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Where is your favorite place to buy Babka?
I second Baltic Bakery on the south side of E. Allegheny and Almond. Great cheese babka!!!
Soft Pretzels
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.
Costco food finds - 1st quarter 2012 [old]
Snikiddy Cheddar Cheese Baked Fries. Fantastic!
What do you eat when you drive to Pittsburgh?
Closer choice in Carlisle (2 hrs. away). Middlesex Diner
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What do you eat when you drive to Pittsburgh?
Summit Diner, Somerset, PA. It would be a very late dinner though (10 ish).
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Menudo in Philadelphia?
You can get the Polish version at Super Deli, 2625 E. Allegheny Ave., (between Thompson & Almond), Port Richmond, Philadelphia.
Feels-Like-Home Cozy Breakfast Spot in Center City???
Cafe Estellle is excellent. Saturday is much less crowded than Sunday.
Breakfast in Port Richmond or Bridesburg?
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.
Some reasonable ideas, please...
Tiffin for Indian food at 7th & Girard. Campus 5 minutes away.
Czerw's Kielbasa in Port Richmond..
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.
Czerw's Kielbasa in Port Richmond..
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.
Czerw's Kielbasa in Port Richmond..
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
Great Brunch Spot?
Cafe Estelle has the best pancakes in town & Senior Management enjoys the pork lardons in the breakfast salad. SM also recommends the shirred eggs.
Philly Dining Picks for Toronto Tourists
I second Cafe Estelle's on N. 4th St., but they are closed on Monday.
Tn'T Pies, Anyone Know Where Available?
Link to their website.
http://www.tntbakery.com/index.php
Leandro's pizza?
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!!!
Indian Grocers
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.
Key Limes in Phila?
Because of new technology key limes are being phased out for the keyless versions.
Staying at Temple University in June, no car -- what's awesome and convenient?
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 need a place to take a group of 20 that is good and on the cheap side.
I second the back room at Lee How Fook!!!
Looking for Kielbasa & Crushiki and other Easter goodies
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.
Philadelphia Cheap Eats Comfort Food Joints
Lee How Fook, Pete's Clown House, Krakus Supermarket Cafe.
Sabrina's, Cafe Estelle, Cafe Lift, Carman's, Morning Glory, or....?
Estelle's pancakes are the best!!!
Best Instant Coffee
Almost any supermarket catering to the Latin American community carries it.
Chinese food for Thanksgiving?
Lee How Fook at 219m N. 11th St. has wonderful food, communal eating tables with a Lazy Susan, and is a BYOB. Try the Sea Bass & great hot pots!!!
Staying Downtown at Marriot: Need recs
The scrapple at the Dutch Eating Place is the best at Reading Terminal. Try Lee How Fook at 219 N. 11th St. (between Race & Vine Sts.), a two block walk from your hotel. Dim Sum Palace on 11th south of Filbert (one block from your hotel) is an unpretencious place, but surprisingly good. Lee How Fook is a BYOB. There is a state-run Wine & Spirits Shop on 12th St., just across from your hotel, between Filbert & Market St.
