Midtown Lunch

Photo Courtesy of Serious Eats 

• Rick Bayless’ Mexican fast-ish food spot has opened on Penn’s campus with an affordable menu that looks worth checking out [Foobooz]
• A look at fast food chain Carl Jr.’s Philly Cheesesteak Burger [Serious Eats]
• Bored of the same slice on the corner? Zagat has a list of 10 pizza places worth checking out [Zagat]
• John’s Roast Pork is now doing its own roast beef [The Insider]

Kabobeesh’s quirky, aluminum  West Philly location impressed me with its Pakistani style fried chicken last year. After 10 years of success in the area, the team recently opened up a location off of South Street. It has a more generic look to it, but the menu is similar. I didn’t eat an entire chicken this time.

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I haven’t dabbled much in the culinary offerings of the Chinatown tea joints that have popped up in the past few years. I walked by the newer branch of Tea Talk, the one located in Market East as opposed to Chinatown, and noticed the food menu in the window was pretty substantial. And ever better, I saw an item on the menu I have been searching for since I moved to Philly.

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