A week ago Opa started serving their new lunch menu and even offered a free lunch to show off the goods. I had only been to Opa for drinks and light snacks and was glad that the lunch menu would allow me to try their food in an affordable way.
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La Creperie Cafe is a classy Rittenhouse spot with an eclectic menu. Besides crepes, here you will find soups, salads, quiches, and oddly- paella.
On average the savory crepes run $12, which was a red flag for me. Crepes don’t need to cost that much, lets be real. But I was willing to give it the old college try and see if it could work out for me.
I heard about these immediate deals that Groupon was doing, where you get a Groupon right away that is good for that day only, but it wasn’t available in Philly yet- until now! So far, the deals aren’t the supersavers that we are used to, but you can save a few dollars. Today for example you can get $3 off Makiman or More Than Just Ice Cream. The deals are constantly updated, so here goes another thing to procrastinate with at work. Love it!
It’s Wednesday, meaning time to explore lunches outside my guarded Center City purview. I started with New Wave Cafe, but there is another spot to get the real deal Polish food experience- Syreka.
Syrenka is one of the realest places I have lunched at; simple tables to eat at, a counter with hot food to pick from in the front, and a kitchen in the back to make all the rest. The well-used phrases “honest, home cooking” can’t help but come to mind. If you had a Polish grandmother who loved you very much, she would make you the exact meal that I had.
Getting Your Free Hot Dog Tomorrow?: If Monday's free lunch at Opa wasn't enough, tomorrow, Profiled Luncher and Artist Hawk Krall will be manning the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile at 15th and Market and giving away specialty hot dogs to the first 1000 people. [Via Meal Ticket]
Posted at 12:41 pm, July 19th, 2011 | 0 Comments
Yesterday on Twitter, Far From Home Cafe, the burger & empanada truck in Love Park, announced this would be their last week of serving food in Philly. With under a year of serving food to our city, the people behind the truck are moving on to book deals and consulting opportunities. They are looking for someone to buy their truck, so hopefully the empanadas will still be available. Note to whoever buys it: Keep selling empanadas or else!
I am ashamed to admit that it was news of the closing that brought me to Far From Home Cafe. Every time I pass by Love Park, the lines just seemed too long to deal with. The thought of never getting to try out their empanadas was enough to force me to wait it out.
