Midtown Lunch

• Is the Philly prizzasteak over? Jim’s Pretzels on South St has closed [Meal Ticket]
• Also, everyone is raving about the vegan pizza at Blackbird Pizzeria. I just don’t know how I feel about vegan cheese [Foobooz]
• LeBan is digging the satay at Hardena [The Inquirer]
• Drew Lazor loved the nacatamales at El Gallo Pinto. I haven’t had one since my trip there, great find! [City Paper]

Photo courtesy of Hawk Krall via Slice

• Foodzings is also a fan of the dry noodles at Dim Sum Garden [Foodzings]
• A tentative menu for Marabella Meatball Co is out. We get a choice of beef, pork, chikcen, or veggie meatball. Yes, that last one would be meatless balls [Foobooz]
• Tweed just added lunchtime hours, but almost nothing on the menu is under $10 [Uwishunu]
• Is anyone going to the Midtown Village Festival this weekend? There will be sumo wrestling and many local restaurants participating, including Jake’s Sandwich Board [Midtown Village]

• The vegetarian combo at Bitar’s looks awesome [Mac & Cheese]
• A crab house is coming to Center City [Meal Ticket]
• Foodzings checks out Pho Saigon [Foodzings]
• A sandwich slide show for your viewing pleasure [Restaurant Club via Foobooz]

Photo Courtesy of @TommyUp via Twitter via Phoodie

• 15 tips to save $ at Starr/Garces restaurants, like $15 lunch bentos at Buddakan [Restaurant Club]
• Have mercy! The chicken and waffle burger from PYT is available for a limited time. [Phoodie]
• Foodzings scopes out Taco Tuesdays at La Lupe with $1.50 Tacos [Foodzings]
• A profile of the Sugar Philly Truck [Serious Eats]

• It’s that time again. Restaurant Week starts Monday and many restaurants are offering 3 course lunches [Center City Philadelphia]
• Nice deal- a pizza and a 10oz beer for $10 at City Tap [Veggicurious via Foobooz]
• Post a picture of yourself eating in University City on the Foobooz Facebook page and be eligible for a $25 restaurant gift certificate [Foobooz]
• Maru Global has some menu changes, like chicken teriyaki. Check out the full menu on Meal Ticket [Meal Ticket]
• Info on the food vendor struggle, both nationally and locally [Philly.com]

• Drawing for food gets a Mayo sandwich with South Philly Tap Room and likes it [Drawing for Food]
• No love for the new 5 Bite menu at 10 Arts, but the Cobb salad is perfect [The Inquirer]
• And in other salad news, the All Come at the Same Time Salad at Delicatessen is a girthy monster [Phoodie]
• A Korean rice bar is in the works on 18th and Ludlow [Brownstowner via Foobooz]
• A trio of fish tacos are available at Haru Sushi [Philly.com]