Two Calgarians — one originally from India, and the other from Mexico — are hoping their new restaurant, Phillys, is the right mix, as they get ready to officially open in the city’s northeast.

“We offer Philly Cheesesteaks, in a Philadelphia style type. We do a little chicken, but we try to be as loyal to the original recipes like how it is in Philadelphia,” said Julian Carreto. “We are trying to do hotdogs and everyone loves hot dogs. Especially when you’re a kid, right?”

Carreto is the operations lead at Phillys and moved to Calgary in 2022, where he says he’s bringing over two decades of experience to the job, even creating his own sauce recipes for the restaurant.

“I like that people enjoy different flavours and from different types of cuisines. That’s what we’re trying to do at Ph

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