Today’s Groupon sounds pretty good (it better be, I just bought it): Lunch for 2 for $15, including either a cheese plate or meatball appetizer to share plus 2 entrees at Nina’s Trattoria in the Italian Market.
Has anyone had lunch here?
To kick off Dedication Week at Reading Terminal, a celebration of the newly renovated terminal space, Beck’s Cajun is making a 6 food Cajun “train wreck” sandwich. That means 6 feet of cheesesteak, andouille sausage, salami, and Creole Mayo. Head over at 12:30 today to get a bite of this creation.
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As a food (and especially SANDWICH) aficionado who resides in Philadelphia, it was pretty much blasphemy that I hadn’t been to Nick’s Roast Beef. Everybody, and I do mean everybody, raved that it was *the* place to get roast beef in Philly. I tried to go and struck out a few times due to various reasons, but was finally successful one sunny Saturday afternoon. My husband and I planned to get our sandwiches to go and grab a picnic table at the nearby FDR Park with our dog.
We pulled up to the bar/restaurant with the old-school neon sign and double parked, of course. When in South Philly… I walked through the door, unsure what to expect and saw a small bar with a few old timers watching the Phillies game. At the end of the bar was a little workspace where two or three guys prepared sandwiches with finesse. There was a doorway through which there seemed to be a larger dining area, although I never made it that far. A friendly older woman (hostess? waitress? some combination of the two) asked me if I wanted to order sandwiches and pointed me towards the guy taking orders. It’s always nerve wracking at these places. You want to seem “hip” and “in the know” when you put in your order ( a la “wiz wit,”) so you scope the menu in advance and figure out just what to order and the right way to say it. It’s just so Philly.
As we try to do 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 Janeane who is looking for lunch suggestions appropriate for taking clients.
Name: Janeane
Age: 26
Occupation: Account Manager for a digital agency, frequent overeater, and co-creator of Philly-ism
Where in Philly do you Work?: Maiden Media Group in Old City.
Favorite Kind of Food: Pig Items, Offensive Cheeses, Mexican everything.
Least Favorite Kind of Food: Unicorn meat. You’d assume it would be amazing, right? Nope.
Favorite Place(s) to Eat Lunch in Philly: Agh, where to begin! 1) DiBruno Brothers (16th and chestnut) because the food is mesmerizing and I dance and sing every time I’m in there, 2) Pitruco’s spicy garlic pizza is worth the garlicness (they’re stationed at love park… most days), 3) Smile Café (21st and chestnut) because its cheap, quick and you get a minimum of three things with each meal, 4) Han Dynasty (front and chestnut) because the man is a schezwan god, 5) Café Ole (3rd and arch) has got hummus, chicken salad and Shakshouka covered.
Last week Shake Shack, the widely popular burger joint from New York City, opened in Center City. I braved the 40 minute sweaty wait in order to experience an old favorite of mine from my days living in NYC- the Shack Stack. Shake Shack has a very special place in my heart; before I had my first Shake Shack burger about 5 years ago, I didn’t actually ever eat hamburgers. Shake Shack’s patty converted me. That’s big time.
