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July 27th, 2008 | No Comments | Filed in Unknown

I was getting pretty annoyed with Joomla and just was not able to keep up with it. I’m more familiar with WordPress and should be able to update more often and keep things active…

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Tre Scalini – South Philly

March 20th, 2008 | No Comments | Filed in Italian

Tre Scalini

Food style/ethnicity: Italian

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Hours: 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Price: 10 – 20 ($)

Location:

1533 S. Eleventh Street

Philadelphia, PA 19147

USA

Food rating: 5 out of 5
Decor rating: 4 out of 5
Service rating: 4 out of 5

Well, on a night that started out really bad, it ended quite nicely with our meal at Tre Scalini. I drove to the wrong side of Passyunk and ended up in, well, not a great neighborhood. I couldn’t find the restaurant. I couldn’t find a place to park. I called my parents, who were meeting us at the restaurant for the location and I they were able to guide me in. Not a good start to the evening.
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Best of Philly’s BYOBs

March 4th, 2008 | No Comments | Filed in BYOB

Serious Eats has a list of Philly’s Best BYOBs…

Enjoy…

The Best of Philly’s BYOBs

Amada – Olde City

February 19th, 2008 | No Comments | Filed in Spanish

Amada

Food style/ethnicity: Spanish Tapas

Hours: 5:00 PM – 12:00 AM

Price: 5.00 – 20.00 ($)

Location:

217 Chestnut Street

Philadelphia, PA 19106

USA

Food rating: 4 out of 5
Decor rating: 5 out of 5
Service rating: 4 out of 5

I decided to venture into the City of Philadelphia again for Restaurant Week. This time we chose Amada Restaurant. This Spanish Tapas restaurant gets high marks for all the reviews I read and it was a good opportunity to try some different food on a fixed price menu.

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Blackfish – Conshohocken

January 2nd, 2008 | No Comments | Filed in American, BYOB

Blackfish

Food style/ethnicity: American

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Hours: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM

Price: 15 – 30 ($)

Location:

119 Fayette St

Conshohocken, PA 19428

USA

Food rating: 4 out of 5
Decor rating: 4 out of 5
Service rating: 4 out of 5

I have been trying to get into this restaurant for about 6 months now. I have read various positive reviews from both Craig Leban and Chowhound. Overall, these reviews were positive.
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