What are we gonna do with the West side of Washington Ave? He’s like the fat kid in school running hurdles; you root for him, but he might not make it. With the entrance of Kermit’s Bakery, the race is looking less grim. And as of late, the folks from Jet Wine bar and Rex 1516 are taking their crack at it, opening a Mexican cafe called Cafe Ynez in the area formerly occuped by Cafe L’Aube.
Posted at 9:35 am, May 14th, 2014 under Mexican.
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Posted at 9:00 am, May 14th, 2014 under Sponsored Post.
I live closer to Washington Ave than to Chinatown, which is how I justified the fact that I had never been to Q.T. for banh mi; I can get great banh mi close to my house but not so much with the decent Chinese food, so when I am in Chinatown, banh mi is not the priority. But with so many people swearing Q.T.’s banh mi reign supreme, it was getting to the point where I felt my Philly Vietnamese food street cred was in jeopardy, and I had to try for mi-self.
Posted at 1:00 am, May 12th, 2014 under Chinatown, sandwiches, Vietnamese.
Posted at 12:35 pm, May 9th, 2014 under Lunch Links.
United by Blue is a unique clothing shop in Old City that I only just came across, though they opened in the Fall of 2013. They clean up one pound of trash from the ocean for every product sold. Plus their goods are mostly made of sustainable and organic materials. The product tags are even made out of elephant poop. Pretty cool, but why does Midtown Lunch care? Oh, because they also have a cafe inside. The menu has healthy things, naturally, like salads and wraps, plus an intense coffee and tea menu. Most importantly, for my purposes, are the HAND PUMPED to order donuts.
On this day, Americans celebrate the Mexican victory at the Battle of Puebla by drinking lots of margaritas and eating Mexican food. Luckily, in Philly there are so many great options for Mexican dining. You can go the Stephen Starr route, or you could get all authentic with a restaurant whose name you might not be able to pronounce.
Posted at 5:46 pm, May 2nd, 2014 under Lunch Links.
