citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message penn station inc. type private corporation industry food founded 1985 headquarters cincinnati ohio key people jeff osterfeld founder products sandwiches website penn station.com penn station in springboro ohio . penn station is a chain of east coast sub restaurants found throughout the south and midwest united states . the first restaurant was opened in 1985 by jeff osterfeld in cincinnati ohio . 1 currently penn station has over 300 locations in 15 states . 2 contents 1 history 2 menu 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit the concept for an east coast sub restaurant came to jeff osterfeld soon after he graduated from miami university in oxford ohio . in 1983 he opened jeffrey s delicatessen at dayton mall in dayton ohio . it was during a trip to philadelphia that he first realized the popularity of the cheesesteak sandwich . he began selling a version of the cheesesteak sandwich at his own restaurant and it instantly became a huge hit . he eventually expanded to cincinnati where he opened his first penn station restaurant in 1985 . originally only four sandwiches were available including the cheese steak . however this first restaurant also offered fresh cut french fries and freshly squeezed lemonade two items that would become trademarks for penn station in the future . by 1987 osterfeld had opened several penn station restaurants in and around cincinnati . he began selling franchises that year and restaurants soon opened in st. louis louisville and nashville . today penn station has become a large chain across the south and midwest with 308 restaurants currently open . in 2007 penn station was ranked 196 on entrepreneur magazine s list of the top 500 international franchises . in 2005 penn station was ranked 145 . the rankings are based primarily on financial strength and stability and the system s growth rate and size . menu edit penn station serves 14 types of subs ranging from its trademark philly cheesesteak sub to the create it yourself dagwood . all sandwiches are made to order in front of the customer . sandwiches are offered in 5 sizes a kid s size is 4 inches long a lite is 6 inches long small is 8 inches a medium is 10 inches and a large is 12 inches . other penn station signatures include hand cut french fries fresh squeezed lemonade which is made daily and fresh baked sourdough bread . recently penn station has started offering fresh salads following a trend in providing healthier menu options . the salads like the sandwiches are made fresh . they are simply a bread less version of a particular sandwich . another newly offered item is the hot grilled wraps which much like the salads can transform any sandwich into a wrap . for a short while penn station tested soups at a few restaurants . there were two different kinds of soups a day and every two days two different soups were available . the soups did not sell well enough and the idea was abandoned . see also edit list of submarine sandwich restaurants references edit history . penn station . retrieved 2012 07 30 . rose julie 2010 05 19 . penn station east coast subs in loveland celebrates 16 years press release . mahan advertising cincinnati.com . retrieved 2010 05 24 . external links edit penn station web site penn station menu penn station s listing on entrepreneur magazine s web site penn station presence at great american ball park v t e fast food and fast casual restaurant chains in the united states chicken chains coffeehouse chains pizza chains hamburgers a & w back yard big boy burger king carl s jr. checkers rally s cook out fatburger five guys freddy s fuddruckers the habit hardee s in n out jack in the box johnny rockets krystal mcdonald s roy rogers shake shack smashburger sonic steak n shake wayback 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