Our Apartment

Danielle and I decided that we need to work hard enough to afford a maid someday. We are clean people, but even our one-bedroom apartment gets messy about...one day after we clean it. We constantly have laundry to do (even though we do it regularly) and our living room is kind of a mess. Our dishes pile up, but that is mostly because our kitchen sink is clogged so we have to constantly stop washing dishes and let it drain for a few hours. The dryers in our building are defective, too, so we always pay money to dry our laundry and then end up just hanging it on our collapsable drying rack in the living room for about three days. We have a stack of books sitting underneath one corner of our love seat because I just do not have the time to fix the leg, and our thirty-year-old rabbit ears on the TV have HUGE pieces of tinfoil wrapped around the ends so we can pick up FOX (the Vikings and Glee). This place is a real gem, I tell you. But it is definitely becoming home, at least in my opinion. All these little quirks add to the character, right?

I guess all these chores and appliance and plumbing issues are part of being an adult, but with law school plus my lazy streak I don't know what we are going to do. At least Danielle is here to be a hard worker plus keep me calm.

On an awesomer note, the weather is finally cooling off a little. We had about four days a week or two ago that were nice and comfortable, but then it got humid again. Today it finally got a little breezy and BEAUTIFULLY SUNNY in the afternoon. Now over the weekend it is going to be actually cold, it sounds like. We are very excited to break out the sweaters and think of Minnesota. Probably bust out some pumpkin muffins, maybe some apple-something-or-others, no biggie. Fall is just my favorite season EVER!

That's all for now.

-Rory

P.S. Danielle told me that I should not have apologized a few posts ago for what we do and don't do on our blog. Apparently it is a tip she read for successful blogging. SO I just wanted to quickly apologize for that post. Okay thanks!

Jinxes

Our friend Jason suggested that I jinxed the Vikings when I said I would only write another post on Sunday if they won (they lost). I think there might be something to these jinxes, because in the next post I wrote, I said that Danielle and I were sort of...putting Tastykakes on the back burner. Well wouldn't you know that this week has been absolutely the most stressful week of the semester, building on last week which previously held that record. The stress caused me to walk over to CVS last night and buy a damned box of Cream-Filled Coffee Kakes (on sale, thank you very much)!!! They are pretty okay, still not going to make it onto my Leader Board, but I had to tell everyone about how I jinxed myself into buying them.

I have to be very careful with my new-found power, especially considering that it is a jinxing rather than a blessing power. I hope that, having said I must be careful, I didn't jinx myself into becoming reckless!

-Rory

Journal to the Center of the Earth

Well, the Vikings lost yesterday for the third time, as I am sure most of you know. I was just happy because Danielle and I finally got to watch the Vikes for the first time this season! Thanks to a couple of long-lost Minnesotan friends currently living across the river in New Jersey, we had a great afternoon catching up, eating some gameday snacks, and utilizing their DIRECTV.

I have been feeling pretty bad lately about how inconsistent our blogging has been, but I think I have reflected my way to a breakthrough, and I am going to share a little of my insight with you all now since confession is good for the soul, as they say. Danielle will undoubtedly read this and make me change some stuff, but for now I am going to speak my mind.

Firstly, I am sorry for promising you all certain, specific blog posts several weeks ago which we have not yet gotten around to publishing. Among those topics promised were the Wii and a virtual house warming party. Danielle has told me that she still plans to do a write-up on the Wii, so keep looking out for that, and we will definitely be doing a virtual house warming party in October or early November. I just wanted you all to know we haven't forgotten our promises.

Additionally, I have posted a few times about Tastykakes and my ambitions to launch a secondary quest to our Cheesesteak quest in which we seek out the bestest Taskykakes in the land. Well here is what I have decided: for the sake of our health, budget, and other interests, the Tastykake quest is hereby, officially downgraded to a casual survey. As new Tastykakes come our way, we will let you know about them. Truth be told, they are too expensive and not Earth-shattering enough so far to justify a regular blog feature endeavoring to explore the reaches of Tastykake tastiness. As it stands, FYI, Danielle holds Peanut Butter Kandy Kakes at the top of her list, whereas I have bestowed that honor on Banana Treats.

