Archive for 'Lunch Links'

Lunch Links (The “Passover/Easter Dining” Edition)

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  • Bridges Burgers Beer and Two Eat Philly both enjoyed Pitruco’s radicchio pizza
  • Lunch hours are begining for Square Peg and Nom Nom Ramen [Foobooz]
  • Beloved BYO Mercato is also starting lunch service 2 weeks from now [Eater]
  • Zahav wins Phoodie’s Easter v Passover prix fix menu battle for the weekend [Phoodie]

Lunch Links (The “We’re Still Relevant, Right Guys?” Edition”)

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  • The idea is out there, are food blogs over? (Not if you are reading Midtown Lunch, right right??) [Amateur Gourmet]
  • Bridges Burgers Beer wishes the mock chicken cheesesteak at Govinda’s had cheese that was less mocky. He should have gotten it with regular cheese like I did.  [BridgesBurgersBeer]
  • Meal Ticket says that regular hours are coming to Nom Nom soon, plus their slideshow displays an authentic looking broth [Meal Ticket]
  • Philly Phoodie experiences my worst food nightmare at Wedge & Fig, a hair [Philly Phoodie]
  • Laban appreciates the funk at Sky Cafe [Inquirer]

Lunch Links (The “Nom Nom” Edition)

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  • Nom Nom Ramen had a soft opening week and the first reports are good [Foobooz]
  • The faux beef at Kung Fu Hoagies is worth ordering [Philly.com]
  • Serious Eats approves of the truffled mushroom and the smoked chicken panino from Tria [Serious Eats]
  • Have you voted in Eater’s Sandwich Supremacy Competition? Who are you routing for? [Eater]

Lunch Links (The “Don’t Drink Too Much Green Beer” Edition)

  • My ideas for St Pattys Day: here and here (hint: they involve where to get corned beef)
  • The hot dogs at Hot Diggity beat those at Underdogs in 22nd and Philly’s opinion [22nd & Philly]
  • The tilapia, lamb, and fries impress more than the falafel at Marrakesh Express [Phila Weekly]
  • Sketch has added a whole list of empanadas to their menu [Foobooz]
  • Thai Singha To Go has cheap but not spicy enough noodles [Philly Phoodie]
  • Serious Eats agrees with me that the salad bar is where its at at Maoz [Serious Eats]

Lunch Links (The “Make Your Own Tomato Pie” Edition)

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  • Trestle Inn’s pulled pork sandwich gets praise [Phila Weekly]
  • My favorite food science expert at Serious Eats, Kenji Lopez Alt,  has created a recipe for Philly Tomato Pie [Serious Eats]
  • Bridges, Burgers, Beer has a better Misconduct burger experience than we did [BridgesBurgersBeer]
  • Penn Appetit likes the spicy egg, cheese, and spinach sandwich from Lyn’s truck [Penn Appetit]

Lunch Links (The “Weight Loss and New Openings” Edition)

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  • The mascot for the Philly cheesesteak, Tony Luke, has dropped some serious pounds with a new careful diet [PRWeb]
  • A new ramen restaurant will take over the space occupied by b.b.go in Rittenhouse, hopefully by the end of this month [Foobooz]
  • DiNics is doing a meatball sandwich now [Eater]
  • Underdogs has officially opened where Argan (RIP) used to be [Grubstreet]
  • And Hawk visited their competition, the also new, Maui Dogs [Serious Eats]

Lunch Links (The “Pies and Fries” Edition)

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  • Wise Fries Burgers and Pies has lots of greasy good menu items [Meal Ticket]
  • 22nd and Philly likes the choripan but was not impressed with the empanadas at Delicias [22nd and Philly]
  • Ramen Boy has opened serving more of the same [Eater]
  • Philly is getting a pie shop! [Foobooz]