Dirty Philippe
Yesterday afternoon, my wife and I went to Philippe's for the first time in a couple of year.
We were horrified at the condition of the restaurant. About 1/3 of the seats were taken by patrons, but almost all of the other 2/3 of the seating positions were occupied by dirty dishes. There wasn't a single spot where we could sit without being next to dirty dishes.
On the upside, my lamb dip was outstanding. My wife's turkey dip, not so much.
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truefoodie
Jan 5, 2008 04:09 PM
Even better than Phillipe's is Phillipe's TAKE-OUT! As a matter of fact, you can even buy a whole leg of lamb, a bag of rolls, a quart of au jus and a jar of mustard... and it was extremely reasonable as I recall. Then, invite some friends over and it's not baaahaaaaaad (as my husband would say - what a KID-er!! yak yak - okay, enough with the cheap, or sound I say sheep, jokes!)
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Will Owen
Jan 2, 2008 10:58 AM
Philippe has never been the sort of place a Tidiness Addict could be comfortable in. The chronic lack of table busing (though I have actually seen people doing this, even when the joint was jumping), plus the all-pushing, all-shoving behavior that too often prevails among the waiting patrons, all annoy the bejabers out of me. However, if putting up with that is what it takes to get me a lamb or pork dip and some of that excellent potato salad, then so be it. I may be an old grouch sometimes, but I do try to keep my priorities straight!
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BeenThereAteThat
Jan 1, 2008 02:16 PM
I appreciate that. I'm a fan of Philippe's, but they didn't have a single person cleaning up dishes until we were leaving. As you can imagine, dining next to someone else's dirty dishes is somewhat less than appealing, and we had no choice.
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