Messy and Picky

I left my job over at 18th and Chestnut a few months ago, and there is one thing I miss very, very much: the lunch options. These may or may not be the greatest places in the neighborhood — every office worker knows that you get in the habit of going to the same […]

KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid: words to live by. And there's nothing simpler than a loaf of bread and some fresh cheese. But you can step it up a bit and go get yourself some really good bread and some fantastic mozzarella (and that's pronounced mutz-a-rell).
I love the bread from Sarcone's down on 9th […]

Picky had a day off from his busy work schedule so he headed over to see Messy by her Rittenhouse office and we treated ourselves to lunch at Tria. Messy had been there once before for a business lunch, and she had thoroughly enjoyed her sandwich on that occassion. We arrived towards the end of […]

The Wrap Shack is literally a shack located on Quarry Street, a little alley street a little bit north of historic Elefreths Alley (in between Race and Arch Streets). The interior of the shack (where all the cooking happens) is decorated with various color printouts of photos from around Philly hung up with donuts of […]

The best cheesesteak in town. There I said it. Juicy chopped 'steak with a good mix of onions and provolone stuffed into a slightly too thin [depth wise] slab. I stopped in quickly for lunch today as I forgot to head to the supermarket this weekend for groceries to bring a lunch […]

First off, we gotta say that Lazaro's slices are huuuuge, even by our standards. They're also pretty tasty: our only complaint is that the sauce is way too sweet. But otherwise, the pizza is very good, especially for Philadelphia…

First off, we didn't go to the original outdoor Tony Luke's stand, we went into the [comparatively] fancy and futuristic diner / sports bar across the street, which opened last year. We sat down in a booth in the very spacious main seating area. There is also seating available at the bar and upstairs. Picky immediately noticed at least ten plasma televisions scattered all over the establishment, probably a great place to watch an Iggles game with the South Philly crew.