Midtown Lunch

Of all the food assets we can boast in Philly, we are truly lacking in the quality rotisserie chicken department.  To help that struggle, Sardi’s Pollo A La Brasa opened on City Ave late fall, it may be out of the way for some (it is for me), but it does sit in a convenient parking lot (thanks for driving, friends).

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• Curious about what Philly’s favorite chef eats all week? Solomonov drinks a lot of coffee and candy [Grub Street]
• Canton 11, a bubble tea, sushi, and Cantonese food court is coming to Chinatown [The Insider]
• And a block away at another forthcoming food court, signs of the first tenant; Halal Guys [Roland Bui]
• Find banh mi burgers on the menu at Pho-ladelphia [Passyunk Post]
• Check out my instagram account at 5pm today to win tickets to a screening of City of Gold on Tuesday, March 22^nd at the Ritz at the Bourse, 7:30 PM.. The film is the story of Los Angeles food critic Jonathan Gold and showcases the eclectic food scene of L.A.

*new weekly feature for 2016: brief photo recaps + not always lunch

Up by the Elkin’s Park train station sits Alexander’s Cafe, a really cute little restaurant with a mostly American food, but I stopped in because I heard about a Polish section of the menu.

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About 2 years ago, Bourbon and Branch opened in Northern Liberties with live music most evenings upstairs and a Southern influenced menu downstairs. I was invited to check out their recently updated menu.

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• Banh Mi and Bottles to open on South St in May [Eater]
• This meatball roundup is quite comprehensive [Foobooz]
• Wishbone is opening another location on 13th St [The Insider]

There is nothing like an excursion to Olney and Elkins Park for some legit Korean food.  Today, I present you with two Korean dining reports plus a bonus report about the nearby Korean spa. It’s a tale of noodles and nudity.

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To all you Flower Show attendees this week, make sure to energize in between sniffing blooms with a great meal! And there are many of those to be found within a few blocks of the Show. Here is a list to start you off:

Reading Terminal

• Sausage at Wursthaus 
• Corn nuggets and apple dumplings at Dutch Eating Place
• Boneless rib sandwich at The Rib Stand
• Whiskey bread pudding at Beck’s
• Loaded knish from Hershel’s
• Chicken wings from Dienner’s

Chinatown

• Shaved noodles at Spice C
• Soup dumplings at Sakura Mandarin and Dim Sum Garden
• Peking duck at Ting Wong
• Curry pancakes and Burmese tea leaf salad at Rangoon 
• Banh mi from QT