User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.2 (SunOS) Xref: usenet.INS.cwru.edu phl.food:6042 Natalie E. wrote: > Out of laziness (I don't want to search Google) and to get some postings > going on this board, I'd like some recommendations. I'm fairly new to > Philadelphia from Chicago, and I really have no clue where to go for good > Thai, Chinese, or Indian--or anything else, for that matter. I'm a student > now, so I'd prefer cheap eats. Cheap, good Chinese food doesn't exist in this city as far as I'm concerned. Mostly you get brown sauce with your choice of meat and/or vegetable. There are a few places you might try, though, that are a bit different from the standard Chinese food wasteland: Sang Kee in Chinatown for roast duck Vietnam and Vietnam Palace in Chinatown, and Pho on Washington Ave, for massive bowls of pho [not Chinese food per se] Singapore in Chinatown for vegetarian and no-sugar meals The 40th and Chestnut area has a few Indian buffets that are generally pretty good. I'm partial to New Delhi -- between 40th and 41st on Chestnut -- which is $5.95 for lunch buffet and $8.95 for a dinner buffet. They offer a 20% student discount. Also right around there are Sitar India which I don't particularly care for and one more on 40th St just south of Chestnut whose name I can't recall right now. For Thai, there are a lot of options: My Thai on 22nd and South is good for vegetarian stuff; Lemongrass on 36th and Lancaster has a few specialty dishes (check out the one called ``Jack and Sue'') that are excellent... What part of the city do you live in? Matthew
Philadelphia, PA
Thai? Chinese? Indian?
I'll second the nod to New Delhi on Chestnut. Much better than the other two, Sitar Indian and Tandoor something.
NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 03:10:29 GMT Organization: AT&T Worldnet Xref: usenet.INS.cwru.edu phl.food:6044 Wong's Gourmet at Grant & Bustleton has good Chinese food that's not the usual offering as at most restaurants. Matthew S. wrote: > Natalie E. wrote: > > Out of laziness (I don't want to search Google) and to get some postings > > going on this board, I'd like some recommendations. I'm fairly new to > > Philadelphia from Chicago, and I really have no clue where to go for good > > Thai, Chinese, or Indian--or anything else, for that matter. I'm a student > > now, so I'd prefer cheap eats. > > Cheap, good Chinese food doesn't exist in this city as far as I'm > concerned. Mostly you get brown sauce with your choice of meat > and/or vegetable. There are a few places you might try, though, > that are a bit different from the standard Chinese food wasteland: > > Sang Kee in Chinatown for roast duck > Vietnam and Vietnam Palace in Chinatown, and Pho on Washington > Ave, for massive bowls of pho [not Chinese food per se] > Singapore in Chinatown for vegetarian and no-sugar meals > > The 40th and Chestnut area has a few Indian buffets that are generally > pretty good. I'm partial to New Delhi -- between 40th and 41st on > Chestnut -- which is $5.95 for lunch buffet and $8.95 for a dinner > buffet. They offer a 20% student discount. Also right around there > are Sitar India which I don't particularly care for and one more on > 40th St just south of Chestnut whose name I can't recall right now. > > For Thai, there are a lot of options: My Thai on 22nd and South is > good for vegetarian stuff; Lemongrass on 36th and Lancaster has a > few specialty dishes (check out the one called ``Jack and Sue'') > that are excellent... What part of the city do you live in? > > Matthew > > > >
In the relatively inexpensive Chinese food category, my two favorites are Sang Kee for both Peking Duck and the flavor of the vegetable dishes and Charles Plaza for the clean, crispness of their dishes, if that makes sense. Charles comes from a background of Chinese medicine and takes great care in insuring the fresh quality of his fare. Sang Kee is on 9th, between Race and Vine. Charles Plaza is at just about the same location on 10th. Holly Moore http://www.HollyEats.Com
User-Agent: slrn/0.9.5.7 (UNIX) Xref: usenet.INS.cwru.edu phl.food:6047 Try Lee How Fook on 11th Street between Race and Vine. Great inexpensive Chinese food. It tends to be packed because it's popular. Good luck on cheap Thai (I don't think it will ever exist!). :) If you have money to spare, splurge on Nan (40th and Chestnut) or Thai Singha House (same vicinty). I agree with the Indian recommendations in the previous postings. If you want to try a hybrid of the three cuisines, try Burmese. There is a restaurant called Rangoon (9th and Race). It's a unique, yet has influences from Thai, Chinese , and Indian Good luck and happy eating. -Marissa On Thu, 8 Natalie E. wrote: >Out of laziness (I don't want to search Google) and to get some postings >going on this board, I'd like some recommendations. I'm fairly new to >Philadelphia from Chicago, and I really have no clue where to go for good >Thai, Chinese, or Indian--or anything else, for that matter. I'm a student >now, so I'd prefer cheap eats. > >-- >Natalie Evans >Class of 2005 >MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine >Philadelphia, Pennsylvania > >