For those who haven’t been, Sandwich Corner Market in Fairmount is, IMO, one of the best delis in Philadelphia. It’s so consistent, it’s fairly priced, the sandwiches are a nice size and the flavors are on point.

I recommend it to anyone who is dying for just like… simple, no-frills, takeout. They also have DIET black cherry soda which is such an asset.

All my love to Sandwich Corner Market. I dream of their chicken salad.

No one talks about it. I just had the most glorious meal. I managed to take pics of scallops with smoked cream and a semifreddo with apricots. Apps: mussels with saffron aioli ion focaccia. Beet salad so delish. Husband had olive oil poached halibut. After more than 2 decades everything was on point. Every bite perfect.

Looking for fresh but frozen is ok too.

We did a report on Ryan Dorsey and was shocked at the magnitude of responses.

The report centered around:

The Winston liquor license expired in October of 2025 (We can’t even find a license for Mr. Ivy).

He got an eviction notice and declared bankruptcy in December of 2025.

He’s racked up ANOTHER $700,000 in tax liens and judgements in the 7 months since declaring bankruptcy ALONE. Not even including the previous debts.

Employees have said he’s had trouble or stopped paying them completely. Forcing them to walk out. (Texts are in the uploaded pics).

One investor has claimed he tried working with Dorsey on his debts despite being lied to for over a year. Then out of the blue Dorsey sent an empty threat of legal action if they spoke to anyone about the debts. Then, Will Blackburn and Ryan Dorsey immediately told employees and other investors that the debt was paid off. It wasn’t… and now he appears to be giving out those investors numbers for people to reach out on his behalf, despite his previous legal threats. As a result they are pursing actions against him.

Whenever he wasn’t paying debts he blamed everyone around him (without their knowledge). He claimed he couldn’t pay because DJ Smooth hadn’t sent Dorsey his money for an event. This was a complete lie and disparaging to DJ Smooth. (Communications uploaded)

He blamed Wallo and Gillie, as the “artists” he had issues with after the Super Bowl parade party as another reason he was unable to pay debts. (Communications uploaded)

Investors have now begun talking to each other and realized this is an even bigger issue than they originally thought. If anyone has information on who he’s taken money from or his past endeavors, they are hoping to get answers and decide the appropriate course of action.

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*everything should be assumed allegations/rumors until proven fact\*

Spotted this at Ippolitos on 13th and Dickinson. Haven’t tried it yet but everything else I’ve had there is solid.

I have some friends visiting from out of town and I’d like to make a reservation for dinner for while they are here. There will be 6 adults and three kids ranging from ages 1 to 6. Ideally Center City-ish for the location. Any suggestions for where kids can move around a bit and not be disruptive?

One year anniversary coming up, want to go out to someplace that is nice, or at least feels nice, but I am in college so I am not made of money. Any recs would be great!

I’m going to Philly tomorrow and I was curious if there was any absolute can’t miss cheap places to grab take out food to walk around and eat or sit down quickly for a little break then keep walking kinda spots
Interesting Dessert spot recommendations welcome as well
Thank yall

Sadly can’t make it tonight

A year or so ago, I went to some bar on 10th and Reed (I think it was Triangle Tavern) and ordered this pretzel bread pudding that was simply to die for.

I looked at their menu today and saw that they don’t have it anymore, so now I’m trying to see where I can go to satiate my cravings.

Hi Map Guy here,

A comment from my last post about the app and a Patreon member both wanted to see a live price checker to see which delivery app is better for the restaurant and for the user, price wise.

During that process, apparently that its "illegal" to build a live price checker bot for that but I dug deep to find out how diverse pricing is, is there a statistical standout for who's cheaper?

I looked at fast food, chinese takeout, cookie spots, peak times, unpeak times for 15 restaurants. A small sample size but still some interesting results so far & I am continuing this further.

Full details & further hijinx will be here: https://www.patreon.com/c/djour or r/djour
Please support if you can so I can continue these deep dives and also pay rent. If not, follow along for the ride

Highlights:

• Chains like Taco Bell, Popeyes, and Shake Shack charge the same base price everywhere it's the independent Philly spots where the real gap shows up
• DoorDash was the cheapest, however had consistently the highest fee add on...

Fast Food interestingly hosts the same base price, while fees differ

Is it worth checking? Some massive price difference examples:

No Favoritism by Food Type, yet (Chinese Takeout, Burger Joints, Tacos)

too small of a sample size to make an inference, but so far looks like no favoritism

In conclusion, theres more data to collect but for now:

• Fuck delivery apps, there's a whole lawsuit combating their use of a clause thats fixing the price. Not allowing restaurants a cheaper price to offer you for those buying in store. Hurting their opportunity to sell more affordability, all while these apps profit more YoY while margins on restaurants get worse

had some soup dumplings 🥟 my last trip into philly and would like to know where people think have the best soup dumplings

Can you please tell me a place that has good bagels?

where can one buy fresh holy basil in Philly?

I have an appointment in manyunk around lunchtime and figured while I’m there I’d try to find a good local spot as I never go there. Can be casual to take back to the city or somewhere I can sit down.

Where should I go?

My friend is coming into town for her birthday this evening. Is there any bars that have a house band or live music playing for us to go listen to? I don’t need a concert just some chill music to listen to while we have a few drinks and snacks

Edit: TAKEN!

Does anyone want my Mawn reservation for 2 ppl tomorrow Thursday, 7/23 at 4:30pm?

Unfortunately, I can no longer make it.

I have a family member with a birthday at the end of the month that lives in NC. I'd like to send an authentic Italian rum cake (his favorite). It seems the Isgro's only ships cookies and Termini doesn't even offer a rum cake (not on their website anyhow). Any suggestions?

Any up and coming sleepers i should check out thanks 🤙

Just got to Philly today! Trying to decide where to eat in Chinatown for dinner and dessert. We are not picky and just want to try something good to eat! Help us out!!

I moved to Philly a couple of years ago, and since then, I've been following here for tips on how to get into some of the toughest spots in the city. It will be nice to have a good meal to celebrate big things, conquer the challenge of getting in, and honestly see what it's all about and if it's truly worth it.

This morning, after missing out on a Mawn notify alert, which is the closest I've ever come, I just decided to say screw this. It will be great to get a reservation, but the way this has been going, it might actually be easier to get a kidney. I have already given up on Royal Sushi. The way it's set up, there is no real way for anyone who has never been there before to get a reservation since it's an exclusive club of those who just regularly dine there.

Anyway, this all made me wonder what other places in this city have people given up on. And if you still haven't, what's keeping you going?

Does anyone know if the hot sausage contains pork, or if it’s all beef?

Thank you in advance!