In 1947, Ambrose Campo returned from the Philippine Liberation as a U.S. Navy butcher and set up a new establishment at 2401 S. 62nd Street in a squat, two-story brick building in Southwest Philadelphia. Like countless Philadelphia business owners, Ambrose ran his butcher shop on the first floor and lived in an apartment on the second floor. Everyone in the family was expected to help out, whether it was mixing meatballs, washing windows, or sweeping up at closing time.
“Our business is more than just hoagies and cheesesteaks. It's personal... and it shows.”
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Our History
Ambrose and Rose Campo probably never imagined that the little grocery store and butcher shop they based their lives on in 1947 would still be here 75 years later… successful, growing, and continuing the traditions and values on which their future flourished.

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