Restaurateur in race row over 'order in English' sign

A small sign that began an English-only ordering policy at a famous cheesesteak shop was compared to the dark days of US racial segregation at a discrimination hearing.

Restaurateur in race row over 'order in English' sign

A small sign that began an English-only ordering policy at a famous cheesesteak shop was compared to the dark days of US racial segregation at a discrimination hearing.

Joe Vento, the owner of Geno’s Steaks in Philadelphia, defended his policy before the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations, which filed the discrimination complaint.

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