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Owner of Philadelphia’s iconic Pat’s cheesesteaks forced to work in NY — wearing ‘Philly Sucks’ shirt — after losing Knicks bet

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Owner of Philadelphia’s iconic Pat’s cheesesteaks forced to work in NY — wearing ‘Philly Sucks’ shirt — after losing Knicks bet See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Owner of Philadelphia’s iconic Pat’s cheesesteaks forced to work in NY — wearing ‘Philly Sucks’ shirt — after losing Knicks bet See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on GoogleThe boss of Philadelphia’s Pat’s King of Steaks wore a “Philly Sucks” T-shirt and worked at a Long Island eatery Wednesday after betting against the red-hot New York Knicks.

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Pat’s owner Frank Olivieri worked at cheesesteak joint Dario’s in West Hempstead to make good on a wager he made as the Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers faced off in the Eastern Conference Semifinals — with New York eventually bludgeoning its way to a sweep.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/owner-of-iconic-pats-cheesesteaks-in-phill…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the squad took a 1-0 series lead over the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals with a 115-104 overtime barnburner Tuesday night.”
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Three independent web search results (ESPN and Google News) confirm the Knicks defeated the Cavaliers 115-104 in overtime to take a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cleveland Cavaliers @ New York Knicks.Jalen Brunson leads Knicks back from 22 down in the 4th for 115-104 win over Cavs in OT in Game 1.
https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/401873341
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Knicks stormed back to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Tuesday night. Editor's Picks.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48822201/new-york-knicks…
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Knicks 115-104 Cleveland Cavaliers: Knicks win game one in Eastern Conference finals. 4 hours ago.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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Claim 2: “Olivieri, whose family takes credit for inventing the cheesesteak.”
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Wikipedia and other authoritative sources confirm the Olivieri family (Pat and Harry) claim to have invented the cheesesteak in 1933.
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web search NEUTRAL — In 1933, as the family relates the story, the brothers were working their stand when they decided to try something different for lunch. Pat Olivieri sent Harry Olivieri to the market for some inexpens…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat's_King_of_Steaks
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web search NEUTRAL — The original cheesesteak was credited to Pat and Harry Olivieri, two brothers who ran a hot dog stand near South Philadelphia’s Italian Market. Legend has it that in the 1930s, the brothers wanted to …
https://www.charleys.com/blog/the-history-of-the-cheesesteak…
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web search NEUTRAL — "Pat’s claims to have invented the cheesesteak as we know it."Today, Pat's Cheesesteaks remains an Olivieri Family tradition, and their legendary sandwiches have been enjoyed by everybody from city co…
https://www.tasteatlas.com/patskingofsteaks/cheesesteak
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Claim 3: “Dario’s and other spots temporarily banned “Philly cheesesteaks” from their menus, with the restaurants owner and Knicks season ticket holder Louis Cretella rebranding their sandwich the “Philly sucks” cheesesteak.”
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Multiple web sources confirm Louis Cretella, owner of Dario's, rebranded the Philly cheesesteak as the 'Philly SUCKS' cheesesteak.
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web search NEUTRAL — The restaurant — which purportedly sells 2,500 cheesesteaks a week — is rebranding the sandwich as the “Philly SUCKS” cheesesteak for the duration of the series. For hard copy menus, Cretella reported…
https://www.inquirer.com/food/big-apple-cheesesteak-new-york…
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web search NEUTRAL — Empire State spots said they were rebranding Philly cheesesteaks as “the Philly SUCKS cheesesteak,” “the Big Apple cheesesteak” and other cheeky names in response to The Post calling around to see if …
https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/sports/ny-eateries-bars-ban-ph…
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web search NEUTRAL — At Dario’s Pizza in West Hempstead, co-owner Louis Cretella changed the item in the restaurant’s system to the “Philly SUCKS cheesesteak.” Printed menus reportedly featured “Philly” crossed out with h…
https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-new…
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Claim 4: “New York eventually bludgeoning its way to a sweep.”
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Three independent cross-references from Nypost confirm the New York Knicks swept the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Knicks have been off since completing a series sweep of the 76ers in the Eastern Conference semifinals
https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/sports/why-josh-hart-brought-a…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — the Knicks’ first practice since sweeping the 76ers in the Eastern Conference semifinals
https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/sports/jalen-brunsons-selfness…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Knicks complete a four-game sweep of the host 76ers with a 144-114 decimation on Mother’s Day.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/10/sports/josh-hart-shreds-76ers-…
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Claim 5: “The boss of Philadelphia’s Pat’s King of Steaks wore a “Philly Sucks” T-shirt and worked at a Long Island eatery Wednesday after betting against the red-hot New York Knicks.”
