samboners
Samboners tailgate outside a Philadelphia stadium: Mick holding up a slice of tomato pie behind a table of hoagies and sausages, a friend filming on a phone, Samboners flags flying overhead
Est. 2000Philadelphia & the Suburbs

TheSamboners

Since 2000 we've been eating, sharing and celebrating Philly food — cheesesteaks, hoagies, roast pork, tomato pie, pretzels and water ice. Find it. Love it. Sambone it.

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Anyone Can Be A Samboner.

Found something Philly needs to know about? Send us the bite, the story and the spot. We review community submissions and share the ones we love.

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  1. 01

    Find It

    A hoagie, a slice, a pretzel, a corner spot nobody talks about enough.

  2. 02

    Love It

    Tell us what made it great. We celebrate places — never takedowns.

  3. 03

    Sambone It

    Send it in. We curate the best and push them out across our channels.

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Food Groups We Love

Philly Food We Love

Tailgate Favorites

The stuff we can't stop talking about — off the grill, out of the bakery bag, handed over the counter. Send us yours and it lands right here.

Whole round cheese pizza with swirled tomato sauce over melted mozzarella, sitting on paper in an open cardboard boxCorner Shop

Pizza — Classic Cheese

Thin, foldable, sauce swirled right over the cheese. The box hits the counter and it's gone.

Rectangular sheet-pan pizza half topped with pepperoni and shaved cheese, half with sliced tomatoes and hot and sweet peppersSheet Pan

Pizza — Specialty

Half pepperoni and shaved sharp, half tomato and long hots. Sheet-pan, cut in squares, everybody eats.

Sheet-pan Philadelphia tomato pie cut into squares, thick red sauce topped with grated cheese, in a bakery boxBakery Tray

Tomato Pie

Room temp squares, sauce on top, grated cheese finish. Bakery box on the table, no plates needed.

Roast pork sandwich on a long roll loaded with sliced pork, provolone and garlicky broccoli rabe9th Street

Roast Pork

Long-roasted pork, sharp prov, garlicky rabe. Juice down the wrist means they did it right.

Cheesesteak on a seeded roll piled with chopped steak, melted cheese and grilled onionsSouth Philly

Cheesesteak

Chopped, cheesy, onions in. Seeded roll doing the heavy lifting. The one everybody starts with.

Rack of freshly baked long Italian loaves covered in sesame seeds at a bakerySeeded Italian

Bread & Seeded Rolls

Everything starts here. Crackly crust, sesame everywhere, still warm from the bakery rack.

Four cups of water ice in cherry, lemon, mango and vanilla flavors behind a salted soft pretzel on a steel counterCorner Window

Soft Pretzel & Water Ice

Salted pretzel in one hand, cherry or lemon in the other. Philly summer in a single order.

Open turkey hoagie on Italian bread layered with sliced turkey, white cheese, tomato slices, oregano and pepperCorner Deli

Turkey Hoagie

Stacked turkey, sharp white cheese, thick tomato, oregano and a good hit of oil.

Open Italian hoagie layered with ham, salami, onion, tomato slices and oregano on a long rollClassic Order

Italian Hoagie

Ham, salami, onion, tomato, oregano, oil. Wrapped tight and cut on the angle.

Nighttime tailgate in a South Philadelphia stadium lot under floodlights

Under the Lights

Game Day Philly

Four seasons, one city, same routine: eat first, celebrate second, lose our voices by the third quarter. No copied crests here — just the lights, the lot and the food.

Football Sundays

Tailgate lots before noon, hoagie trays in the trunk, Broad Street loud by kickoff.

Summer Ball Nights

Nine innings, two pretzels, a water ice on the walk back to the car.

Hardwood Winters

Hardwood glare, cheesesteak foil, arguing rotations through the fourth quarter.

Ice & Fries

Cold rink, hot seasoned fries, a puck-drop roar you can hear from the lot.

Philadelphia rowhome street at dusk with the skyline behind

The Crew

Starting Lineup · Since 2000

Started on a stoop with a bag of hoagies. Still going, still hungry, still hyping every great bite this city puts in front of us.

  • 01

    Mickey McKenzie

    Founder & Leader

  • 02

    Joe McKenzie

    Founding Member

  • 03

    Kevin Maher

    Founding Member

  • 04

    Patrick Feeley

    Founding Member

  • 05

    Michael Dale

    Founding Member

  • 06

    Andrew Dale

    Founding Member

The Broadcast

The Samboner Show

Pregame energy, postgame honesty. One sandwich, one neighborhood, six opinions and at least one guy talking with his mouth full. Philly food, powered by the people — including the spots you send in.

  • Roll Call

    The bread report

  • Whiz Wit or Wit-out

    The weekly steak

  • Tray Talk

    Tomato pie of the week

  • The Community Round

    Sambones you sent in

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Mick McKenzie in a Samboners hat hosting The Samboner Show at a tailgate table with a microphone, tomato pie and a hoagie

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The Samboned Map

Everywhere we've taken a look and taken a bite. Official Samboners reviews and approved community sambones across Philly and the suburbs — every pin links straight back to the original.

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Fly The Flag

New In The Shop

Hang it off the tailgate, the stoop, the garage or the back of the truck. Kelly green, silver and white — all original Samboners art.

Kelly green Samboners tailgate flag with silver wordmark

Kelly Green Tailgate Flag

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Anyone can be a Samboner community flag in kelly green and white

Anyone Can Be A Samboner Flag

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Partner With The Samboners

Restaurants, delis, bars and sports bars, bakeries, food brands, breweries, festivals and venues around Philly and the suburbs — if you're feeding this city, let's talk. Episodes, tastings, events and collabs.

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