Pittsburgh Foodies Thread (Philadelphia, Allentown: expensive, Chinese, single)

[Goodjules]

Originally Posted by pman

hey i was only talking down payment money but if u have a spare $40k. ; )

Oh sure, I've got a spare $40k and a nice bridge to sell.

Help with a down payment may be do-able in a few years. They're too young now. Plus they haven't even been dating that long. But should things last and they get some skills, they are both talented and determined so who knows...

[fleetiebelle]

From the NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/08/di...tw-share&_r=2&

Pittsburgh has come a long way.



“If you had told me 10 years ago that I could open a restaurant in this city without a steak on the menu, I wouldn’t have believed it,” said Trevett Hooper, the chef and owner of Legume in the Oakland neighborhood. Stinging nettle pesto, dandelion greens, and — yes — pierogi, topped with house-made kimchi and sausage were on the menu in late April.

[SK360]

Originally Posted by pman

being able to buy a top notch margherita on market sq at 12:30 am is a welcome addition. the new il pizz is tasty and a beautiful space

Right around the corner is Stone, better and much more reasonable imo.

[Goodjules]

Had a 1/2 scoop of Lemon Prickly Pear sorbet and a 1/2 scoop of Peach sorbet at Antney's today. Delicious and refreshing.

[pman]

Originally Posted by SK360

Right around the corner is Stone, better and much more reasonable imo.

while it's debatable that it's actually better (the pizza I had from il pizz was excellent, no complaints whatsoever) the fact remains stone was closed and I was hungry. stone's closing very early on saturday.

[SK360]

Ah yes. Closed at 3 I believe on Saturdays.

[groar]

Originally Posted by juliegt

Had a 1/2 scoop of Lemon Prickly Pear sorbet and a 1/2 scoop of Peach sorbet at Antney's today. Delicious and refreshing.

ooh, a place with a robust sorbet selection is relevant to my interests! i will have to check this place out.

[Goodjules]

Originally Posted by groar

ooh, a place with a robust sorbet selection is relevant to my interests! i will have to check this place out.

They typically only have three sorbets to choose from, but the choices change often and they are unique. They also have three frozen yogurt selections and about 15+ ice cream choices. Constant change of flavors. I guess Anthony gets bored doing the same flavors over and over. Let me know how you like it. Tell them you know Julie. I go almost daily.

[pman]

Originally Posted by juliegt

Where is this "Edgar's" of which you speak? I'm always on the hunt for a good taco.

Right outside the front door of Reyna Foods, a Strip District grocer at the corner of 21st and Penn known for its homemade corn tortillas, sits Edgar's Tacos, a cart that's not much larger than your average kitchen counter. Even so, this taqueria churns out a remarkable amount of food on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. Edgar take the orders while his sidekick mans the grill and, together, the two men turn out delicate taco pairs (you'd be silly not to order two) that can be plumped with barbacoa (marinated lamb), lengua (beef tongue), chorizo (dry sausage), fish or shrimp. Each taco is topped with lettuce, tomato, onions, sour cream, cheese, a spritz of lemon and a dusting of cilantro and a piping-hot, folded-over corn tortilla from Reyna's seals the deal. While aficionados would argue the point over an ice-cold agua fresca (fresh-squeezed fruit drinks flavored with, say, cantaloupe or watermelon), these could easily be the best tacos in western Pennsylvania.

5 things not to miss on Penn Avenue in the Strip

[Goodjules]

Originally Posted by pman

5 things not to miss on Penn Avenue in the Strip

"Each taco is topped with lettuce, tomato, onions, sour cream, cheese, a spritz of lemon and a dusting of cilantro and a piping-hot, folded-over corn tortilla from Reyna's seals the deal. While aficionados would argue the point over an ice-cold agua fresca (fresh-squeezed fruit drinks flavored with, say, cantaloupe or watermelon), these could easily be the best tacos in western Pennsylvania."

The lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream are probably added for American palates, because otherwise they sound quite autentico. I feel funny saying "American" palates. On one of my trips to Mexico many years ago I told an older Mexican gentleman that I was American. He said "so am I" explaining that Mexico is in the Americas. I qualified it by saying that I was "North American" and he said "so am I" as Mexico is part of North America. So then I said I was from the United States. He knew what I was getting at from the start, but he wanted to point out that Americans (those from the USA) aren't the only people who are part of the Americas. It was eye opening for a young woman of 19 who hadn't thought much about what life was like elsewhere in the world until that trip. Funny how talking about tacos can bring back an old memory.