Midtown Lunch

Photo Courtesy of The Burger Baroness at Frieswiththatshake

• Do you have any contributions to this list of worst restaurant names? [Serious Eats]
• Checking out the shareable deep dish pizza at Trading Co. [Meal Ticket]
• Meal Ticket snaps some pictures of newly opened Delicatessen [Meal Ticket]
• The salty,eggy pork roll sammy at Standard Tap [Frieswiththatshake]
• If you need confirmation that there is no reason to eat a McDonalds Snackwrap [A Hamburger Today]
• A look at grilled cheeses around town [Metro Philly]

Photo Courtesy of Collin Flatt at Phoodie

• Xochitl reopened with a more wallet friendly menu, including pork rind tacos for $9 and chorizo cazuela for $8 [GrubstreetPhilly]
• Lost falafel cart, can anyone help? [Chowhound]
• Some locals respond to the question: where can I find North Carolina style pulled pork?[City Paper]
• The Italian Market Paesano’s is super busy [Philly.com]
• Chef Ansil’s Bone marrow burger; terrifying or awesome? [Phoodie]

Photo Courtesy of Tasty Eating

• Sushi joint Zama has a new lunch menu [Phoodie]
• Lets be jealous of those who eat their lunches at the top of the Comcast building [NBC]
• Duck salad at Monk’s looks like a much better than average pub lunch [UWISHUNU]
• Healthy Bites opened this week with to-go options for lunch, like a curry chicken salad sandwich [Grubstreet]
• An out of town-er checks out Reading Terminal [Tasty Eating]

Photo Courtesy of Drew Lazor at Meal Ticket

• A new thread about favorite lunches in Reading Terminal [Chowhound]
• Falafel Factory opened in Rittenhouse. Hawaiian Falafel?  [Meal Ticket]
• The flounder hoagie at 16th St Seafood sounds great [Drawing for Food]
• What makes good “blizzard food”? [Serious Eats]
• Craig LeBan talks lunch trucks [Philly.com]

Photo Courtesy of Hawk Krall at Drawing for Food

• The Tuscan Tony hot dog at Paesano’s is wrapped in sopressata and covered in bolognese [Serious Eats]
• Good to know for next time, Restaurant Week lunch at Zahav is a great deal [Phillyist]
• Suggestions for a fancy lunch downtown [Chowhound]
• Cichetteria 19 opened in Rittenhouse serving panini and pizza with toppings like sausage and prosciutto [NBCPhiladelphia]

• Bored at work?  Play the “feed the fatty” game! [New Food Games]
• Going to the Wingbowl this year?? Snookie from the Jersey Shore will be there. [The Insider]
• Morimoto has a new lunch menu out with price ranging starting at $12 for the salmon soba [Foobooz]
• Beck’s Cafe in Reading Terminal is having a Fat Tuesday celebration Feb 16th [Phoodie]

Photo Courtesy of Isaiah Thompson at City Paper

• City Paper looks at Chinatown bakery cheap eats, and I definitely agree, the taro ball is delicious. [Citypaper]
• From the Forums: Which restaurants are worth checking out for  restaurant week? [Philly Eating]
• Three lists of the various Philly restaurants that are donating proceeds to Haiti [Foobooz; Grubstreet; Meal Ticket]
• “Crispy fried lasagne Bolagnese with smoked parmesan and fried egg” ON A SANDWICH. The new Peasano’s should be opening later next week with this amazing creation on the menu. [Foobooz via The Insider]