There are a lot of good breakfast places in Philadelphia and today I visited one of them, South Philly’s Morning Glory
Diner. I won’t argue that this spot is better known than some (awards cover the front door like a rash), but I think that the menu offers a good blend of traditional and California-style favorites (think scrapple + breakfast burrito).
For those less adventurous diners, South Philly’s Pho Hoa is an easy 
introduction to Vietnamese food. Whether you’re looking to stretch your culinary boundaries, or you’re restaurant choices are limited by a friend or family member that won’t deviate from the tried and true, this place is for you.
I’ll be the first to admit that PhillyFoodGuys is not a big fan 
of chains (homogenation, lack of character, etc…, but we keep an open mind in looking for restaurants that offer fun and unique experiences, even if it’s for some looking to expand their gastronomic frontiers.
Yes, it felt like the Paris-Dakar rally trying to locate this Senegalese restaurant in West Philly, but it was well worth the effort. Our crusade for Senegalese food started with a recommendation from new friends I met at the Blog Philadelphia conference, continued with a misspelling and concluded with a few laps through West Philly to place us at this diminutive restaurant nestled between a donut shop and an adult bookstore. Nobody knew what to expect; we figured that if the food was bad, we could at least have a donut and pick up some skin mags. Needless to say, we didn’t walk away with Jellies and porn; the food and service were great.
Port Richmond’s New Wave Cae destroyed my image of Polish food. Boiled, bland and unexciting is what I expected; flavorful, fresh and interesting is 
what I found. I don’t know how I got such a poor impression of Polish food, but I suppose it was ignorance sprinkled with a dose of anticipated Soviet-era austerity. After all, with centuries of tradition including European, Middle Eastern and Asian culinary influences, you’d expect Polish food to be delicious and unique. I’m just glad that I learned how wrong I was!
