The owners of Han Dynasty, a popular Chinese restaurant with four locations in Philadelphia and the burbs, have reportedly just closed a deal on a West Philly location at 3711 Market Street, the space previously occupied by MidAtlantic Restaurant. We’ll keep you posted on the opening schedule.
The restaurant has recently made the list of the 50 best Chinese restaurants in the U.S., which is no surprise to anyone who has eaten there. “You won’t find General Tso’s in the house, and that’s a good thing,” Eater Philly says.
Rimedio, a Northern Italian cuisine restaurant, is officially opening on Saturday, March 24 in Rx’s former space at 45th and Spruce and will serve its first brunch from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Dinner will be served from 5 – 10 p.m. The restaurant is closed on Mondays.
The brunch menu features three varieties of crepes, all served with a side of herbed new potato hash ($8-$11), grains including stuffed Italian bread French toast ($10), and benedicts ($8-$11).
The dinner menu includes risotto ($15-$18), antipasto ($9-$15), house-made pasta ($17-$20) and fish, chicken, lamb and steak entrees ($24-$29). See the complete menu here.
Beer lovers have a new place in West Philly to call home. Local 44’s bottle shop opened this afternoon to a throng of beer drinkers and bystanders who crowded the shop adjacent to the bar at 44th and Spruce to get a look at the estimated 500 different beers on sale.
The shop includes a small bar that will always have two casks on offer. But the biggest draw will be the mighty beer selection in a wall of coolers and a special upstairs nook that houses mostly large bottles ranging in price from under $10 to more than $70. Most of the bottles in the cooler are loose and priced individually, so mixing and matching six packs is encouraged. They have plenty of six-pack carriers on hand.
By the way, there is a hallway that leads from the Local 44 bar next door to the bottle shop, but the use of it by anyone except staff is frowned upon. Consider yourself warned.
The hours for the shop are:
Monday-Thursday, Noon-10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, Noon-Midnight
Sunday, Noon-10 p.m.
Check out the short slideshow for other views inside the shop:
The construction of Mariposa Food Co-op‘s new store is complete. The new store at 4824 Baltimore Avenue is officially opening this Saturday, March 17 at 10 a.m. There were a few bumps on the road, but the final result looks to be worth it. The new store includes a beautiful produce section, meats, cheeses and lots of packaged and bulk foods. For the first time in the Co-op’s 40-year history it will also be open to non-members, though members (working and non-working) get a nice discount on everything they buy and some other sweet perks.
Project manager Bull Gervasi was kind enough to accompany us on a video tour of the new digs so that you can see for yourself what has been achieved by a group of dedicated Mariposa staff, members and volunteers. To join Mariposa, visit: http://www.mariposa.coop/?page_id=27.
Another gourmet food cart is coming to West Philly. If you happen to be in Clark Park and vicinity tomorrow, check out Kung Fu Hoagies, a vegetarian sandwich and noodle bowl cart, which is launching there this Saturday (March 10) at 10 a.m.
Kung Fu Hoagies is a product of partnership between two guys – Paul Davis and Steve Renzi – and was inspired by Davis’ love of kung fu (he’s a martial arts practitioner), as City Paper reports.
The starting menu is all vegan, including a traditional banh mi ($4), an orange BBQ vegan beef hoagie ($5), and coconut lemongrass beef and sesame peanut chicken noodles (both $5). For the complete menu and other information, visit the Kung Fu Hoagies Facebook page.
Coconut lemongrass beef noodle bowl. (Photos from Kung Fu Hoagies Facebook page).
Mariposa’s new store at 4824 Baltimore Ave. (Photo courtesy of Mariposa.coop).
Exciting news is coming from Mariposa Food Co-op. Mariposa has announced that the new store at 4824 Baltimore Ave. will open on Saturday, March 17 at 10:00 a.m. The last day you can shop at their old location at 4726 Baltimore Avenue is this Wednesday, March 7.
Mariposa is also going to reveal a new official logo to go with their new store. The logo was designed by their member-worker Cecily Anderson of Anagramist Design. Look for it this week on Mariposa’s Facebook and Twitter pages and on their website later this week.
Stay tuned for more news about the new store opening.
Rimedio, a Northern Italian cuisine restaurant, is officially opening on Saturday, March 24 in Rx’s former space at 45th and Spruce and will serve its first brunch from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Dinner will be served from 5 – 10 p.m. The restaurant is closed on Mondays.
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