Midtown Lunch

• Phyllis loves the summer rolls and noodles at Nam Phuong [South Philly Review]
• Thad gets into a mound of KFC wings at Cafe Soho [Philly Phoodie]
• Eater proclaims Spotburger as the winner of best Philly food truck 2012 [Eater]
• Philly Mag has their “best of” list out as well with Midtown Lunch favorites like Hardena (best Indonesian), Pho Ha (best Pho), Pitruco (best food truck), Hot Diggity (best hot dog), Rotisseur (best quick lunch), Jake’s (Reader’s choice for best roast pork), and Nom Nom (best ramen) [Philly Mag]

Last night I attended the Phila Weekly Taste of Philly event.  It seems like there were a few less participants and more attendees this year so the lines were longer and the alcohol ran out before it was over, but the DJ was awesome and I left full and introduced to a few new places around the city.

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A while back I enjoyed the uttapa’s at Philadelphia Chutney Co but wasn’t so enthralled that I made many return trips. While walking by the place I saw a sign for kathi rolls, which I didn’t remember them having when I ate there originally (though apparently they did as Chef’s special at the corner of the blackboard menu). Kathi rolls are a rolled up wrap; an Indian street food. Not to be confused with dosas, which have a thinner bread and are less tightly wrapped up. I absolutely loved them in NYC and having not had one since living there, I stopped in.

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I love reading the write ups from my fellow local bloggers. I do it daily. So it was thanks to Philly Phoodie and Mac and Cheese that I learned about Mr. Joe’s Cafe, the classic, homestyle Italian spot in South Philly.  With its olde time furnishings I had thought this place had been around forever, but its actually just a few years old. Adding to that old school feel, the hostess/waitress Annamaria, lauded for her front of house service, makes you feel like you are being taken care of  by someone’s Italian aunt. As a disclaimer, the menu items are pretty much all over $10. But essentially with each order you are getting a 3 course meal.

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• Foobooz has a list of spots for empanadas around town [Foobooz]
• LaBan enjoys the Angus steak bento lunch box at Yanako in Manayunk [Philly.com]
• Phila Weekly has an intense list of the 50 must eats in Philly [Phila Weekly]
• Brian gets a juicy burger at Chewy’s truck but wants the buffalo tots back on the menu [Bridgesburgersbeer]
• Meatballs are still hot right now, I am so ok with it [Philly.com]

Sky Cafe is a small Indonesian restaurant in South Philly. I must really like Indonesian food, since I have loved all the Philly Indonesian restaurants I have been to so far. I like that they all have their own personalities. Hardena is the mom’s kitchen, Indonesia Restaurant is the most white person friendly, Java Colonial is the Indonesian diner, and Sky Cafe is the neighborhood spot. And at Sky, no menu item is over $8.

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