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My grandparents moved to the Big Island from Philly and my grandfather wanted to open a restaurant to introduce his culture to others. In June of 1991, my grandfather took over the Canaan Deli and started to serve cheesesteaks and Philly style pizza. At first everyone was skeptical about this sandwich from a restaurant that just came up out of the blue. My grandfather would tell the new customers that if they didn't like the sandwich, then he would give them their money back. The surprising thing was no one complained about it, and eventually started to ask for a cheesesteak on rice.
My grandfather would become close with his customers and start remembering their orders. He would take pictures of them and tape it to the walls of the restaurant. …show more content…

I would go to the restaurant every morning before preschool and got a donut from standard bakery. I would watch my mother make my lunch for the day, and my grandfather would drop me off. After school I would go back to the restaurant and wash dishes. Every time a customer would walk into the door, my grandfather would say “Yo! Dija eat yet” and you knew that was the sign of a good day.
On January 25, 2006 everything changed. We found out that my grandfather passed away in the early morning. My family had to change many things because we couldn’t financially keep the restaurant open without my grandfather being the owner. We had one last celebration at the restaurant in memory of my grandfather and then closed the doors for good. However, that wasn’t the end of the cheesesteak. My family still has cheesesteak parties once in awhile and we always joke about putting mayonnaise on the sandwiches while reminiscing about our days in the restaurant.
I don’t remember much from the restaurant, but I know that it was the first time I became fascinated with cooking. It was the first thing that opened my eyes, and I became mesmerized when I would watch my mother cook. At five years old I wanted to be like my mother and cook to make others

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