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Go Eat Lunch Outside Today

After days of gray, rainy weather, the weather is warm and sunny — and it’s Friday. Sounds like the perfect excuse to treat yourself to […]

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Welcome to Philly’s Cheap Eats Revolution

We’ll always ooh and aah over a bowl of hand-rolled pasta, always have sous-vide short ribs in our dreams, always bow down to the almighty […]

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Cheap Eats: 15 Binge-Worthy Bowls at Philly Eateries

This week on Foobooz, we’re publishing our guide to Philly’s new world of cheap eats: upscale quick cuisine that’s as exciting as a meal at […]

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Cheap Eats: Philly’s Most Serious Salads

This week on Foobooz, we’re publishing our guide to Philly’s new world of cheap eats: upscale quick cuisine that’s as exciting as a meal at […]

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Cheap Eats: The Philly Diner’s 2016 Bucket List

This week on Foobooz, we’re publishing our guide to Philly’s new world of cheap eats: upscale quick cuisine that’s as exciting as a meal at Vetri — at a […]

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Cheap Eats: 25 Best Sandwiches in Philadelphia Right Now

The biggest food story of Philly in 2016? The upscaling of quick cuisine. Philly chefs are turning their attention to sandwiches, salads and tacos, Philly […]

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Cheap Lunch at Mama’s Vegetarian Now Even Better

If you’re a practical cheapskate like I am and you work anywhere near Mama’s Vegetarian on 20th Street, then you know that there’s really no […]

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Cheap Eats: Sumo Sushi

We all know sushi has gone the way of many ethnic cuisines: it has been Americanized and diversified, split into fast, authentic orders in small […]

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Cheap Eats: So Crepe

While studying abroad in Paris last fall, I got so used to buying and eating crepes that I experienced a reverse culture shock when I […]

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Cheap Eats: Franzone’s

Franzone’s may be the best pizza in the Philadelphia area that you have never heard of. It doesn’t have the name or pedigree of a […]

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Does the Best Cheesesteak In Philly Cost $3?

This morning, a reader sent over a link to “I Found The Best Cheesesteak In Philly In The Last Place I Ever Expected“, an article […]

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Cheap Eats: Makkah Market

Judging from the dinky white microwave perched prominently in the dining area, or the tables that look like rummage from an off-brand burger joint installed […]

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Cheap Eats: In Defense Of Vegan Meatballs

There’s no end of reasons to hate on fake meat, but the ultra-processed, pathetically aspirational, environmentally shifty stuff does have one thing going for it: […]

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Cheap Eats: Chili Szechuan Brings The Heat To West Philly

“This is the most exciting piece of mail we’ve gotten all year!” So said my wife a few weeks ago, plucking out an oversized menu […]

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Cheap Eats: Deep-Fried Salad At Rangoon

For last month’s issue of Philly Mag I reviewed Fette Sau. I liked it a lot more than I thought I would—but that surprise wasn’t […]