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The enduring, confusing, and always delicious Octopus Cart is still puffing along after 34 years

Center City is full of food carts. But the Octopus Cart is one of a kind, from its charcoal-fired chicken and falafel to the colorful chef whose regulars embrace his bluster: "His food is medicinal."

Konstadinos “Gus” Christis laughs as he talks with regular customer Chris Cahill at the Octopus Cart on 20th Street near Market Street in Philadelphia.
Konstadinos “Gus” Christis laughs as he talks with regular customer Chris Cahill at the Octopus Cart on 20th Street near Market Street in Philadelphia.Read moreMonica Herndon / Staff Photographer
    by Craig LaBan | Columnist
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