Archive for 'Lunch Links'

Lunch Links (The “DiNics, the Pride of Philly” Edition)

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  • Tell us something we don’t know! DiNics won the regional competition and is going on to the next round in the Travel Channel’s Best Sandwich in America [Eater]
  • Chez Yasmine, an “international” food truck in UCity, makes a baguette with Brie, sautéed mushrooms, avocado, basil/walnut pesto, and herbes de Provence [Penn Appetit]
  • Llama Tooth serves a juicy burger [BridgesBurgersBeer]
  • However Franklin Hall’s salmon burger is dry [Two Eat Philly]
  • Mekong River is the new Viet spot on the strip [Meal Ticket]

Lunch Links (The “Don’t Make My Shake Shack Wait Longer” Edition)

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  • Get ready friends, Shake Shack opens next week. Actually, no it doesn’t…. ignore that, forget you know. I don’t want to wait in a longer line [Foobooz]
  • Rittenhouse Tavern has opened for lunch with $15 burgers and $20 salads [Meal Ticket]
  • Cheap Date Philly has an awesome round up of summer festivals [Cheap Date Philadelphia]
  • Quince offers great baguette sandwiches and stuffed grape leaves [Philly Phoodie]

Lunch Links (The “Enjoy your Memorial Day Weekend” Edition)

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  • This is pretty cool- Ralph’s Italian Restaurant is the oldest Italian restaurant in the whole country! [Foobooz]
  • Hawk bravely checks out a hot dog truck on Broad and Snyder [Drawing for Food]
  • Manakeesh is opening a cafe with ice cream and Labanese fruit cocktails [Meal Ticket]
  • Han Dynasty is in soft opening for another location at 37th and Market [Grub Street]

Lunch Links (The “Salami-Cheese Pepper” Edition)

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  • Lombardi’s hoagies in South Philly have salami and provolone stuffed pepperoncini [Drawing for Food]
  • Penn Appetit loves the bean dip at newbie Italian spot Spiga [Penn Appetit]
  • Green Wasabi, a Japanese place, is replacing Delicatessen this Monday and will give 20% off for customers for a limited time [Eater]
  • All 3 Trias are now serving lunch on Fridays [Foobooz]

Lunch Links (The “Our Food Trucks Make the NY Times!” Edition)

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  • The NY Times wrote an article this week about Philly’s food truck scene! Including Pitruco and Sweetbox [NY Times]
  • The Inquirer makes a truck stop of their own at Say Cheese, where the sun tea is a hit [The Inquirer]
  • Philly Phoodie claims that the burger at Lucky Old Soul are as good as the one at Village Whiskey [Philly Phoodie]
  • Brian had less luck with the burger at Molly Molloy’s [Bridgesburgersbeer]

Lunch Links (The “Food Event Filled Weekend” Edition)

  • In the Phila Weekly hotdog showdown, Hot Diggity is the winner [Phila Weekly]
  • First bites at Rice and Mix are favorable [Foobooz]
  • LaBan vouches for the burgers at the new Spot truck [The Inquirer]
  • A new bagel shop opened on South St claiming to sell NY bagels [Meal Ticket]
  • Don’t forget about the Truck Pop Up tomorrow and The Sandwich Experiment this weekend

Lunch Links (The “What’s a Tuna Dumpling?” Edition)

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  • Uwishunu has an awesome list of activities going on this weekend, check it out [Uwishunu]
  • Now I know what a tuna dumpling is and I want one immediately [Meal Ticket]
  • 22nd and Philly are not vegan cheesesteak converts [22nd and Philly]
  • At White Dog, an egg and sausage sandwich is grown up thanks to maple sausage and  Lancaster smoked cheddar [Serious Eats]
  • West Philly may be getting a ramen spot [Foobooz]