Somewhere to start

After years of working and dining in Downtown Philadelphia (Market East), I have decided that all of this previously useless information on the cheapest and best places to eat could be imparted to the masses. I doubt that too many of you out there would really care, but there are enough people who do what I do.... Eat out every day, to make this a worthy venture

Now I don't make a lot of money, and neither to the people in our "club", but we are all too lazy to pack and bring our lunches from home. So we are always looking for good (or at least fair) food, within the area of Philadelphia known as Market East. We sometimes travel to the other side of City Hall, but we have found that the distance walked does not save us much dough. There are a couple of exceptions, but I'll get to them later.

I work for the city, and so do the rest of the people I dine with. If you have ever hung out with any city workers, you know that they can be frugal with their money. I wont outright call them cheap, but “obsessively observant” of their monetary resources would be an accurate description. So our goal, as a lunch club, is to find decent places to eat out for the least amount of money.

We are willing to spend more on certain occasions but, day-to-day, we like to aim under $6.00. Unless its happy hour after work, in which case, the sky’s the limit. You may see posts about great places to drink, (and eat), after work too. Fortunately we work near the convention center, and the shopping district downtown, and therefore we have a lot of choices, as well as a lot of restaurant turnover. Not everyone can be successful, and sometimes the reasons are really clear. Some of those reasons may be posted here along with general reviews of the food, atmosphere, and staff.

Well, hopefully you will find some useful information that can help you, and if you have some suggestions, feel free to contact me, and we’ll give it a try, and let you know what we thought.