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Cheesy Consumption at Wedge + Fig
Today, MidtownLunch’er Stephanie is reporting on Wedge + Fig’s cheesy selections! Having relocated to Olde City for work, I found myself situated in the middle of a culinary treasure map of lunch...
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Elegant Chicken Donburi from Zento
Today, we are getting a report on Zento from profiled luncher Stephanie. Their doburi looks way better than the one at Fat Salmon. But be aware that soon they will be moving 2 blocks down the street...
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Doner Kebob at Old City’s Leyla Turkish Cuisine
Today, we are getting a report on a new Turkish restaurant in Old City from profiled luncher Stephanie. I prefer to trek west for Middle Eastern, seeking out Kabobeesh. Marrakesh Express and Manakeesh...
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Triumph Brewing Company for Lunch and Beer
Triumph Brewing Company wooed me at a tasting event with there “Something Else” beer, a beer with so many ingredients you would think they were making soup: pickled and grilled lemons, cardamon, sea...
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Dough Wrapped Meat at Barra
This week, Luncher Janeane from Phillyism is trying the savory dough treats at Barra. I’ve walked past Barra plenty of times, but decided to finally check it out when I heard about their lunch menu....
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Roast Pork Italiano from Nick’s Roast Beef in Old City
Located next to the Old City bars I tried to get into back when I was underage, Nick’s Roast Beef is actually a bar itself but, as the name indicates, a purveyor of sandwiches and other bar snacks and...
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Classy to Go from Fork: etc
A few years ago I enjoyed a “classy” lunch with my mom and sister at Fork. The soft-shell grab and beef stroganoff were amazing. Last week, Profiled Luncher Kylie recommended the quick and cheaper...
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Post Passover Sweet and Salty Paninis from Panini’s
Since the end of Passover, I have been eating as much bread products as possible. Panini’s in Old City is a pretty much all-carb establishment. The lunch menu is a long list of sandwich, wraps, and...
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A Proper English Lunch at The Victoria Freehouse
The Victoria Freehouse opened a few months ago in Old City, as far east as you can go. The place serves British pub food, though it is ”freehouse” and not a pub, get it right! Welsh rarebit, from...
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All of the Things in Campo’s “The Stockyard” Sandwich
Campo’s is a sandwich shop in Old City with a huge variety of sandwiches, including some allegedly decent cheesesteaks. I don’t know if its just me, but some days I like to gross myself out by...
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Much Loaf Love for High Street on Market
High Street on Market is the new darling of Old City and for good reason. Though Chef Eli Culp teased us with sandwich making in action Vines, the lunch staple formerly known as Fork etc transitioned...
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Prime Stache in Old City
Photo courtesy of Prime Stache So some local foozball player opened an American bistro in Old City last Spring (obviously I am an avid sports fan). Its a pretty straight forward menu with a solid...
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Hand Pumped Donuts and Sustainable T-Shirts
United by Blue is a unique clothing shop in Old City that I only just came across, though they opened in the Fall of 2013. They clean up one pound of trash from the ocean for every product sold. Plus...
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AYCE Pork Tonight?
While 5pm isn’t technically lunch, this deal is too good to not share. Tonight, and every Monday this summer from 5pm on, Cuba Libre is hosting a $25 all you can eat pig roast featuring a huge piggy...
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I Ate all the Creamed Chipped Beef at Mrs. K’s Koffee Shop
While new “hot” restaurants are a constant in all parts of Philly, Mrs. K’s Coffee Shop has been truckin in Old City since the 60′s, according to the menu, and is as not “hot” as it gets, according to...
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Old City Flatbreads from Silence Dogood’s
photo via Facebook Unfortunately, I find myself assuming restaurants on Market Street in Old City are guilty (of being lame) before proven innocent. Something about the cheesiness of being ushered in...
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