In 1983, Jeff Osterfeld opened a small boutique sandwich shop in the Dayton Mall in Dayton, Ohio. His dream: to bring the famous subs of the east coast to the Midwest.
His Philly cheesesteak sandwich got people to come to the restaurant, but his fresh-cut French fries and freshly squeezed lemonade made them stay.
What started as a single shop in a mall rapidly expanded to Cincinnati, then St. Louis, then Nashville. Now, Penn Station operates as a franchise, with over 300....