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Bill on October 19th, 2007

Tucked among the storefronts, jewelry designers and diamond merchants of Philly’s Jewelers’ Row, Tampopo 2 offers Pan Asian food perfect for lunch or dinner. Spawned from a successful sister restaurant located on South 21st street, Tampopo 2 offers primarily Japanese and Korean food in a clean, comfortable environment.

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Bill on September 30th, 2007

Some PhillyFoodGuys Enjoying a Few BeersGreetings from Amsterdam! After a great deal of planning, the PhillyFoodGuys are visiting Holland and Belgium for a dose of culture, food and beer. No, we’re not going to afflict you with cheesy vacation photos and tales of our drunken escapades, but we thought that we’d point out a few differences that we’ve noticed between restaurants in Holland and Belgium versus their
American cousins, such as:

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Bill on September 4th, 2007

The Franklin FountainAs the hot and steamy days of summer draw to a close, we finally made it to Old City’s Franklin Fountain, and it was really worth the wait. Situated on a corner adjacent to the Market Street walkway to Penn’s Landing, the Franklin Fountain replicates a turn-of-the-century soda fountain and ice cream parlor.

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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 Potato and Cheese Pierogieswhat 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!

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Bill on June 8th, 2007

Lakesides battered sign

If you’ve ever been told “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” the Lakeside Chinese Deli may be why. This inconspicuous storefront restaurant located in Philly’s Chinatown seems to fade into the neighborhood commotion, but we found the food, service and “atmosphere” to be excellent.

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