My Cambodian dining experiences around Philadelphia have been largely positive, save for some corn starchy frog legs. When I read about I Heart Cambodia’s opening and later, saw the menu on their Instagram account, I immediately yearned for another Khmer adventure. Luckily, a friend with a car and identical taste for Asian food was able to take me.
Posted at 11:33 pm, February 22nd, 2015 under Cambodian, pork, soup, South Philly.
I’m going to be real with you – I happened to be a bit day drunk when I stopped for lunch at La Rosa. I will do my best to recap, because I really enjoyed myself at this little pizza spot. La Rosa has been open for over 30 years and must have a real loyal customer base- the counter lady could tell we were new.
Posted at 11:51 am, February 3rd, 2015 under pizza, South Philly.
One of my favorite rules to break is sneaking food in to movies. On my way to a movie down on Columbus Blvd, I had a sandwich craving. This led me to Fat Joe’s, a South Philly take out spot that has been around for only a few years. The menu is packed with sandwiches and awesome sounding, greasy appetizers (i.e. battered eggplant fries topped with rabe, peppers, sharp and mild provolone)
Posted at 10:40 pm, December 23rd, 2014 under sandwiches, South Philly.
When AmeriThai opened in South Philly, I was perplexed by the menu; cheap curry and Thai noodles, but also hot dogs, cheesesteaks, and turkey sandwiches. For my inaugural trip, I stuck to the Thai section of the menu.
Posted at 8:54 am, October 9th, 2014 under noodles, South Philly, Thai.
A while back my friend Zoe from Row Home Eats shared with us the serious roast beef situation down over at Nick’s Old Original. When I was looking to give an out of town friend a real South Philly experience, Nick’s popped in to my head and I was excited to have a reason to finally get over there. While Zoe got take out, I sat down in the room beyond the bar for the full experience, equipped with middle age waitresses with South Philly accents who were able to pay attention both to us and the game on tv.
Posted at 9:28 am, October 1st, 2014 under sandwiches, South Philly.
Although there are countless little Mexican places below Washington Avenue, I never get sick of them and always look forward to trying the new kid on the block. This time it was El Sabor Poblano on Federal, which could not look less special if it tried.
Posted at 10:16 am, September 11th, 2014 under BYOB, Mexican, South Philly, tacos.
You can’t get much more South Philly than T & N Homemade Kitchen , a tiny, 2 table and a counter jawn at Cleveland and Moyamensing. Around since 1980, they serve a whole lot of crazy, Philly style creations. If you find comfort in being lovingly called “hun” in a South Philly accent, pull up a seat at the T & N counter.
Posted at 4:19 pm, June 26th, 2014 under sandwiches, South Philly.
