Midtown Lunch

It’s Passover right now, which means bread/pasta/ and many other beloved carbs are off the table for me. Why do I do it, as an essentially non religious Jew? Habit mostly, and also to test my will power for a week. Anyway, it means that there are not too many good lunch options for me this week. This weekend, when I was checking out Igloo, I made sure to carbo load. I was able to accomplish this at Grace Tavern, right next to Igloo.

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This week, Luncher Janeane from Phillyism is trying the savory dough treats at Barra.

I’ve walked past Barra plenty of times, but decided to finally check it out when I heard about their lunch menu. That, and the fact that they bake stomboli-esque burgers and sandwiches. Scoreee!

Barra opened a few months back in the Old City venue that once housed the Paradigm / Dolce mashup. A brick oven and remodeled space boasts a warm ambiance, perfect for a lunch visit on a cool day. With a full menu priced at $$$, their lunch menu is definitely the way to go with burgers and sandwiches between $9-$13 that includes either a side salad or fries. Cue the food pics.

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Today Luncher John gets a gourmet truck burger and LOBSTER ROLLS.

Since the SPOT food cart started serving near Drexel’s campus a few months ago, the word on the street (literally) was that it was cooking up some remarkably tasty burgers and other sandwiches. Having heard the rave reviews, I figured it was worth a trip to University City to check out SPOT’s offerings. Needless to say, all the stories were “spot” on.

Despite its bright yellow color, SPOT, can be easy to miss if for no other reason that its physical size. It’s a small cart that really only fits one person (which would be Josh, the proprietor/cook). SPOT is parked near the corner of 33^rd and Arch (with a stint at the Porch at 30^th Street every Wednesday through the end of September), but I walked right by it on the first visit. I should have been clued in immediately by the wonderful aroma of beef and pork on the grill.

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The Wishing Well is a cute pub sitting on the corner of 9th and Catherine. The inviting outdoor seating reeled me in.  Its a good things the menu isn’t too long because there is also the whole draft list to choose from. Read more »

The Lucky Old Soul truck is all about fresh ingredients.The menu is small; burgers, veggie burgers, fries, sodas, and shakes. I waited a really long time at the LOVE park stop to finally dig in to the goods.

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Last week Shake Shack, the widely popular burger joint from New York City, opened in Center City. I braved the 40 minute sweaty wait in order to experience an old favorite of mine from my days living in NYC- the Shack Stack. Shake Shack has a very special place in my heart; before I had my first Shake Shack burger about 5 years ago, I didn’t actually ever eat hamburgers. Shake Shack’s patty converted me. That’s big time.

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Happy Monday All! Today I hand in the last assignment of my law school career. Also, my wrist is healing (though I still can’t open a bottle of wine). So, tomorrow we will finally be back to our regularly scheduled programming.  In the meantime, how about this deal?

For the month of May (National Hamburger Month), The Palm (located in The Bellevue) is offering coupons for $8.37  burger and fries every Monday during lunch time. This even includes the 837 Club Burger that comes with  prosciutto di Parma, roasted red peppers, pesto aioli and fontina cheese.

Check it out here