So I guess it was just those two things that were bothering me: I think that is all for now, folks. I realize this post not be very interesting, but it is cathartic for me and I think that with this out of my way I can begin an era of pure, joyous blogging. With the move out to Philly, the newly-married life, and beginning law school, I got overexcited. I tried to make this blog into something it was not, and I should really apologize to the blog for that, as well as our readers. I think I crossed a real threshold today!

Happy reading, happy trails, happy days!
-Rory

P.S. The Picasa album should now be available to everyone. Please let us know if you have trouble accessing it. Yay!  

Philadelphia

Here you go: our Philadelphia photo album as of September 25, 2011.

Spotlight: Feal Good Foundation

So, wait, you're telling me I can go hang out with my new law school buddies, drink, and have fun all for a good cause?! That is exactly what they're telling me!  


Last Friday night, Rory and I attended this fun event that Drexel's Student Bar Association (SBA) puts on every year. It is called Cocktails for a Cause, and, as the name suggests, you drink cocktails in the name of a good cause. A local bar in Olde City, called Mad River, lets the school use its facilities for the night. Then students pay a $5 cover to get in and have very stiff drinks poured for them by their professors. (Believe me when I say stiff.) All drinks are $3 and the profs are working to see who can get the most tips. All proceeds from the night go to a charity, selected by the SBA in the planning process for the event.


This year's cause was the Feal Good Foundation (I'm assuming to honor the 10th anniversary of 9/11, but I can't say for sure). Therefore, I thought it would be a nice addition to the blog if we do a spotlight feature on the organization. I also hope to make this a recurring theme any time we have the opportunity to work with or come in contact with an organization that is doing great work for our community. So, let me tell you a little about the Feal Good Foundation.


The nonprofit was founded in 2005 as a support for First Responders who had been called to help in the clean up after the tragedy of 9/11 and suffered with a health problem or injury as a result of the work. The founder, John Feal, led a crew of Construction Demolition experts picking up debris, steel, and rubble on 9/12/01. Within the first week of working on the project, 8,000 pounds of steel fell on his foot, eventually resulting in a partial amputation. After suffering through many medical visits and dealing with numerous medical bills and insurance issues, he decided that no one who had served in the post 9/11 clean up efforts should be forced into debt and inability to pay for health needs from injuries sustained in the course of their service.


The Feal Good Foundation provides eligible first responders with an initial assist of $250.00 to cover basic costs, such as food or utility bills. Then, the eligible person may apply for more assistance, which is administered on a needs basis, to help cover medical bills, rent or mortgage payments, other bills, and/or other basic needs. As the website explains, "The primary mission of the FealGood Foundation, a non-profit organization, is to spread awareness and educate the public about the catastrophic health effects on 9/11 first responders, as well as to provide assistance to relieve these great heroes of the financial burdens placed on them over the last eight years. A secondary goal of the Foundation is to create a network of advocacy on 9/11 healthcare issues. We not only advocate for Ground Zero workers, but show others how they can advocate for themselves and help others through grassroots activism."


For more information on this organization, check out its website at: http://www.fealgoodfoundation.com/mission.html

Our Picasa Pics

We have heard that people are unable to currently access our Picasa album, which we linked to a few posts ago. Just wanted you to know that we are aware of the issue and will post again when we have fixed the problem. Thanks.

Peace and love,
Rory

See More of Our Life in Pictures

Hello Everyone!

Putting pictures onto the blog is tedious, meticulous, and the time you put into arranging them to look neat and orderly is a waste because Blogger just messes it up when you go to post. Needless to say, we are not going to be able to post all of the pictures on the blog that we would like to- and we have lots more fun photos than just what are on the blog posts.

So, if you would like to see more photos from our journey, check out our Picasa web album a couple posts above this one.

Hope you're enjoying the blog and learning more about Philadelphia as we do!

Love,
Danielle

Out and About Philadelphia: Back in the Saddle

Oh how I have missed blogging! It has been two weeks or better since I had both the time and motivation to write a post, but I promise to TRY to be better about keeping regular with these updates. I know Danielle recently wrote a post, but really we have both been bad lately about keeping this site current, so here's to change and a brighter future!

