Thanks to Carlton and Tresha Williams, residents of Huntsville, Alabama, can enjoy authentic Philly cheesesteaks at their recently opened Cap’s Philly Cheesesteaks, writes Matt Wake for AL.com.

Carlton used to visit his family in Philadelphia during the summers. In the City of Brotherly Love, he fell under the spell of its signature sandwich, the cheesesteak.

“You’d go into a corner store, and they were making cheesesteaks and hoagies, and I would just be amazed,” he said. “Just how they would chop it up making all this noise and popping onions and vegetables and cheese on the cheesesteaks. And I would watch them closely.”

He was especially fond of the cheesesteaks at local haunts such as Max’s Steaks and Paganos.

Whenever he returned home, he tried to make some for his family. When he got married, he started preparing them for his wife. It was Tresha’s idea to open their own eatery after she ate a sub-par version of a “Philly cheesesteak” in a local restaurant.

“We did a couple of [local event] pop-ups and we got the love and support from the Huntsville people,” said Carlton.

This cemented their decision to open a permanent spot, which they finally did last month.

Read more about Cap’s Philly Cheesesteaks at AL.com.

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