Lunch Links (The “Fancy New Wings” Edition)
- 22nd and Philly prefers Ba Le‘s banh mi to Nam Son’s [22nd and Philly]
- A customizable cheesesteak spot has opened on Front Street [The Inquirer]
- Do you prefer classic bar wings or fancy ones? Zagat has a list of new wings in town [Zagat]
- If you are BYO lunch, try using a pizza cutter on your salad [Serious Eats]
Posted by Jamie at 11:24 am, September 19th, 2014 under Lunch Links.
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Joe’s Steaks as in the former Chink’s?
That area is getting super-packed with food options, to say nothing of the existing beer options.
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Yep, that’s the one.
It was originally supposed to have opened by now, if I recall, but last I heard it’s still a couple months away.
The old Trax spot (now home of ‘First Street’ steaks) mystifies me with its apparent curse. It’s turned over three times in two years now, including being vacant for at least 9 months until this new place opened.
Seems a pretty solid location that just needs something successful to stick there. It’s essentially the entrance to Fishtown (fun fact – the hideous Deal$ store, on the other side of Front, which destroyed the historic Jumbo Theater at Front & Girard, was the original spot chosen for what would later become Union Transfer), and I’m surprised nothing’s managed to work out there yet.
Also, to add to food options here, there’s now a lamb & rice cart on the pavement in front of Deal$ every weekday, as well, next to the bootleg sunglasses, hat and handbag guy…
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I might be able to try a steak at this new place on Friday, and report back. Stay tuned…
Good to finally see something back in the old Trax spot under the Girard El there.
Quite an interesting sandwich spot developing there.
Jerusalem Market (Girard & Hope) has a good $5 shwarma, Paradise Diner across Girard (next to my much-missed old haunt, the former Wonder Years) is solid, if expectedly generic, diner food (patty melt ftw!), Joe’s Steaks is opening soon in the old New Acropolis Diner spot at Frankford & Girard… and of course, Paesano’s.
There’s also supposed to be either a Tex-Mex or Cal-Mex (keep hearing conflicting reports) place opening next to Penn Treaty Market (also Frankford & Girard), one of these years.