Last weekend we had the chance to spend some time with anothernewly-wed couple in our neighborhood and take a free walking tour of Philly! The tour, "Real Philly,"covered Chinatown, Reading Market (pronounced "redding"), Center City, South Street, the Italian Market, and Old City. Chinatown is the second or third biggest in the US, right up there with New York and LA; however, there have been voices calling for the name to change to "Asiatown" because of the influence of various Asian countries in the area. We definitely have to go back and checkout some of the Vietnamese and Burmese restaurants!

Reading Terminal Market (LINK) is a busy market absolutely FULL of local vendors. On the tour we did not have much time to explore, but Danielle and I did share a chicken caesar crepe. Good stuff. I love crepes. Anyway, the Market is right next to Chinatown, so another tour of the Market is also most definitely in our future, especially since it was Danielle's favorite part of the tour.

Next was Center City, with all of its arts, architecture, and history:

Then it was on to South Street, where the hippies live, and then the Italian Market in South Philly. The Italian market smelled mostly like fish and had more Mexican than Italian food, but it was a trip. After the Italian Market we headed back north through Old City, where we saw St. Peter's Church, an old Anglican church (first service in 1761) still in operation. George Washington worshiped there.

So that was about it. The trip was about 4.5 hours and over three miles long, and it was a great time to meet new people and get a feel for our new city. Philly has an amazing history, and is a great "City of Firsts" Check out the link!

Here is a picture of our feet on the first street to be made out of wood (needless to say, this trend didn’t last too long considering the upkeep wood needs when out in the elements):

Today Danielle and I had the opportunity to sail on the Delaware River with some fellow churchgoers at University Lutheran Church of the Incarnation. Neither of us had ever been sailing, and thankfully we weren't called upon to handle any of the important duties on the boat. We basically just sat and watched Philly and Camden from the river, and listened to some locals educate us about sailing and the area. Unfortunately it was a foggy, misty day, with little wind. So we sailed with the tide upriver, checking out the Camden Riversharks ballpark and the other Philly piers, factories, and condos. Danielle snapped some photos:

Finally, tonight we went to Mass as St. Francis de Sales parish in West Philadelphia. The parish has a beautiful church, which is sadly falling apart but is in the process of renovation. It has a cool history and a reputation for having a great choir at the 10:15am Mass as well as the largest parochial grade school in the US. Among the church's famous, past parishioners is Peter Boyle! Very cool.

We topped off the night, and the week, with our first trip to Koch's Deli just a block away. We waited for an hour to get our order in and get our food, but to be honest: totally worth it. We decided to give our Cheesesteak Quest a break for a few weeks while we try out some of the other amazing meals Philadelphia has to offer, and Koch'sDeli was a solid choice for one of those meals. Danielle had a turkey club on toasted wheat with bacon, lettuce, and tomato; I had a special with corned beef, turkey, and beef brisket and coleslaw, Russian dressing, and pepper jack cheese. Jewish delis ain't bad.

Well that's definitely all from me for now. Tomorrow is the Vikings game, so I will make an Angel's-in-the-Outfield-style promise: if the Vikings can keep it together in the second half, I will write another posttomorrow. If not, who knows???

Philly Speaks: No End to the Madness

Here is our second installment of Philly Speaks. Before getting started with the list of funny things we have heard around school and city since the last installment, I want to issue a brief apology. It has now been 8 or 9 days since our last post. It is not our attention to ignore our adoring fans, nor is it to say that we have become so incredibly boring that we have nothing to share with you. It is, rather, a reflection on the fact that we are fully realizing that no one was lying to us when they said law school would be a lot of hard work. We often find ourselves working late on homework to finally collapse in exhaustion and fall into a slumber dotted with bizarre dreams based on the weird cases we were just reading. We are also getting into the season of midterms, which take up a lot of our time and concentration. So, we are very sorry that we have been absent for the past week. Hopefully we will get caught up really soon (we have another post already on the drafting table and we need to fill you all in on our awesome walking tour of Philly we took this weekend).


Now, onto the list. I do want to throw in this disclaimer: All comments are taken out of context and may be construed to mean things the speaker did not actually intend. But, we're hear for comedic purposes, not to write anyone's biography- so I think we'll be fine.


