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| Numismatists rejoice! COINS! |
Reader, our one reader, we are united again, a year after we finished our epic South Street food journey. The moon was one shade away from a super moon and South Street felt the same. However, so much had changed. There are so many new places that have taken over the old over the past year. Like the "Coins" shop for example, in the photo above.
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| Super Moon! |
It was difficult to pick just one place to go for our anniversary, and therefore, dear reader, we didn't. We picked three - Red Poke Express, Smoke's Poutinerie AND "Honey Love Juice". Yes, Honey Love Juice. Which we REALLY, REALLY, really wanted to be a new juice/smoothie place. A rival to the ridiculous Sip 'N Glo, right across the street. Who can make the bigger false claim about their juice?? But alas, it was not to be, as Honey Love Juice is not a real place (curse you Google Maps). So instead, we went to the very cozy La Bella Dolce Italia.
Lets start with the Red Poke Express - formerly the OCF coffee house, formerly a frozen yoghurt place.
The overall layout of the place hasn't changed, just the food being served. I am a fan of the latest iteration. Now, let me be clear, poke in Hawaii is better and has a lot more variety and creativity. Da Poke Shack, in Kailua-Kona, is fantastic if you are in the area. However, does raw fish with edamame, avocado a soy-sauce based...sauce and other fresh veggies taste good?
Hell yes. The flavours just work and is a great affordable option for a healthy dinner in this area. (We ordered the "Red Poke Bowl"). I would also be remiss if I didn't mention that Red Poke Express sells sushi burritos. I love burritos (content and concept). I love raw fish. I love that you can marry those two things together. So overall, this place is a win.
We continued our anniversary food tour by visiting a makeshift Canada - otherwise known as Smoke's Poutinerie.
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| So Canada is heaven? Makes sense. |
Smoke's poutinerie is filled with fun, playful decor that keeps you distracted while you wait for your poutine to be made.
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| I am assuming that is Mr. Smoke the Canadian. |
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| Star Wars decor for the win |
As with the poke, let me preface this with, I remember the poutine in Canada to be better. However, I should preface THAT with it was 3 am in the morning and I was most definitely drunk. Ergo, I do not think the experiences are comparable. Honestly though, can you really go wrong with french fries topped with gravy (and a Sammy for company)?
Hell no. We ordered the traditional poutine, your plain gravy with cheese curds and fries which was delicious. There are also many different gravies yet to be tasted. I am especially intrigued by the butter chicken poutine, the Korean poutine, and the prime beef/veggie deluxe poutine.
Finally, to our last impromptu place that replaced Honey Love Juice - La Bella Dolce Italia. Its a cute little Italian cafe that replaced the longstanding Evil Eye Cafe (RIP). We figured we could do dessert here as we saw hot chocolate on the menu.
The hot chocolate was....very rich...but good. I would've probably preferred it in a smaller size. The whipped cream on the top was heavenly! What I did find out while we were there was that the cafe makes bombolones. These are scrumptious italian donut-like pastries. They were out of them that day, but I would LOVE to come back to try them another time. The cafe also has coffee, smoothies, and other Italian pastries and food that I would also like to try sometime.
So overall, our anniversary reunion was awesome. It was great being back on the blog trail with Sammy and re-connecting with you...our one reader. Until the next time...
Red Poke Express
135 South Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-923-0800
Smoke's Poutinerie
411 South Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-351-0292
La Bella Dolce Italia
628 South Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19147
267-469-2385
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