In the heart of Amish Country, where horse-drawn buggies share roads with cars and simplicity reigns supreme, sits an unassuming culinary treasure that’s causing quite the stir among cheesesteak aficionados.
Katie’s Kitchen in Ronks, Pennsylvania might not look like much from the outside – its distinctive mansard roof and brick facade blend right into the Lancaster County landscape – but locals know this modest eatery holds a delicious secret.
When Philadelphians hear someone outside their city limits is making a superior cheesesteak, they typically respond with the kind of dismissive snort reserved for tourists who stand on the wrong side of the escalator.
But Katie’s Kitchen has managed to do the impossible: create a cheesesteak so good that even die-hard Philly natives are making the pilgrimage to Amish Country to taste it for themselves…