Midtown Lunch

Midtown Lunch Philly will be on hiatus next week while I am traveling in… CHINA! I will be stopping in Beijing, Xi’an, and Shanghai. Follow me on twitter, because I will be posting lots of pictures of my meals.

Before I leave, who has China suggestions for me??

And if you want to pretend like you are eating with me, all of my Chinese lunches in Philly can be found here.

This week, I worked on a few articles for Zagat Philly. Have a look!

• A Sochi themed idea for lunch (with some more pictures and details from my visit here)
• A guide to grocery shopping at Philly’s international super markets

Though we have been lacking volunteers lately, on certain Tuesdays 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 Christina, a student and freelancer. 

Name: Christina

Age: 26

Occupation: I’m a full time student and part time freelancer

Where in Philly do you Work?: School is up at Temple

Favorite Kind of Food: I really love Italian food. I also really love more unhealthy food like pizza, burgers, and french fries.

Least Favorite Kind of Food: I can’t handle spicy food.

Favorite Place(s) to Eat Lunch in Philly: Anything cheap and delicious. Street Food Philly has my favorite burger in the city.

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Shabu Shabu, the dining experience that required diners to dip raw food into broth until cooked to the desired temperature, is popular in other major cities but has not yet made it big in Philly. There are a handful of Chinatown restaurants who offer hot pot and shabu shabu on the menu, but month-old Simply Shabu, is the first to offer only this high heat meal.

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Photo Courtesy of Serious Eats 

• Rick Bayless’ Mexican fast-ish food spot has opened on Penn’s campus with an affordable menu that looks worth checking out [Foobooz]
• A look at fast food chain Carl Jr.’s Philly Cheesesteak Burger [Serious Eats]
• Bored of the same slice on the corner? Zagat has a list of 10 pizza places worth checking out [Zagat]
• John’s Roast Pork is now doing its own roast beef [The Insider]

Kabobeesh’s quirky, aluminum  West Philly location impressed me with its Pakistani style fried chicken last year. After 10 years of success in the area, the team recently opened up a location off of South Street. It has a more generic look to it, but the menu is similar. I didn’t eat an entire chicken this time.

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I haven’t dabbled much in the culinary offerings of the Chinatown tea joints that have popped up in the past few years. I walked by the newer branch of Tea Talk, the one located in Market East as opposed to Chinatown, and noticed the food menu in the window was pretty substantial. And ever better, I saw an item on the menu I have been searching for since I moved to Philly.

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