$3.25
Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken, Washington DC
Ugh, this was so bland! I can’t understand how you can have a burnt sugar topping on a donut with custard filling and still have it come out without much flavor! I’m baffled…
Mount Vernon VA.
Spicy tuna roll. Alaska roll: salmon, avocado and cucumber. Honey Boston roll: shrimp, cucumber, avocado, asparagus, romaine lettuce with honey wasabi sauce. Served with miso soup. $12.50
Passion Fin, Merrifield VA
This wasn’t the best sushi ever, but it was a great value. I wasn’t a fan of their sushi rice (it was really dry and hard), but I liked that you got to choose 3 different rolls to try out. The Honey Boston roll was a nice combination of ingredients. And their miso soup hit the spot!
Miso soup.
Shenandoah National Park VA.
Six pieces $5.75
Original Dim Sum Garden, Philadelphia PA
Omg, these were disgusting! They definitely weren’t fresh and the wrapper was the grossest, gummy texture I’ve ever had for har gow. I could reheat frozen dumplings from Ranch 99 and have them taste better than these. EW!
Benjamin Franklin bust.
Endive and greens, fried egg, bacon, walnuts, fig, apple ginger vinaigrette. $11
Society Hill Society, Philadelphia PA
Ugh, after having to endure the slower-than-molasses service and this mediocre salad, it’s safe to say that I will probably never return to Society Hill Society. And don’t get me started on that egg! It didn’t know whether it should be fried, steamed, or poached (even though it’s advertised as fried). Can it get any more awkward?
Schuylkill River.
Madras roasted duck breast, duck confit fried rice, duck egg, mandarin oolong reduction. $33
Morimoto, Philadelphia PA
I thought I would love this dish, but it actually kinda bored me. It was a lot of duck prepared different ways, but I wasn’t excited about any of the preparations. The fried rice was actually kinda dry and I wish that the duck egg was more runny. As it was, the egg was hard and lifeless. The roasted duck breast was pretty good, but I didn’t like the tea soaked lotus.
Philadelphia Museum of Art.
2 scoops $4.50
Bassetts Ice Cream, Philadelphia PA
This ice cream was very tasty! I loved the thick milky texture, and the flavors were very good. They weren’t super sugary which was nice.
Gingerbread house display.
$4.50
Beck’s Cajun Cafe, Philadelphia PA
Mmm, these were heaven! I loved them so much. They were perfectly fried and oh so gooey and cheesy inside. NOMS!
World Park: Orders and Perspectives.
Steak, cheese, whiz.
Soho Pizza, Philadelphia PA
I liked the thin crust of this pizza, but the toppings weren’t that great. The beef was dry and the slice wasn’t heated enough. Apparently this place has since closed, and I can see why.
Canadian geese along the Schuylkill River bike path.
SHS sticky buns, honey ice cream, pecan maple syrup. $12
Society Hill Society, Philadelphia PA
This dish was tasty, BUT I could not get over how SLOW the service was! Omg, we waited SO frickin’ long between everything – getting seated, having the waitress take our drink order, her bringing us our drinks, taking our food order, finally getting our food, waiting for the check, etc, etc! This was the longest I’ve spent waiting at a restaurant with nothing actually happening. What is wrong with these people?!? I was not impressed…
Orange Catholic: vodka, lemon, orange, hibiscus, sparkling wine. $9
Headhouse Market, Society Hill.
Sake meyer lemon, asian pear, sansho pepper. $26
Morimoto, Philadelphia PA
Wow, this was delicious! Very rich, but delicious and interesting to eat. The foie gras and eel were perfectly cooked, but what really interested me was the sake meyer lemon jelly blobs. They were bright and fresh and really helped to cut the richness of the proteins. The Asian pear added crunch so you got a perfect bite with all the components together.
Ice rink at Philadelphia City Hall.
Trout roe, sour cream, onion potato chips, hard-cooked egg. Happy hour $7
Abe Fisher, Philadelphia PA
This tasted great and was really fun to eat with the potato chips. The dish was really just borscht beets made to look like a plate of tartare – genius! And delicious! And my bartender/server rocked!
Savory rugelach: chicken schmaltz and dill with toasted sesame seed & black olive and plum butter with poppy seed. Complimentary
OMG, these were frickin’ amazing! I wish I could have bought a box of these to take with me.
Benjamin Franklin Bridge and ship.
Eggs over easy, melted cheese, baguette. $4.75
Beck’s Cajun Cafe, Philadelphia PA
Mmm, this made for pretty good, hearty breakfast. And for under five bucks, you can’t beat that! I loved the runny eggs and the andouille was nice and smokey and flavorful.
Rocky Statue.
Vittle Monster 