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I was led to believe that there is little room in the shop, and that there are only a few tables to eat in, and they are really more of a take away restaurant. Is that correct?

First of all Number 9 in Lambertville is closed. But there is a fantastic new restaurant in its place- Brian's. Its run by the chef who ran Rouget in Newtown. It is still BYO. You should consider it.

I have no idea what the german fast food restaurant in KoP was. I do remember growing up in NY there was a chain called Zum Zum. In reply to the original post, there used to be some good german restaurants in the northeast, where there was a german community. We are left with shells of what used to be with the Hop Angel replacing the old Blue Ox Brauhaus across from Riekers. Also, having spent a good amount of time in Northern Germany, I really wish we had more of a represntation of the other styles of cooking other than the heavy wurst centered cooking from Bavaria.

Have you had the beignets at Cajun Kate's? How do they compare to these?

Ate there last week. Small plates menu, prix fixe required if seated, a la carte at the bar. I had sweetbreads with a tonnato sauce that were heavily breaded and lost the flavor of the sweetbreads, clams with orecchiette which were nice though they used small clams, which needed more cleaning. Duck dish was unremarkable, though well cooked. The dessert was a hot chocolate, (dark chocolate mousse with candied orange) served with home made grand marnier ice cream. Espresso was good, though they use illy rather than a local roaster. For Holly Moore - they began the meal with a complimentary popover. Couldn't but help think of you... Good restaurant, though I really do not like the space on Broad Street, and hope it makes it.

Its also too bad there was no discussion of the gastropub as a type of restaurant that Philadelphia excels in.. everything from Monks, Royal Tavern, South Philly Taproom and Fork and+ Barrel. The author did appear to have some Philadelphia roots since she reminisced about eating at Dalessandros so it wasn't a blatant Pats Genos Jimmys reference..

Bobby Simone's took over Roosevelt Blue 52. Honey is THE place to go. Excellent small plate and interesting menu. The other great place is Slate Bleu in the Agriculture Center. French Bistor food. Excellent. I would avoid: Paganinis, Knight House. Domani Star is a BYO italian place that is ok. There is a small Thai Restaurant called Spice Thai next to the move theatre that is good and cheap. There is a decent BBQ place called Smokin Lil's. Next door to it is a nice lunch sandwich shop called Lilly's Gourmet that is quite good. For beer either Stefanies or the Mesquite Grill have a nice selection and the Mesquite Grill makes some nice wings. The Vine and Fig Bistro is a nice place for breakfast or lunch. A bit out of downtown doylestown is Cross Keys Diner. Home style cooking. Down that way you have a nice bakery Crosskeys Bakeshop, and Altamantes, an italian deli with nice take out sandwiches. For coffee you have three choices; starbucks, saxby and coffe and cream.

I thought the password to get through the back door was Septa.. or at least some Monk told me that.

There are two other Korean options to consider. One is a restaurant called August Moon in Norriston that is across the street from Tacquiera Michoacana. It has both a sushi bar and the tables where you can cook Korean BBQ. In Blue Bell in addition to Korea Garden, you have GAYA, a relatively new addition to the dining scene in the area. It has the bbq tables as well as good hot pots. http://www.gayarestaurant.com. In addition to Blackfish in Conshohocken, which I second Philadinings recommendation, there is also the Fayette Grill. Food is a bit more traditional than Blackfish, but is very nice.http://www.fayettestreetgrille.com/ . Compare it to http://www.blackfish.com. Blackfish is the closest to your hotel of all the restaurants, none of the ones mentioned are more than 20 minutes from the hotel. Have a wonderful weekend, and enjoy greater Philadelphia.

Blue Sage is great.. though its a bit of a trek from Willow Grove Exit .. Earth Bread and Brewery specializes in home made flatbreads .. ie pizzas. Stress local ingredients and organic produce. Their salads are nice, and their beers are quite good and they brew some nice session beers. They are also great at doing guest beers as well.

Jeff I agree, Glenside is a wasteland. I am trying to think of interesting food that could be along the way, assuming for example you get off the PA Turnpike at Willow Grove. Yalda Grill would be an option, Afghani BYO with good food about 1/2 mile north on 611. Pho and Beyond is right in Willow Grove and does decent Vietnamese food. If you go to Fort Washington Exit of the Turnpike and into Ambler, its a littler further away and you have Brigids Steakhouse and From the Boot (BYO Italian). Brigids has a prix fix from 5-6 for pre theatre. In the immediate Glenside vicinity, Union Jack's for wings and beer, or Athena for mediocre greek food. The brew pub G. G. Brewers in glenside is small if not different. Enjoy the show. Levon is a fantastic performer.

Goodnoe's was closed in 2006, the old store knocked down, and a strip mall put up in its place. (Just what the world needs more of... ). Recently, the family opened a dairy bar on sycamore street, and is also distributing the ice cream to other retail outlets. They claim to be using the same family recipe that was used at the old store. For more information try their web site. http://www.goodnoe.com. Tanners is going strong. If you are willing to drive a wee bit you have other choices, both in Bucks and over in Mont. Co. Chubby's Dairy Barn on 611 in Plumstead is worth the drive. You might also check out Merry Mead and Freddy Hill in Lansdale, both of which are great.

Surprised no one mentioned Good Dog http://www.gooddogbar.com/ Well known for their Roquefort stuffed burger, served on a brioche roll with carmelized onions. I am also a fan of their grilled cheese with cheddar, swiss, bacon and apple. From their website a representative list of beers on tap: Southampton Double White $5 Smuttynose Star Island Single $5 Boulder Never Summer Winter Warmer $5 Yards Philadelphia Pale Ale $5 Philadelphia Brewing Co. Kenzinger $4 Flying Fish Grand Cru $5 Lagunitas IPA $5 Magic Hat #9 $5 Gritty McDuff's Pub Ale $5 Founder's Breakfast Stout $6 My other favorite is an older bar that really began the Belgian craze in Philadelphia.. Brigid's. They have a good representative list of Belgians including six trappists, (not as good as monks, but not bad by any means), a changing menu on the blackboard, at reasonable prices. Beerwise they have a "down draught" system, where they keep one beer served via gravity, (usually a Yards beer). Smallish bar in Fairmount (24th and Meridith)but great local feel to it. Worth a visit.

Ants Pants Cafe, 22nd and South serves it. They claim to be the only place in greater Philadelphia that serves it ... www.About-Australia-Shop.com sells it. Also, there is a new product that combines cream cheese and vegemite. Kraft also released a new version of vegemite in Oz this past year, and it was very successful. For more discussion of it, see WSJ

There is also one on Street Road in Bensalem, just off of 95. May be a bit far for the Vespa Holly ... But at least the East coast can experience Cherry Limeade.