Archive for 'Lunch Links'

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

Photo Courtesy of Hawk Krall
  • 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]

Lunch Links (The “Mexican Burgers, Mexican Pizza ” Edition)

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  • The monster burger at Cantina Dos Segundas works even with a topping of refried beans [BridgesBurgersBeer]
  • La Mexicana pizza at Rosario’s comes with avocado, corn and chorizo and looks amazing [Philly Phoodie]
  • Penn Appetit likes the sausage pizza best at Nomad [Penn Appetit]
  • Hawk loves the award winning jerk chicken at Gigi and Big R’s [Drawing For Food]

Lunch Linch (The “Much Anticipated Openings Finally Happening ” Edition)

Photo courtesy of Meal Ticket
  • There are some very exciting openings this week! Ramen Boy just opened in Chinatown [The Insider],
  • Nomad Pizza Opens tonight, Foobooz even has a video of the place [Foobooz],
  • A Mexican restaurant with chipotle mashed potatoes, an list of tortas, and “eggs in your choice” opened in the Italian Market [Meal Ticket]
  • Here is a list of fun food events coming up [Philly Homegrown]

Lunch Links (The “Wing Bowl Day” Edition)

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  • Unfortunately, my plans to go didn’t work out, but Kobayashi won this year’s Wing bowl by consuming a world record 337 wings. I think one time I ate 20 [Eater Philly]
  • Philly Phoodie prefers the Koagie to the wings at Sammy Chon’s [Philly Phoodie]
  • Phoodie.com also has some Sammy suggestions, including the fried potato shrimp [Phoodie]
  • Mushroom tacos are the best vegetarian options at Loco Pez [Living on the Vedge]
  • Little Baby’s Ice cream is getting a store front that somehow involves the Pizza Museum next door. This cartoon is supposed to explain that [Meal Ticket]

Lunch Links (The “Cheesy Meat Sandwich” Edition)

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  • Zento, which we reviewed last week, has officially moved and changed chefs [Meal Ticket]
  • The Special K at Koch’s Deli comes with pastrami, turkey, kosher salami, corned beef, Swiss, and  homemade potato salad [Serious Eats]
  • Ten stone makes a ham and cheese pretzel sandwich [Two Eat Philly]
  • Serious Eats has a You Tube playlist dedicated to weird fried food [You Tube via Serious Eats]
  • Eater Philly has launched this week [Eater Philly]

Lunch Links (The “Center City’s New Sausages” Edition)

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  • The filet mignon stuffed Nick’s Special is impossible to resist [Bridges Burgers Beer]
  • Plenty has good non meat sandwich option, like the salmon and dill cream cheese [Serious Eats]
  • A Moroccan food truck has come to West Philly [Foobooz]
  • The Bellevue food court is getting a German Wursts stand [Meal Ticket]
  • and more sausages are coming to Center City with Underdogs taking over the spot that Argan (R.I.P.) occupied [Foobooz]