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Top 20 Favorite Philadelphia Foods

Posted on December 26, 2011 by alonna| Comments Off

Happy Holidays!

I love reading food Q and A’s and thought it would be fun to list my top 20 Philadelphia favorite foods:

  1. If I had to pick one Philadelphia area restaurant dish, what would it be? Vietnam’s B.B.Q. platter
  2. Favorite pasta dish?  Fiorino’s tagliatelle bolognese
  3. Favorite pizza?  Osteria’s Lombarda
  4. Favorite burger?  The Dandelion
  5. Favorite French fries?  The Dandelion
  6. Favorite place for breakfast or brunch? Parc Bistro
  7. Favorite Italian BYO?  Modo Mio
  8. Favorite place to shop for food?  Weaver’s Way Co-op
  9. Favorite source for grass fed meats?  Breakaway Farms
  10. Favorite doughnut? Lydia Mae’s Bakery in the Lancaster County Farmer’s Market
  11. Favorite sandwich?  DiNic’s roast pork
  12. Favorite Chinese dish?  Han Dynasty’s Dan Dan noodles
  13. Favorite Burmese dish AND favorite salad?  Rangoon Burmese’s spring ginger salad
  14. Favorite cake?  Night Kitchen’s chocolate mocha cake
  15. Favorite shepherds pie?  The Whip Tavern
  16. Favorite vegetable dish?  The brussel sprouts at Johnny Brenda’s
  17. Favorite food destination to take out of town guests?  Reading Terminal Market
  18. Favorite place to buy locally made cheese?  Fair Food Farmstand in the Reading Terminal Market
  19. Favorite  locally made chocolates?   Eclat Chocolate
  20. Favorite place to celebrate?  Talula’s Table

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Johnny Brenda’s Brunch

Posted on December 12, 2011 by alonna| 1 Comment

Johnny Brenda’s is my first choice for a roll out of bed, and pull on the jeans, Sunday morning. You will be welcome even if you forgot the comb.

This is a major music venue for local bands and touring acts way too hip for me.

A Sunday morning serenade.

 I come for one of my favorite burgers with a side of brussel sprouts.

As a sister restaurant to Standard Tap, Johnny Brenda’s has very good seasonal food, using local sources as much as possible. The menu changes so frequently that it is written on a chalkboard as you can see.  Now if I could just branch out from their burger . . .

Local beer is big here with 10 taps and 2 handpumps. It takes a little time to pick just the right one.

Details:

The neighborhood is Fishtown, and parking is on the street.

1201 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA  19125
Hours:  Daily:  11:00 am to 2:00; Last orders for food must be taken by 12:55.  Brunch is served on Saturday and Sunday.

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