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.
Five assorted sashimi with seven sauces. $25
Morimoto, Philadelphia PA
I’m gonna start by saying that this sashimi assortment was very good. Everything was fresh and tasted great, and all the different sauces were fun and so different. As for the front desk, I thought they were a mess. I had a reservation but still had to wait 20 minutes only to be sat at an empty counter (as you can see from the pic). Ok, I don’t see why I couldn’t have sat immediately there, but I guess they like to give the illusion that their restaurant is uber exclusive and SO busy. Um, you have an empty counter so you’re not THAT busy and you should just seat it! I hate fake exclusivity.
Empty sushi counter at Morimoto.
Independence Hall.
Avocado cream cheese, pomegranate-caraway vinaigrette. Happy hour $7
Abe Fisher, Philadelphia PA
Mmm, this was SO good! I loved the bass both ways and they were prepared perfectly. The vinaigrette tasted great and wasn’t overpowering as to cover up the flavor of the bass. The service here was also fabulous (unlike some restaurants like a.kitchen).
Flatbush Avenue: buffalo trace bourbon, barrel-aged manischewitz campari. Happy hour $7
Betsy Ross House.
Masago, avocado. Happy hour 3 food items for $22
The Source, Washington DC
This was good. I liked the larger chunks of picked crab and that it wasn’t over dressed. The sushi rice was a little dry though.
Tombs of George and Martha Washington, Mount Vernon.
Creamy grits, basque peppers, radish. $16
a.kitchen, Philadelphia PA
This restaurant was a HOT MESS! I ate at 5 different places that day, from cheesesteak to Jewish food to donuts to high end sushi, and this place was the worst! The service was awful for one thing. The hostess was a bit clueless (but nice enough I guess). Then the food! I got 2 super dried up prawns over bland grits with some greens thrown on top for sixteen bucks?! Is this a joke? Am I being punked right now! I ate one prawn and left the rest because it was unpalatable, and that dressing was overly acidic. But apparently they don’t really care if you don’t like your food because they’re gonna get paid regardless. Ugh, this was a complete failure.
Standard Breakfast: scotch, meletti, grapefruit, lemon, house grenadine. $10
Washington Monument, Eakins Oval.
Crispy roll, hotate scallop, cucumber. Happy hour 3 food items for $22
The Source, Washington DC
I didn’t really like this roll. It was gummy, soggy, and hard all at once. I liked the sauces, but the scallop was completely lost.
Shenandoah Caverns, Quicksburg VA.
Tomato and garlic seasonal preparation. $15
Hank’s Oyster Bar, Washington DC
Ugh, the mussels had too much grit! It was afraid of chipping my teeth halfway through the bowl. They definitely need to clean these mussels better. The tomato garlic broth was simple and delicious though. And the mussels were larger and more plump than some of the others I’ve had in DC.
National Harbor MD.
Kimchi, avocado, carrot, scallion, gochujang sauce. $9.95
Old Ebbitt Grill, Washington DC
These tacos tasted great! I loved the Korean flavors, and the pork belly was fatty and delicious. They were also a nice filling size and decently priced.
DC Brau “The Public” pale ale. $6.95
Kitchen reconstruction, Mount Vernon VA.
Vittle Monster 