Philadelphia Speaks Forum - Neighborhoods, Sports, Restaurants and more  

Go Back   Philadelphia Speaks Forum - Neighborhoods, Sports, Restaurants and more > Social Scene > Food and Drink (Philadelphia Restaurants & Bars)
Name This Restaurant! Name This Restaurant!
Register FORUM GALLERY Members List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Food and Drink (Philadelphia Restaurants & Bars) Philadelphia Restaurants - Where to grab a bite or a brew? Ask and answer questions on where to go for everything from cheese steaks to chianti! Talk


Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 04-08-2009, 07:18 PM
GMonkey's Avatar
ship jumper?
  
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Wallingford, PA
Posts: 541
Default Name This Restaurant!
Ok, so my daughter's friend's family took her bowling at Lucky Strike, and then they went to lunch at a restaurant she keeps raving about, but has no idea which restaurant it is. I'd simply ask her friend's parents, but they are out of town on spring break.

So...it's a 7 minute walk (I imagine a slow one) from Lucky Strike in an unknown direction. My daughter thinks that it's a French restaurant--they had great escargot, burgers (bun was perfectly firm and crisp without being too crunchy), and fries. The walls were cream colored and the furniture was heavy and wood. She said that it seemed "casual upscale". The building visible from their window was large, gray, and had engravings of "naked ladies". Keep in mind that the details come from a 13 year old girl...

Thanks!
__________________
Max, you big hamburger!
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 04-08-2009, 07:43 PM
Moderator
  
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 8,535
Default
I'd guess caribou
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 04-08-2009, 08:16 PM
ShoshTrvls's Avatar
Senior Member
  
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Queen Village
Posts: 928
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by eldondre View Post
I'd guess caribou
That was my immediate thought as well.
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 04-08-2009, 09:23 PM
GMonkey's Avatar
ship jumper?
  
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Wallingford, PA
Posts: 541
Default
I showed her the photos from the website and it's not that one. She said that it's more "classy and refreshing" looking. Whatever that means.
__________________
Max, you big hamburger!
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old 04-09-2009, 12:07 AM
Dave's Avatar
Señor Member
  
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: My cave
Posts: 685
Default
Was it this one?
__________________
Al Schmidt for Controller (vote Tuesday, Nov 3rd 2009)
http://www.schmidt09.com/


Welcome to Philadelphia. Here's how you can help us make our great city even better:

* Write to your state and local elected officials
* Report suspicious activity to the police department
* Is there an abandoned/nuisance property in your neighborhood? See if it is tax delinquent. If so, maybe you can force it to go to sheriff's sale.
Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old 04-09-2009, 01:08 AM
Moderator
  
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 8,535
Default
hmm, naked ladies must be IN caribou. the naked ladies have me stumped, I'd say vintage (good burger and fries, could be taken for french) or la boheme but I don't think eiher is across from a grey building with naked ladies.
Reply With Quote
  #7 (permalink)  
Old 04-09-2009, 01:27 PM
Junior Member
  
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 1
Default
What about Zinc? It has really good French food. Not sure about the naked ladies, and the building is blue, but it's a 7 minute walk away.
Reply With Quote
  #8 (permalink)  
Old 04-09-2009, 01:37 PM
GMonkey's Avatar
ship jumper?
  
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Wallingford, PA
Posts: 541
Default
Well, the kid has a stomach bug (not from the mystery restaurant) and I can't show her any more photos, or ask her any food related questions until she stops with the puking. She's lying on the couch with a bucket in front of the TV watching the Travel Channel, and I couldn't change the channel quickly enough before Andrew Zimmern's show came on--so she spewed chunks. Keep the suggestions coming, and I'll do an image search when she's better and hopefully solve the mystery.
__________________
Max, you big hamburger!
Reply With Quote
  #9 (permalink)  
Old 04-09-2009, 03:58 PM
Senior Member
  
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 467
Default
You should go on google streetview and just walk around until she recognizes something.
Reply With Quote
  #10 (permalink)  
Old 04-09-2009, 05:58 PM
Senior Member
  
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 272
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by eldondre View Post
hmm, naked ladies must be IN caribou. the naked ladies have me stumped, I'd say vintage (good burger and fries, could be taken for french) or la boheme but I don't think eiher is across from a grey building with naked ladies.
Vintage does have escargot, and salor jerry across the street may have had some outside decoration that is sort of naked ladyish...
Reply With Quote
  #11 (permalink)  
Old 04-10-2009, 12:16 AM
Cat Astrophe's Avatar
Goofball
  
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Givin' Benna's my monies
Posts: 153
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by gone down south View Post
You should go on google streetview and just walk around until she recognizes something.
I actually tried that and it just takes so long that one loses interest and not every street in that vicinity is available on Streetview.

Aren't there some French-style bistros down by Monk's way?
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Friends


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:04 AM.

Contact Us - Philadelphia Speaks Forum - Archive - Top

© 2008 Philadelphia Speaks.com
 Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.2.0