601304 Thu Mar 05 06:36:28 -0800 2009 17 15 Pennsylvania 0 4475508 Got 3 days of jury service next week at the courthouse (6th and Market I believe). Any suggestions for close, convenient lunch options? Thu Mar 05 06:36:28 -0800 2009 250218 buck3 1 4475547 Morimoto, Amada are both great and a short walk/ride Thu Mar 05 06:50:36 -0800 2009 4475508 248898 gfweb1 2 4482043 Morimoto is quite good... have not been to Amada, but greatly enjoyed Tinto last year -- aren't they in the same family? What I'm looking for is more a bit more humble and do-able in an hour (bigley9 below has the right idea)... Since I get down into CC maybe twice a year, I don't know the choices at all well. Sat Mar 07 07:14:41 -0800 2009 4475547 250218 buck3 1 4475661 Between 4th and 2nd on Market are any number of good places. Fork (or Fork etc) while it has struggles a bit has just hired a new chef and "etc" has always been reliable. Campos and Sonny's for steaks 9search this board, they get lots of shout outs, a sushi place whose name is refusing to come back to me, and a bunch of OK places in between. Morimoto and Amada are both great, but make sure you have a long lunch and some cash. Jones is at 7th and Chestnut and would be another good option and not as expensive as the other 2. Thu Mar 05 07:25:41 -0800 2009 4475508 76938 Bigley9 2 4475973 El Fuego at 7th and Walnut has great burritos and is casual but good. I also think Reading Terminal Market at 12th and Arch has some type of lunch discount for jurors. Thu Mar 05 08:47:50 -0800 2009 4475661 12572 bluehensfan 1 4482606 Keept this thread going please! I also have jury duty next week, but mine is Philly, rather than Federal, so I guess we won't have lunch together, Buck. Oooh, I know: where can I get oysters close to 6th & Market? Sat Mar 07 11:44:58 -0800 2009 4475508 13068 Bashful3 2 4483677 Philadelphia Fish and Co. at 3rd and Chestnut... Sat Mar 07 21:11:07 -0800 2009 4482606 12572 bluehensfan 3 4490975 I thought they closed and were rebranding? Tue Mar 10 09:51:24 -0700 2009 4483677 53643 Boognish 4 4491641 Are they? I have not trekked by there in a while... Tue Mar 10 12:26:52 -0700 2009 4490975 12572 bluehensfan 2 4486873 Phila jury duty is at 13th Street - you've got the terminal there! Mon Mar 09 08:05:48 -0700 2009 4482606 76938 Bigley9 3 4490517 and APJ Texas Weiners. Tue Mar 10 07:47:59 -0700 2009 4486873 10753 Philly Ray 3 4490676 The beauty of Philly Jury duty is Reading Terminal. You get 10% off with your yellow jury badge/sticker so be sure to show it (I was stuck on an 8-day trial last year). The terminal has (imho) two of the best sandwiches in the city. DiNic's pulled pork w sharp provi and Roasted peppers and Hershel's Cornbeef sandwich. I took a few friends down there this last weekend through the chaos of the flower show and had them split 1/2 of each. To say those sandwiches are anything less than amazing is selling them short. Tue Mar 10 08:36:17 -0700 2009 4486873 21388 juice 2 4491095 For City Jurors, or a little bit of a walk for Federal folks, I recommend Dim Sum Garden, on 11th between Filbert and Arch. It's on the part of the street that is under the convention center/hilton, next to the Chinatown Bus offices, brightly lit with neon. Seems like an odd place, but the Shanghai Steamed Buns (aka soup dumplings) are heavenly. Tue Mar 10 10:22:22 -0700 2009 4482606 13076 urbanfabric 3 4491783 Ooh, that's for me! I loved those soup dumplings, and will look for it. My appetite is a little off ever since I had the whooping cough, and those sandwhiches just don't appeal right now. Can anyone think of oysters though, close to there? Tue Mar 10 13:00:45 -0700 2009 4491095 13068 Bashful3 4 4491920 You can potentially find oysters at McCormick & Schmick's on Broad just south of City Hall and at Solefood at the Loew's Hotel (12th and Market). Tue Mar 10 13:36:00 -0700 2009 4491783 13076 urbanfabric 4 4495024 Walked by Philadelphia fish company last night. $1 oysters/long necks during happy hour 5-7pm. Not sure about lunch. Wed Mar 11 12:27:13 -0700 2009 4491783 21388 juice 1 4495032 If you are looking for a good, cheap lunch check out Pagano's Pizza in the Mellon Center building, downstairs on basement level on the way to the El. The Chinese lunch cart right on 6th, outside the courthouse is great. Fantastic sandwiches at Old Nelson (7th and Market)- but takeout only. I've had decent curry at Aqua - on Chestnut just above 7th. A little further away is Rangoon (9th, between Arch and Race) also wonderful. Jose Garces' new place, Chifa, just opened next door to Aqua at 707 Chestnut. Enjoy! Wed Mar 11 12:29:54 -0700 2009 4475508 271093 bakerloo 2 4495247 There was also a really good kabob cart on 6th between Market and Chestnut across from the mall - not sure if it is still there (was a year ago) Wed Mar 11 13:28:58 -0700 2009 4495032 76938 Bigley9