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The daily Pennsylvanian Page 6 Wednesday, november 12, 2008 D ining guiDe Authentic Italian Cuisine in an intimate setting 215-545-1191 www.bellinigrill.com 220 S. 16th Street, between Locust & Walnut 3-Course Dinner for $25 Choose only for UPenn students a la carte salad, entree, dessert Dailypennsylvanian.com/dguide One Fro-Gro burger to rule them all By BRANDON MOYSE The Daily Pennsylvanian There is almost nothing in the world that unites people quite like the hamburger. Hundreds of millions of patties are eaten daily from Boston to Budapest, Tokyo to Tulsa, Sao Paulo to Sydney. Whether young or old, rich or poor, black or white, everyone loves a good burger. I’m no exception, so when I received a late-night Facebook message advertising Newbyman’s Burger Shack, my interest was piqued. Judging by the fact that the message billed the new mincedmeat emporium as a delivery service “exclusive to Radian residents,” it was obvious that NBS — as Wharton sophomore and founder Matt Newby calls it — was just a guy cooking burgers in his room and delivering them around the Radian. My friend Tom and I followed the message’s instructions and texted “Burger” to 41411. We promptly received a phone call with more details, which were fittingly sketchy. NBS only operates from 2 to 4 a.m., the burgers come from either Fro Gro or an unnamed South Philly butcher, are cooked on either the 14th or 11th floor and cost $5 a pop. This certainly was not was Louis Lassen envisioned 108 years ago when he ground some meat and threw it on a New Haven, Conn., grill. Tom was skeptical. He pressed for additional infor- 2319 Walnut Street, Philadelphia 215-496-9003 illy Coffee Tea Soups Sandwiches Pastries Desserts Chocolates Mon-Fri 7-6:30 Sat 8:30-6 Sun 8:30-5 www.walnutbridgecoffeehouse.com AmEricAn newbyman's Burger Shack American/Fast Food 3925 Walnut St. (The Radian) 14th floor or 11th floor TXT "Burger" to 41411 $ Open from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. mation, asking Newby how he could guarantee the burgers wouldn’t make us sick. “Yo man, I got salmonella once and it sucked,” Newby assured us. Worked for me, but Tom was unconvinced. Oh well, his loss, I figured. Twenty-five minutes later, Newby showed up at Tom’s door with my burger on a festive paper plate. It came topped with a slice of plump red tomato, crisp lettuce, cheese and “Newbyman sauce,” which was NBS’ version of McDonald’s special sauce. The price? $6.50. It’s not clear which extras I paid for and which were included. Tom asked why he chose the hours he did. “People are coming back drunk and they want food, and hamburgers are good drunk food,” Newby said, which seemed reasonable enough to us. On the outside, the burger looked like any homemade burger I’ve ever had. We gave it the smell test, poked and prodded it with a fork to assess its consistency and sliced a piece off to make sure it was cooked. The patty passed with flying colors and I took a bite — one small step for a man, one giant leap for Newbyman’s business. The verdict? It was good. All the ingredients seemed fresh enough, and the authenticity of a homemade burger certainly beats the other late-night options on campus, namely Mc- Donald’s and Philly Diner. But $6.50 seemed a little steep, and I have yet to decide whether or not the price was worth the sketchiness factor.
By JULIE STEINBERG 34th Street Magazine For some, the realization comes early freshman year. For others, it's not until you're juniors that it hits: El Azteca is the vilest place on Earth and you will no longer tolerate it as the location for your blackouts. When you can't face another night of tasteless grease but still want to abuse the other patrons in a restaurant with 20 of your nearest and dearest, you need only look across the street to find Aqua, a Thai/Malaysian BYO with decent food at reasonable enough prices to merit a trip. Twenty of us (full disclosure: all of the Street editors) headed down there one Friday night to sample semiauthentic Asian staples. What we found there, however, whetted more than just our culinary appetites: they have an entire floor dedicated to karaoke. Needless to say, the large quantities of wine we brought provided excellent fuel for a song-filled evening set against the picturesque background of fake plants and soft yellow lighting. We began with the satay chicken and rice net spring roll appetizers (each $6.75). The dark meat chicken was disappointingly bland, even after liberal dunkings in the sauce provided. We had better luck with the spring rolls. Crispy yet delicate, they were stuffed with shrimp, crab and the requisite vegetables, and their moss-like texture had everyone at the table raving. The menu itself is huge: pages and pages of Asian hybrid fare, so you're sure to please even the pickiest of your friends. I judge any Thai restaurant I visit by a single standard: the quality of the pad thai ($8.95). Happily, I found that the rice noodles were enhanced by the sauce, not drowned in it, and the chopped peanuts, bean sprouts and shrimp fused together excellently. Other successful dishes ASiAn Drunken noodles… and karaoke to boot Thai/Malaysian AQUA 705 Chestnut St. 215-928-2838 $$ Semi-authentic Asian favorites served up at a BYO with karaoke to boot included the Thai basil chicken ($11.95), which married chicken, pepper and onion in a Thai basil sauce and the mango chicken ($13.95), chicken served with shredded mango in the ubiquitous sweet and spicy sauce. The beef rendang ($12.95) was outstanding: the juxtaposition of the lemongrass and chili in the sauce provided a refreshing twist on what could have been a boring entrée. The desserts are perfunctory rather than inspired; we invented a birthday and an anniversary and still only received what amounted to fried peanut butter with Cool Whip. Better to skip it and indulge in some late-night karaoke; the staff is truly stellar when it comes to letting their guests monopolize an entire floor of the restaurant. And, someone is always on standby to switch to the next song when "Like A Virgin" gets monotonous. Aqua isn't a place to bring your parents. Or your siblings. Or your third cousins. It shines best when considered as an alternative to restaurants that don't care about food preparation because you're all drunk anyway. At Aqua, the food is a pleasant addition to a night out and cheap enough to share several dishes that have some semblance of authenticity. Definitely a must-try. This review was published in 34th Street magazine on March 20, 2008. 3 One-Topping Pizzas Medium $5.55 each Large $7.77 each 1 Large One- Topping Pizza & 1 Oven-Baked Sandwich $16.99 Dailypennsylvanian.com/dguide One-Topping Pizza with 10 Chicken Wings or 10 Chicken Kickers Medium $15.99 Large $17.99 1 Large One- Topping Pizza 1 Oven-Baked Sandwich 10 Chicken Wings or 10 Chicken Kickers $21.99 The daily Pennsylvanian D ining guiDe Wednesday, november 12, 2008 Page 7
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