Recommend a restaurant?

Anyone have a favorite, in the city, that they recommend? My all time favorite is Morimoto (of Iron Chef) but I'd like to go somewhere different this Friday.
Has anyone been to Django?

in the city of philadelphia

"Friday Saturday Sunday"

Never been to Django...never heard of it actually

Sycamore's recommendations:

--Cuba Libre (2nd and Market)
--Philadelphia Fish and Company (2nd and Chestnut)
--El Azteca (7th and Chestnut; Grant and Bustleton in the NE)
--Tamarind (Front and South)
--Melting Pot (Germantown Ave. in Chestnut Hill)
--Cafe Spice (2nd and Chestnut)
--The Plough and the Stars (2nd and Chestnut)

Melting Pot is fun, but overpriced, and overrated.

I also haven't figured out why the place is still in existence. The idea of sitting at a table with a bucket of boiling fat in front of you, as well as close seating for a dinner involving spears as cooking/serving implements seems a recipe for disaster.

Originally posted by sycamore
Never been to Django...never heard of it actually

Sycamore's recommendations:

--Philadelphia Fish and Company (2nd and Chestnut)
There no description of this on philly.com, what's it like?

--Cuba Libre (2nd and Market)
I don't know anything about cuban food. What's good there?

You can read about my experience at PF&Co. here. You might also want to check out Digital City's info.

Admittedly, I have never been to Cuba Libre. (I know...why would I recommend a restaurant I've never been to? Because I've heard that much good stuff about it. Check out their menu.)

Cuba Libre is good, but seriously expensive, especially if you intend to drink.

Originally posted by wolf
Melting Pot is fun, but overpriced, and overrated.

I also haven't figured out why the place is still in existence. The idea of sitting at a table with a bucket of boiling fat in front of you, as well as close seating for a dinner involving spears as cooking/serving implements seems a recipe for disaster.

This will go away again soon...the 70's revival fad is almost past, and fondue is a definite outgrowth of that. Unfortunately, that means the 80's revival will soon be upon us, so dust off your rhinestone glove and start backcombing, teasing and spraying your hair in preparation. You're gonna need some extra scarves, too.

I can't really recall any definitive 80's cuisine oddities, though...anyone?

Yeah, I like fondue itself, but the Melting Pot is, as people said, overpriced and overhyped.

I'd recommend Tequila's for a nice, moderately-expensive sit-down Mexican place. 16th & Locust.

We settled on 'POD'.



mainly because of the sushi conveyor that we think is just freakin cool.

Here's a review

it's our 6th aniv on Sunday, so this kind of doubles as a valentines dinner/anniversary dinner. We're gonna go down and roam the city all day sans kiddies, then dine, and who knows what else.

diet set aside, budget set aside, should be fun.

Originally posted by lumberjim

it's our 6th aniv on Sunday, so this kind of doubles as a valentines dinner/anniversary dinner.

Happy anniversary. Last Saturday was our 17th. Ain't love grand?

I have Crohn's disease and my diet is really restricted, so our big anniversary date was Pizza Hut. :rolleyes:

Rho and I hit year #5 April 1...insert irony here.

Pod would have been great if they had fresh sushi and comfortable chairs. One or the other would have vastly improved the experience. We had a good time but won't be back - definitely the cuban place or Buddakan next time.