Midtown Lunch

As we try to do at Philly Lunch, some Tuesdays 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 Sriti who is looking for your favorite Thai (hard question) and Korean (less hard) in the city

Name: Sristi

Age: 27

Occupation: Engineer (Electrical/RF)

Where in Philly do you Work?: Work in Center City and Horsham, PA

Favorite Kind of Food: Thai

Least Favorite Kind of Food: Dessert (unless it is very dark chocolate)

Favorite Place(s) to Eat Lunch in Philly: Dim Sum Garden, Sampan, Zama, Village Whiskey, Nom Nom, Reading Terminal .. too many!

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While doing some Korean grocery shopping, I stumbled into Upper Darby’s latest restaurant- a Colombian spot called La Casa de las Empanadas. I love myself some empanadas, so that seemed like an appropriate casa for me to walk in to.

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Photo Courtesy of Zagat

•  I need a turducken this season, asap! [Zagat]
• New to Upper Darby, the Upper Darby Coffee Shop, secretly has Dominican food [Foobooz]
• Chattime in UCity has some good looking noodle soups [Philly Lunch Hour]
• Wahoo’s Tacos opened in University City by Shake Shack [Foobooz]

When Foobooz recently reported that  a Singaporean restaurant was opening, I was exited to try a cuisine that was new to me- Singapore noodles definitely don’t count. When I stopped by and checked out the menu, I found the food would be more familiar than I realized. The menu was very similar to the menus at nearby Banana Leaf and Penang. Which makes sense since they share an international maritime border.

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I like to stay current on all the popular food trucks in Philly. Its all part of being a good Midtown Luncher. When I found out that Pie Stand won this year’s Vendy Awards, I needed to get my hands on those hand pies, especially the savory ones.

I was able to catch them at an event in Center City. The truck is adorable- very Grandma’s farmhouse kitchen, which is perfect. My order took a fairly long time to be ready, especially considering there was no one waiting ahead of me. But, when I looked in the little window, I realized everything is made to order- the filling is spooned into the dough and fried on the spot.

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