Posted at 12:11 pm, December 13th, 2013 under Lunch Links.
Caribbean Feast Restaurant is up by the Temple Hospital area, mostly a culinary dead zone. It was the wafting smell of jerk meat from the outdoor BBQ that drew us in. We found out they specialize in Jamaican food and do not use any pork products. Inside, take out and sit down are available in an odd triangle shaped space that they dressed up with fish tanks, random sideways palm trees, and banquet hall-esque tablescapes. Those jerk smells and island tunes pumping through the speakers set the mood for some Caribbean feasting.
Posted at 2:04 pm, December 12th, 2013 under Carribean, chicken, North Philly, soup, Temple.
It had been a while since I enjoyed the 2 course, $10 week day lunch special at El Rey. My recollection was that it delivers affordable, yet fancy, Mexican interpretations with smaller sized portions. Its accessible to a wide variety of Philadelphians, making it a good spot, for example, for lunch meetings of all sorts, which is what I happened to be there for.
Posted at 11:00 am, December 11th, 2013 under Center City, Mexican.
Posted at 10:27 am, December 11th, 2013 under event.
Nom Nom Ramen has been one of the better ramen experiences for me in the city. Its about that time of year when the craving for hot, salty soup is a powerful one. Others clearly agree, as the tables at Nom Nom are often full. So, I wanted to test out how well their ramen bowls work for take out. When they first opened, take out was not even an option.
Posted at 8:52 am, December 9th, 2013 under ramen.
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Posted at 10:53 pm, December 5th, 2013 under Lunch Links.
Last spring, I learned about the excellent chicken fingers inside the Independence Hall tourist stop known as The Bourse. Another food stand that stood out next to the Sbarro and pizza, was one serving Mexican food. At first, I didn’t think it could possibly have decent food there, but upon learning The Bourse also houses the Mexican consulate, I was less of a skeptic.
