Franklin Fountain – Philadelphia, PA

The Franklin Fountain opened in late summer 2004 .  I made my first trip there in the waning days of 2009 and was quite fascinated by this attempt to recreate a turn-of-the-century soda fountain.  I can see myself sitting next to Mark Twain sipping a hand mixed soda when I’m inside the Franklin Fountain.  The [...]

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Butcher & Singer Steakhouse – Philadelphia, PA

Butcher & Singer is the latest in a crop of high end steakhouses to open in Philadelphia.  Stephen Starr took the old location of Striped Bass and reworked it as a modern day steak and chop temple.  The concept and the meal work in this corner location, once the home of Butcher & Singer brokerage. [...]

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Phillips Seafood – Philadelphia, PA in the Sheraton.

I first visited Phillips Seafood at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore back in 1991.  I recall the meal being very good and when Phillips replaced Shula’s Steak House in the Philadelphia Sheraton I was anxious to make the trip in town to try it out.  I am pleased to report the Philadelphia location is on [...]

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Penang – Chinatown, Philadelphia

            Penang is a place that was recommended to me in Chinatown by a friend who is easily wigged out sometimes by the unkempt appearance of restaurants in Philly’s Chinatown.  I finally got around to trying it last weekend and I was not disappointed.  He was right, it is very [...]

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Ted’s Montana Grill – Philadelphia, PA

Ted’s Montana Grill is Ted Turner’s chain restaurant celebrating the great American West.  How does he celebrate it?  By opening up restaurants that include bison burgers.  It’s a good thing, because I had a hankering for a good burger and two people recommended Ted’s.

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Villa di Roma – South Philadelphia

I had a rare occasion to be in the city on a weeknight for a casual dinner.  My entire ride to South Philadelphia was consumed with one thought:  I hope my friend wants to go to Villa di Roma. I am a reverse snob about italian food.  I am of the firm belief that it [...]

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Snockey’s: Round Two

Jake reviewed our most recent trip to Snockey’s Crab & Oyster House just the other day. I’ll briefly mention what I ate. Only oysters…. washed down with a Clam Mary and a coke. A typical visit of late starts with the oyster sampler… a dozen oysters with three or four varieties picked by the oyster [...]

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Snockey’s Oyster and Crab House

If your idea of a seafood restaurant is Bookbinders – white tablecloths, tuxedoed staff – in other words, if you’re going for the atmosphere of “Melvilles” on Cheers – then Snockey’s Oyster and Crab House is not your cup of tea. If you’re in search of fresh seafood served much the same way it’s been [...]

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Food Memories – Clover & Clover Kitchen

Posting abut the Plymouth Meeting Mall a few weeks ago made me remember Clover, the discount store chain by Strawbridge & Clothier. There were two Clovers who were the mistresses in my life.  The first one, in Andorra (the Philadelphia region, not the country you only hear about during the Olympics) was in the Andorra [...]

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Tony Luke’s – South Philadelphia

As a certified lover of all things food-related, you might think that over the years I’d have tried Tony Luke’s.  You’d be wrong.  Sure, I heard about the famed Roast Pork w/ Sharp Provolone and Broccoli Rabe, but I’d never tried it. I finally broke down after reading review after review in the past decade [...]

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Osteria – Philadelphia

 Madonna makes older people feel hip when they cop to liking her music.  Granted the product she puts out is still quality stuff.  Her albums sell, her music is good, but she’s for the older generation. For the over 50 set of foodies and Philadelphia Society, Georges Perrier is their Madonna.  His restaurants are still [...]

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