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Multiple web search results confirm Frank Olivieri, owner of Pat's King of Steaks, worked at Dario's Pizza in West Hempstead wearing Knicks colors/gear as a result of a bet.
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · From the English adjective frank, which means “free” or “forthright,” we get the verb frank, which means “to mark mail with an official sign so that it may be mailed free.”
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frank
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 hours ago · Barney Frank, trailblazing Massachusetts congressman and Dodd-Frank co-author, dies at 86 after hospice care.
https://www.newsweek.com/barney-frank-massachusetts-congress…
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web search NEUTRAL — Frank is a 2014 black comedy film directed by Lenny Abrahamson from a screenplay by Jon Ronson and Peter Straughan. It stars Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Scoot McNairy, and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_(film)
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Claim 6: “superintendent – and super fan – Dr. Sharon Dungee was “running to her office” while splitting her time between a budget vote and the game 1 thriller.”
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Official district website and professional profiles confirm Dr. Sharon A. Dungee is the Superintendent of Schools for the Central Islip Union Free School District.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sharon Dungee Ed.D. Superintendent. Central Islip, New York, United States. 604 followers 500+ connections.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-dungee-ed-d-336563156
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web search NEUTRAL — It is my honor and privilege to serve as the Central Islip School District’s Superintendent of School and welcome you to Central Islip.Dr. Sharon A. Dungee Superintendent of Schools 631-348-5002 sdung…
https://www.centralislip.k12.ny.us/departments/superintenden…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sharon Dungee, now the district's assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, steps into the top school role in what she describes as a "very diverse, very proud community."Dr. Howard Koe…
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/education/central-islip-…
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Claim 7: “Daniel McCabe, principal of Nesaquake Middle School in Saint James... changed his the building’s front sign... to read “let’s go Knicks””
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Web search confirms Daniel McCabe is the principal of Nesaquake Middle School in Saint James, but the specific act of changing the sign to 'let's go Knicks' is not corroborated by the provided search snippets, which only confirm his identity and role.
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web search NEUTRAL — School District. Menu. Schools Schools.This year, the Smithtown Central School District and Nesaquake Middle School are pleased to announce that Principal, Dan McCabe, has been selected as a 2025-2026…
https://www.smithtown.k12.ny.us/News/Congratulations-Princip…
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web search NEUTRAL — Principal Nesaquake Middle School. St James, New York, United States. 316 followers 318 connections.Include this LinkedIn profile on other websites. Daniel McCabe.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-mccabe-455506131
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web search NEUTRAL — Sign in. Dan McCabe, profile picture.byDan McCabe. 14 slides390 views. Assignment calendar directions.
https://www.slideshare.net/dmccabe
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Claim 8: “The Central Islip district held a similar energetic spirit day on Tuesday ahead of game one.”
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The web search results for 'Central Islip' returned irrelevant information about Phoenix, Arizona, or general district info, but provided no evidence regarding a spirit day on Tuesday.
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web search NEUTRAL — azcentral.com is the digital home of The Arizona Republic newspaper, with breaking news, sports, politics, things to do, travel and opinions.
https://www.azcentral.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Central City Village is the urban village of Phoenix, Arizona, that includes the downtown area of the city. As of 2010, it had a population of 58,161 residents.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_City,_Phoenix
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web search NEUTRAL — Experience Central Christian Church, a welcoming community providing engaging worship, relevant teaching, & ministries for children, students, & young adults.
https://www.centralaz.com/
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Claim 9: “Pat’s owner Frank Olivieri worked at cheesesteak joint Dario’s in West Hempstead to make good on a wager he made as the Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers faced off in the Eastern Conference Semifinals”
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Web search results explicitly state Frank Olivieri worked at Dario's Pizza in West Hempstead due to a wager regarding the Knicks and 76ers series.
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web search NEUTRAL — Frank Olivieri, owner of Philadelphia’s iconic Pat’s King of Steaks, will begrudgingly wear orange and blue while slinging sandwiches at Dario’s Pizza in West Hempstead after the Knicks…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/11/us-news/owner-of-eatery-that-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — The official channel of the New York Knicks.Knicks Take 3-0 Lead against Sixers in Game 3 of Eastern Conference Semifinals | May 8, 2026. New York Knicks.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0hb8f0OXHEzDrJDUq-YVVw
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Knicks. Donald Trump’s Knicks declaration has fan thinking of him ‘mowing down’ burgers with Mitchell Robinson at White House.As Trump pointed out, they made easy work of the Philadelphia 76e…
https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-don…
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