There is the Polish version of Pepper Pot soup called flaczki is available at Super Deli, 2625 E. Allegheny Ave., Philadelphia in the Port Richmond section. Sold by the quart & can be frozen. I love Pepper Pot & find this a very hearty & meaty version. Worth the trips from the 'burbs, especially if you also plan Polish lunch at Syrenka's or in the restaurant at the front of Krakus Market on Richmond St. (they have Flaczki also). As for snapper soup, a decent version is sold at Rieker's Meats, 7979 Oxford Ave., Philadelphia in the Fox Chase section.

I forgot to mention the New Town Restaurant at 448 N. 9th St. Only open until 3 PM. Great breakfasts & home-made soups. A true Mom & Pop operation with a great waitress. Ample on-street parking.

Creamed chipped beef & home fries.

Try Mekong River at 1120 S. Front St. (2 blocks south of Washington Ave.).

Pete's Clown House, 3800 Frankford Ave. (at Pike, near Erie-Torresdale El Stop) for breakfast or lunch. Stuff your self for under $ 10 with generous tip. Food cooked by owner, Ronnie, right at counter. Tons of tables & good, old school staff.

I second Baltic Bakery on the south side of E. Allegheny and Almond. Great cheese babka!!!

In the late 50's a man with a cart came down 2000 block of N. Lawrence St. in North Philly daily (except Sunday) with 5 cent pretzels. 3 mini-pretzels for 5 cents also. Mustard was spread from a large jar with a stick. Jar was attached to the cart with a cut-out for the jar.

Snikiddy Cheddar Cheese Baked Fries. Fantastic!

Cafe Estelle.

Closer choice in Carlisle (2 hrs. away). Middlesex Diner

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Summit Diner, Somerset, PA. It would be a very late dinner though (10 ish).

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You can get the Polish version at Super Deli, 2625 E. Allegheny Ave., (between Thompson & Almond), Port Richmond, Philadelphia.

Cafe Estellle is excellent. Saturday is much less crowded than Sunday.

How was your breakfast?

Breakfast is very good at Mercer Cafe - 2619 E. Westmoreland St. (at Mercer St. ) in Port Richmond. It's a block away from Allegheny Ave. Mercer is a neighborhood place & I frequently see kids there for Saturday breakfast. Bridesburg is barren for breakfast. Only Bridesburg lunch places are bars.

Tiffin for Indian food at 7th & Girard. Campus 5 minutes away.

Bob, his wife & his team are there 6 days a week grinding it out. He is also one of the last remaining real corner store butchers. Try his breakfast sausages which are the favorites of the ever-finicky Senior Management. Meats & lunch meats always fresh. You can even call your meat orders in ahead of time for pick-up. Prices are competitive with the local supermarkets with specials advertised in his Orthodox St. window. His store is, indeed, a special place in Bridesburg.

There are 2 Lachowicz's. Bob Lachowicz is at Almond & Orthodox & the store has been owned by his family for well over 60 years. His kielbasa is my favorite. The other store was Dave Lachowicz at Thompson & Lefevre and is no longer owned by a family member.

Bob Lachowicz's at Almond & Orthodox (2582 E. Orthodox St.) in Bridesburg is my spot for pierogi & kielbasa. Port Richmond has Baltic Bakery at Almond & Allegheny (2566 E. Allegheny Ave.) which is great for cheese babka, packzis & crushciki; Super Deli (2625 E. Allegheny Ave.) & Krakus Market (3150 Richmond St.) are good for Old World meats & products. Krakus even has a small restaurant.

http://www.krakusmarket.com/index.html

Cafe Estelle has the best pancakes in town & Senior Management enjoys the pork lardons in the breakfast salad. SM also recommends the shirred eggs.

I second Cafe Estelle's on N. 4th St., but they are closed on Monday.

Link to their website.

http://www.tntbakery.com/index.php

Leandro's still exists at 4501 Frankford Ave. near Sellers. There is another Leandro's near to Margaret St., but the 4501 location is where the shop moved when the El was reconstructed. Last time I was there the son from the original Leandro's was working. The slices are still the same!!!

I'm not Indian, but I'll second Patel Brothers in Bensalem. Best & freshest assortment of Indian groceries in the area. Indian Hut in the same shopping center has wonderful snack foods to eat-in or take out like dosas.

Because of new technology key limes are being phased out for the keyless versions.

BBVL: Please note: It's an Italian "lunch meat" hoagie. The words "cold cuts" are banned by City Ordinance. LOL!!! Too bad you missed breakfast at the RTM at the Dutch Eating Place.

I second the back room at Lee How Fook!!!

Cafe Estelle wins the gold.

The best kielbasa is at Robert Lachowicz's in Bridesburg at Almond & Orthodox (2500 Orthodox - 4300 Almond). The best babka & crushiki is at Baltic Bakery at E. Allegheny & Almond (2500 E. Allegheny - 3100 Almond) in Port Richmond. Both places make their own. It is not brought in.

Lee How Fook, Pete's Clown House, Krakus Supermarket Cafe.