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No more table-top mustard pots at Philippe the Original, Lesley Balla reports at Eater LA. Truth be told, they were kind of grotty. But hey, the people declared it worked for decades. The health department apparently says you now have to request mustard for your Philippe's French dip.
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Philippe's forced to cut the mustard
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