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DONKEY’S
PLACE
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Donkey’s
Place / Timeless Glory in Camden
1223 Haddon Avenue, Camden / (856) 966-2616
7 Tomlinson Mill Road, Medford, NJ / (856) 810-0445
1018 Asbury Avenue, Ocean City, NJ / (609) 399-9959
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The
WHIZ KIDS cross the Delaware and report back on Camden's classic
landmark:
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HALF
WIT’: “This place is older than the cheese
steak itself. During Prohibition, it was a Jewish speakeasy – the
fake sign (‘Parkside Athletic Association’)
and secret bell system are still there! In the 1940s it
was bought by former Olympic boxer Leon 'Donkey' Lucas,
whose punch ‘had the kick of a mule’.” |
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BIG
CHEESE: “Donkey’s steaks are unique – served
on a poppy seed Kaiser roll and smothered in onions. I’m
in love with this cheese steak, and apparently I’m
not alone. When Eddie Rendell had his first Donkey’s
steak, he wrote a letter to Bob Lucas (Leon’s son)
begging him to move Donkey’s to Philadelphia!” |
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SOUTH
FILLIE: “Timeless tradition is what Donkey’s
Place is all about. The Lucas family has owned it for over
60 years and the nearby Del Buono’s bakery has delivered
fresh rolls there for generations. My great aunt and her
co-workers at the old Campbell’s Soup factory used
to come here several times a week.” |
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SON
OF SWOOP: “Last year, the boys and me got arrested
at Madison Square Garden for mixing it up with some Rangers
fans in the blue seats. At the police station, they gave
us one phone call, so we called Donkey’s and ordered
steaks. Donkey’s shipped ‘em by UPS and they
arrived by the hearing date.” |
 
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