Midtown Lunch

 Yesterday, Profiled Luncher Michaelango  listed  Modo Mio’s sandwich spin off, Paesano’s, as his favorite place to eat in Philly and I have to add it to my favorite list as well. Paesano’s is the type of place where you can stare at the menu for way too long, because it is really hard to choose from so many tempting sandwiches. The original Girard received much accolades for their sandwich creations and the birth of the Italian Market location was much anticipated. The mix of familiar Philly ingredients  (long hots) and less familiar ingredients (cherry mustarda), Paesano’s balances the local and the exciting.

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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 Michaelangelo, a Philly blogaholic and sandwich guy.

Name: Michaelangelo (though, commonly known as Mikey)

Age: varies between 16 to 73 depending on gullibility

Occupation: Web/tech jack of all trades, with a focus on design and a love for social media. Blogger & picture taker for Uwishunu, Geekadelphia and Unbreaded.

Where in Philly do you Work?: The parts of the internet that represent the Philly region and market.

Favorite Kind of Food: My day-to-day consists of standard American pub fare plus cheesesteaks, burgers (any kind of loosely defined “sandwich” really). I live for anything spicy with preferential treatment for anything buffalo [sauce], the spicy, delicious nectar of the gods

Least Favorite Kind of Food: bivalvia mollusca

Favorite Place(s) to Eat Lunch in Philly: Regardless of innumerable world travels and countless years lived, a life without ever having consumed Paesano’s edible sandwich artwork is one barely lived. It’s an incredible bargain considering even their most expensive sandwiches are still roughly the same price as a tourist-trap cheesesteak. You know what places I’m talking about. They’ve got two spots but I prefer the Italian Market location (901 Christian St.) for their Meatball Parmesan or their “Bolagnese” [sic] – crispy fried lasagna sandwich. Rustica Pizza (903 N. 2nd St.) in Northern Liberties is definitely the place to go to for a cheap (if you somehow manage spending over $10, then you’ve got an appetite that’s even greater than my own) quick, delicious gourmet slice. My favorite (when available) is the Bistecc del Tartufo. Yes, that’s steak with truffle oil and it’s phenomenal.

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So many Profiled Lunchers have recommended vegetarian paradise Su Xing House, it is silly it took me this long to go. I guess my excuse is that I prefer some meat with my lunch. Chinese food without some sort of pork product seems sad to me. But they have to be doing something right, since everyone seems to love it.

The lunch specials are awesome- for about $7 you get served your main dish, rice, soup, and a side. It is a lot of food.

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