I am always looking for little South Philly Italian sandwich shops I haven’t tried yet. Sandwiches from places as unassuming as Cosmi’s, Chickie’s, Ricci’s, and P & S are part of the reason I boast to out of towners about Philly’s sandwich prowess.
Melino’s is a tiny corner sandwich shop with a basic cold cut menu. The old school sign is really what caught my eye while I was walking in the neighborhood.
Posted at 12:50 am, September 25th, 2014 under sandwiches.
19 Degrees Cafe fills a much needed beer to go and sandwich gap in the immediate neighborhood of the West side of Christian Street. They use Boar’s Head deli meat here. Their sandwiches are consistent and customizable, plus the beer selection is actually pretty solid.
Posted at 11:59 am, September 4th, 2014 under cafe, sandwiches.
Back in 2010, I had a turkey breast, melted Swiss, bacon, coleslaw, lettuce, tomato, and Russian dressing sandwich that I loved at Jean’s Cafe. Though I am always trying new places for lunch, I figured 4 years was enough time to warrant a return trip. Jean’s seems to maintain a steady lunch crowd, efficiently churning out sandwiches and salads for the hungry people.
Posted at 1:00 pm, July 14th, 2014 under sandwiches.
Matt & Marie’s opened this week at 2 Logan Square, bringing a simple menu of 7 sandwiches, all $8.50, to the busy workers in the area. It is surprising to me how few solid sandwich options there are in this area. Besides Wawa and other sandwich chains, which most likely have a ton of chemicals/preservatives in their products, there are no options. Not that I am too good for a Wawa hoagie. I am not, I regularly crave the horseradish mayo spread.
Posted at 12:09 pm, July 2nd, 2014 under Center City, sandwiches.
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.
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.
As I mentioned yesterday, I am currently breadless for Passover, but that doesn’t mean you have to be. Before the holiday, I made a few trip to Philly’s most beloved breakfast and lunch shack- John’s Roast Pork. I mean, dang, the place has been around since 1930, has won a James Beard award, and has almost 400 mostly 5- star Yelp reviews. You probably know the drill: you need a car to get down there [Edit. Luncher Angela pointed out “#79 bus stops right out front, and the #7 and #25 both stop a block or two away”, still not an easy walk from Center City], it’s take out only with some outdoor seating that gets tented in the colder months, and they shut down at 3pm or whenever they run out. The sandwiches are huge, so unfortunately, you need to pick one at a time. But which to pick?
Posted at 3:19 pm, April 17th, 2014 under sandwiches, South Philly.
