Joey Merlino clarifies Philly Mag interview, says he will bring proof on the podcast that Angelo’s owner Danny DiGiampietro is a rat

In an interview with Philly Mag last week, Skinny Joey Merlino made it loud and clear that he’s not just entering the cheesesteak game, he’s declaring war.

The former Philly mob boss turned podcast host and cheesesteak shop owner claimed that his joint, Skinny Joey’s is the best in the city. That didn’t really make headlines. I went viral after touching on the follow up question from Philly Mag writer Victor Fiorillo when he asked Joey Merlino about Angelo’s cheesesteaks, also located in South Philly, that has been blowing up on social media lately.

Skinny Joey Merlino ripped into Angelo’s owner Danny DiGiampietro and apparently it was so bad, Philly Mag refused to print what was said >>

Skinny Joey Merlino when asked about Angelo’s…

What is the second-best cheesesteak in Philly? The current viral sensation is Angelo’s. What’s your review?

I’ve never been to Angelo’s. And I’m never setting foot in Angelo’s. [At this point, Merlino goes into a long and winding and profanity-filled tirade about Angelo’s owner Danny DiGiampietro that, for the sake of length and out of legal concerns, we’ll leave between the two of them.] 

Well, it appears that it wasn’t as bad as Philly Mag wanted their readers to think it was. Joey Merlino hopped on camera and explained the situation, saying that he’s never even tried Angelo’s pizza or cheesesteaks because the owner, Danny DiGiampietro, is a rat.

Joey Merlino on Angelo’s Owner Danny DiGiampietro

Few things that I’m still unclear about. Joey Merlino says that he thought the owner of Angelo’s was in fact, named Angelo but then also confirms that Danny DiGiampietro is a rat and he will bring the guy who went to jail because of it on his podcast to confirm the story.

Also, Merlino stated that there were a ton of haters out there because of what was said but I honestly think the bigger problem was with Philly Mag not reporting it in the first place. It’s pretty clear it was going to come out anyways so I don’t really see why there’s a reason to not print it in the original interview.

As I said already in the original article about this, Skinny Joey is always welcome to voice his thoughts, no matter what they may be, right here on The Liberty Line. No questions asked. We’ll print whatever he’s thinking and not think twice about it.

As expected, Skinny Joey is prepared to set the record straight anyways.

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