Midtown Lunch

Its hot out there, really really hot. So what would possess me to go to an unaircontioned restaurant and order soup? A mean hangover, the kind that only chicken soup can cure, that’s what.

Located in the Italian Market, El Costono serves Mexican food and has a full bar, not that I needed it. On the menu you’ll find tacos, tortas, burritos, meat platters, seafood, and soup. Normally I would choose a torta, I do love me Mexican sandwich, but I was looking for something more healing.

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Located in the Italian Market, according to their sign George’s has been selling sandwiches since the 1930’s.  I didn’t dare ask, since everybody behind the counter had the appropriate Italian Market gruffness thing pointed my way. I barely had to withstand the evil eyes for long, my sandwiches were delivered to me quickly. The frill level is real low here, and I am fairly certain thats how everyone likes it.

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This Wednesday, we are checking out the options for Vietnamese soup far away from the usual Washington Ave spots.

My friend at Philadining had been dying to try Thang Long’s soups. I was hesitant just because of how hot it is outside and I was thinking, how really different could they be from any other Vietnamese soup spot. But I let him drag me along, and I am so very glad that I did.

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As is customary at Philly Lunch, every Tuesday we turn over the site to a different lunch’er for his or her recommendations for the best lunch in Philadelphia. This week it’s Alison, who loves Spanish food and blogs at The Feeding Tube.

Name: Alison

Age: 28

Occupation: In the biz/Teacher/Blogger

Where in Philly do you Work?: The Latest Dish, Queen’s Village, Philly

Favorite Kind of Food: Cuban

Least Favorite Kind of Food:Olives & Mustard

Favorite Place(s) to Eat Lunch in Philly:
Danny’s Bahn Mi; FUEL’s Thai Chicken Wrap; Plenty’s BBQ pork sandwich

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Today, Luncher Steph is reporting on some far-out options from Ho Sai Gai.

At the center of Philly Chinatown, hovering over the southwest corner of 10th and Race, looms the bright red signage for Ho Sai Gai. I’ve walked past Ho Sai Gai a hundred times, merely taking it for another “tourist-friendly” Chinese eatery. However, while roaming Race Street in search of my next lunch, a picture hanging in the restaurant window caught my eye. What I had construed as brilliantly green shumai, Ho Sai Gai captioned as “Avocado Puff.” Suffice it to say, I was intrigued and decided to find out what was in store for my taste buds.

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• Philly.com reports the city is amuck with taco trucks and takes a closer look at Philadelphia’s taco-feeding frenzy [Philly.com]
• Latin Farmer is the newest food truck to debut at LOVE Park [Uwishunu]
• Mashable traces the evolution of the modern food truck back to its humble beginnings, circa 2008 [Mashable]
• The “Fright Night” food truck makes rounds in Center City today, giving away vampire-themed eats to promote Colin Farrell’s new film [Meal Ticket]