Midtown Lunch

Photo Courtesy of Kristen Henri at Grubstreet

• If you are ever in Castor Gardens, Casa Brasil has all you can eat meat for only $9.99 [Philly.com]
• Sign up with Grubstreet for a chance to win a free sandwich every day for a year [Grubstreet]
• …to go along with their awesome slideshow of their favorite Philly sandwiches. How many have you tried? [Grubstreet]
• How much do you know about ramen? I only got a 50%, how embarrassing! [SeriousEats]

As is customary at Philly Lunch, every Tuesday we turn over the site to a different lunch’er for his or her recommendations for the best lunch in Philadelphia. This week it’s Alexandra, a sushi lover who works in marketing and hates injera ( I have to agree, it is a bit off-putting).

Name: Alexandra

Age: 22

Occupation: Marketer/Designer

Where in Philly do you Work?: Next to the Electric Factory! (7th and Willow)

Favorite Kind of Food:Sushi. Always and forever sushi.

Least Favorite Kind of Food: That spongy bread used in Ethiopian cuisine. I think it tastes funny and something about it just plain weirds me out. Also, eel in sushi. No thank you.

Favorite Place(s) to Eat Lunch in Philly: Korean is a great anytime cuisine, but especially for lunch. I like Koreana (38th and Chestnut) and usually get the bi bim bop, but I’ve recently discovered kimbap to be just as delicious. I also like Miran (20th and Chestnut) because they give you those little dishes of appetizers. For sushi, I like Aki (12th and Walnut). I also love the pizza at Rustica (2nd and Poplar). They always let me have the corner slice of sicilian when I ask, and they have Jones sodas.

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Photo Courtesy of Drew Lazor at Meal Ticket

• Grubstreet reports that Sticks and Stones, a restaurant that was supposed to have opened 2 years ago, is slated to open in a month with an eclectic menu including… Korean fried chicken!!! [Grubstreet]
• Hardena is still looking good, looks like they now are posting a menu making things more user friendly [Mac & Cheese]
• The steamed buns at Doma sound delicious. Also bibimbap is offered for lunch starting at $10 [The Inquirer]
• Meal Ticket gets a first peak at snazzy looking Tweed, opening  June 12th [Meal Ticket]

Photo Courtesy of Philadining

• Grilled hot dog wrapped in bacon on special at Cantina Dos Segundos [Philadining]
• Starr may be opening a gastro pub on 18th and Sansom [The Insider]
• The elements of a perfect cheesesteak [Daily Beast]
• A look at some of the different chaats at Desi Chaat House [Philly Phoodie via Foobooz]

Photo Courtesy of Italian Market Festival

• This weekend there is the Italian Market Festival, will you be there? [Italian Market Festival]
• Pretty big news- our boy Garces is planning on opening a taco truck this summer [Meal Ticket]
• Speaking of the Garces, a very detailed review of the Village Whiskey burger [A Hamburger Today]
• A new Japanese and Thai restaurant just opened with lunch specials like curry, crispy chicken, and sushi bento boxes [The Insider]

Photo Courtesy of Michaelangelo Ilagan of Unbreaded

• Some early eaters weigh in on Starr’s El Rey [Chow]
• A French-Lebanese Cafe recently opened in Northern Liberties [Thrillist]
• Meme’s created a Moroccan Burger for National Hamburger Month [Unbreaded]
• And in other burger related news, PYT’s winner of the Burgerdelphia ate 9 burgers and buns in 5 minutes, looks like you just missed it Mike!  [Meal Ticket]
• Some legitimately awesome sounding salads [Living on the Vedge via Foobooz]

Photo Courtesy of Renaissance Sausage on Facebook via Meal Ticket

• A run down of several negative reviews of Bobby Flay’s new burger joint [Phoodie]
• A new sausage truck has arrived, but is still figuring out it weekday location [Meal Ticket]
• What food trucks are twittering (or is it tweeting?) in Philly [CBS via Foobooz]
• What an honor… Applebee’s came out with  Philly burger [Grubstreet]