things to do in philly

[pale_princess]

hey y'all

heading to philly next month. looking for recommended things to do, places to see, restaurants to eat at, cool bars to chill at, the usual.

i'm also contemplating where to stay. what would be the best neighborhood for someone like me to stay in?

it's a thurs-sun trip.

thnx

[Travis Meeks]

Ate here twice. Dig it.

http://www.continentalmidtown.com/

[duovamp]

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Not a lot of great options there, I'm afraid.

[Dogfighter28]

bite bananas dick off

[pale_princess]

not very helpful!

except trots. restaurant looks decent!

[Eulogy]

Originally Posted by pale_princess

not very helpful!

except trots. restaurant looks decent!

ooohh

awkward

[Trotskilicious]

wait what

[Eulogy]

i mean those avatars couldn't be more different

[Trotskilicious]

i wouldn't link a place with a flash site either

it'd be a yelp review at most

[Eulogy]

why would a restaurant have an entire site that is blocked by a pop-up blocker

[Trotskilicious]

because they are idiots with a lot of money that don't understand the internet

and travis i'm not implying you're an idiot for liking this place, or that their food sucks. all i'm saying is their website sucks. any time i see something that says [LAUNCH WEBSITE] I kind of tsk tsk. Simplicity is key to marketing!

[Eulogy]

it's actually strange how many restaurants i've come across that have just awful websites

i mean how much does it cost to have someone build a nice one these days? especially a site that just needs pictures, menus, directions, and hours??

I DON'T GET IT.

[Trotskilicious]

whatever they spend, it costs more than it would if they just put a fucking menu on a page

[Trotskilicious]

seriously what would be wrong with that. the website, there's the menu, with the location and phone number on the top. no hyperlinks, no online orders, you know just simplicity.

[pale_princess]

dude sorry about the meeks/trots mixup i'm getting old and my eyes aren't what they used to be!!!!!

[sppunk]

Food:

- Roast Pork Italian broccoli rabe & sharp prov at DiNic's in the Reading Terminal Market (which by itself is an amazing place to wander around)
- At Reading, go Wednesday through Saturday though when the Amish are there
- Cheesesteak at Steve's Prince of Steaks or John's
- Khyber Pass Pub in Old City is a pretty interesting place with good food and a good beer selection
- If you're craving a burger, go to Standard Tap
- If you want something upscale: Vetri or Barbuzzo
- For Chinese, Han Dynasty (not in the actual Chinatown - it's really, really hit or miss)
- Dim Sum Garden for dumplins in Chinatown

To do:
- Don't get shot/raped/mugged
- Constitution Center is all sorts of awesome
- Center City has the Liberty Bell and all that other tourist bullshit you'll want to do
- Art Museum is good
- Wander around Old Town
- Go to Longwood Gardens
- Since you'll be there in April, see if the Phillies are in town and scalp tickets
- See what's playing at Trocedero, Union Transfer, etc\
- Chill around South Street
- Don't get robbed/murdered/raped

Stay in Rittenhouse Square / Center City

[pale_princess]

some actually helpful advice, preciate it, sppunk!
thanks very much for the restaurant rec's!
rittenhouse seems to be the neighborhood to stay in from stuff i've read, so that's good to know
i'm definitely going to a show at union transfer!

and i'll try my best not to get raped, murdered or mugged.

[Travis Meeks]

Oh shit, Reading Terminal Market is awesome. Check that place out but it gets VERY crowded on the weekends.

[sppunk]

Yeah, go early on a Wednesday or Thursday to the market. You can easily spend an entire afternoon there.

[Travis Meeks]

Originally Posted by Trotskilicious

because they are idiots with a lot of money that don't understand the internet

and travis i'm not implying you're an idiot for liking this place, or that their food sucks. all i'm saying is their website sucks. any time i see something that says [LAUNCH WEBSITE] I kind of tsk tsk. Simplicity is key to marketing!

I know. I was in a hurry and noticed that weird flash website but figured pale would research the place further if she was interested. I agree that most restaurant websites are unnavigable.

[Trotskilicious]

i think it's because people who own restaruants usually don't know about anything but running a restaraunt. some of them are former cooks. so they get bamboozled by douchey salesmen from a web design studio that has more flash than talent. hah ! punz !

[sppunk]

Basically. Flash is retarded for a lot of applications. When I'm asked to do Flash I immediately balk.

[Trotskilicious]

i think there's an oatmeal cartoon that relates this from a guiltless web developer standpoint, that it's these restaurant owner know-nothings are the ones that demand this shit that fuck their site up because they don't understand the internet much

[Trotskilicious]

Lo,



http://theoatmeal.com/comics/design_hell

[sppunk]

Menupages solves this problem.

[Trotskilicious]

THIS IS A HIJACKING

[I Ate My Hamster]

Fuck Philadelphia.

[sppunk]

I don't like it at all, but you have to admit it's a very unique city that's unmatched here.

[duovamp]

Kind of like how Banana is a very unique person who's unmatched here.

[duovamp]

Nah srsly there are some cool old timey things to see, but be really careful not to get off track and find yourself in the shitty crime-ridden cesspools.

Also be like Rocky and run up those steps.