Archive for 'soup'
Cheu Noodle Bar Twerking Ramen Bowls
We’ve come a long way since the days of the offensively-named-to-some “Roundeye Noodle Bar” pop ups. These days, Cheu Noodle Bar brings in a solid lunch and dinner crowd every day to their permanent location on 10th Street. The space, that once upon a time housed Maru Global, has been completely transformed with a few small tables and seating at the bar. Its definitely cramped, but nobody seems to mind. A promise of new menu items reminded me it had been too long since I visited, and that I had never gotten around to writing about them. I needed a memory and mouth refresher.
Lady Macbeth Hands from U-Town’s Spicy Noodles
Pardon my smudged makeup, I have shed many tears this week caused by walking in the piercingly cold windy weather we’ve been having. Besides going easy on the eyeliner and wrapping a scarf around my face, the other necessity right now is spicy, hot soup, preferable of the Asian variety. While at a meeting in University City, U-Town seemed like it would hook me up with this last need. U-Town’s sign says it serves Korean and Japanese cuisine, but its really a Korean spot. Similar to Koreana, the menu is more of a quick hot soup, stew, grilled meats place. You aren’t going to have an epic table-side Korean BBQ meal here. The menu hovers in the $10 range; my noodle soup ended up being $10.99.
Posted at 6:01 pm, January 15th, 2015 under Korean, noodles, soup, University City, West Philly.
Top Lunches of 2014
A pre New Year round up of my favorites bites is a fun excuse to look back on each year of dining. It is also incentive to get down and hold the plank position until the ball drops. Here are my 2014 eating highlights:
During my first overseas trip of the year, I ate my way through Beijing, Xi’an, and Shanghai!
Soon after, I started giving Chinatown Food Tours! (if you still owe someone a belated Holiday gift, its not a bad idea!)
I wrote a few fun articles for Zagat, including one on shopping at “ethnic” markets.
On an outing to Graffiti Pier in Port Richmond, I put together a Polish picnic that you can replicate.
For my birthday, we celebrated with beer and a Puerto Rican Pork feast.
I coordinated a food truck festival for 15,000 people in Mt. Airy.
On a solo vacation in Mexico City, I ate a ton of street meat.
I was really proud of my Federal Donuts costume this Halloween.
Way more, after the jump…
Posted at 12:19 pm, December 29th, 2014 under African, Center City, Chinatown, Chinese, Fairmount, food truck, Greek, Indian, Korean, Mexican, North East, North Philly, Polish, pork, Port Richmond, Puerto Rican, Russian, sit-down, snacks, soup, tacos, West Philly.
Huong Tram, fka Nam Son, Pho-cus on the Chicken
A bit over a month ago, Nam Son on Washington Avenue changed owners and became Huong Tram. The menu is still Vietnamese, though slightly downsized from the seemingly infinite selection of the former menu. The space is a bit remodeled but you can still enter from either 16th Street or through the shopping plaza on Washington. The adjacent bakery is still under the Nam Son name.
Posted at 1:16 pm, December 2nd, 2014 under pho, soup, Vietnamese.
Hitting the Classics at Red Kings 2
I wasn’t thrilled by my visit to Red Kings a few years ago; the spice wasn’t balanced and sauces were gloppy. But I had heard enough good things about Red Kings 2 to warrant a trip. According to Menupages the menus at both places are identical, go figure.
Lunches We Need from Mexico City
Last week, I snuck away and took a solo expedition to Mexico City. Besides seeing the sites and drinking mezcal, my main goal was sampling the street food.
This first picture was taken before I bit in to my very first Mexican taco. It was made in Mercado de la Merced, a gigantic semi-covered market with everything from clothes, vegetables, and Halloween costumes, to live animals, and lots of food stalls. The taco man, probably seeing my excitement, asked to take a picture with me, so I too captured the happy, anticipatory pre taco moment on my camera. Pictures of that taco, and much much more after the jump…
Posted at 8:29 am, October 7th, 2014 under Mexican, pork, sandwiches, soup, tacos.