-This rule only applies when children are engaging in adult activities, such as motorboating.
-Of course there is always more in the animal jar than in the child cancer jar.
-If you teach kids to drive the way I do, then everyone would be much safer. Although, there always was the chance they wouldn't survive their training- but that's why I had five kids; you always have a spare around then.
-What does "Bad Haircut" mean? Is it a baseball term?


And, because we very happily ushered in a new season of "How I Met Your Mother" last night, here are some of my favorite quotes from the last couple seasons:
-Oh thank God! Barney Stinson needs you right before his wedding, you assume there's at least one dead stripper in the closet.
- Oh okay, Lily. Why don't you have a baby with your butt?
-No, you're not a real New Yorker until you've killed a cockroach with your bare hand. (In Rory's case, a true Philadelphian)
-Wait, where are you g- that's a compliment! You're the least needy woman I've ever met. That's awesome! No guy's gonna say "Who's your daddy?" to Robin Scherbatsky; you're your own daddy. And mommy. And weird survivalist uncle who lives in a cabin with a shotgun blaming stuff on the government. 


Well, I hope everyone enjoyed that and maybe you even have a little smile on your face now.


Cheers from Philly,
-Danielle

Philly Smells

When Danielle and I went on our honeymoon to Orlando, FL, we decided that Orlando stinks. Specifically it smells like something I don't feel is an appropriate word for this blog, but that aside we were offended and disappointed. Walking around our resort, walking to the grocery store, and at the airport, Orlando smelled bad. Minnesota often smells nice, especially by comparison, but we were on our honeymoon so I think we deserved better. Objectively it was probably inevitable because of all of the vegetation mixed with the incredible heat plus rainfall in Florida...

Philly on the other hand smells terrible from all the people. The building next to ours, which we often walk past, has a constant stream of water flowing out from one of the window wells over the sidewalk and into the gutter. For some reason it always smells like stank whenever we walk by that stream, and last week Danielle discovered that the cause of both the stream and stank is that the window well is actually packed with garbage. So that is a great example, right in our neighborhood, of why Philly smells. 

We haven't been able to figure out why it smells especially bad when compared to other large cities, but some possible contributing factors we have hypothesized include: 1) the age of Philadelphia; 2) the size; 3) something about tastykakes; and/or 4) the 76ers. 

Walking down the street in the other direction this past week, we decided that every house must have had a raging party for labor day and filled up all their toilets with garbage so that they had to defecate in the streets. It smelled absolutely awful, and the boulevards were overflowing with party cups and pizza boxes, but the odor suggested contents much fouler and eviler beneath the surface. Sometimes we will walk by a restaurant or store and a pleasant smell will tease us for all of three seconds before we walk past the adjacent alley and discover where they keep their stank. Then that continues for several blocks until we are able to get back inside a building.

Even inside some buildings, like our apartment building, your nose ought to be afraid. Danielle has said that the smell on the lobby level near the bike lock-up and laundry rooms should constitute a cause of action for some type of tort. Danielle is still struggling to come to terms with her new-found identity as a law student, and that was an early attempt at a legal joke.

As in Orlando, I am hoping that this serious issue is attributable to the record rainfall in Southeast Pennsylvania recently, and that the fall will dry it up and winter will seal the odor in ice. If not, then I expect that Minnesota will know when we are coming home for Christmas by the rank scent. Unfortunately I am now at the end of the post and have not found a good spot for a pun based on the word 'olfactory,' but I wanted everyone to know that I have thought a lot about it. 

-Rory 

Cheesesteak Quest: Abner's Cheesesteaks

Tonight the Quest led us to Abner's Cheesesteaks at 3813 Chestnut St. Let's get right to it.

I ordered a cheesesteak as always and got it with onions, peppers, and CHEESE WHIZ! Cheese whiz is a popular cheesesteak option but is not available everywhere, and this was my first time trying it. I decided it was amazing! I will probably continue to order the cheese whiz whenever possible but won't be disappointed by American cheese, either. One of the best things about the whiz was that they pumped it out of a condiment pump; there was something satisfying about it. It naturally proceeds to permeate the bread, the meat, and your soul in a hot, delicious mess. The peppers at Abner's consisted solely of either banana peppers or peperoncini, I never know the difference. Abner's turned out to also be a shop where they actually mix the peppers and onions right in with the meat on the griddle, which as I stated in the last post is my preferred method, so points there to Abner's. Beyond that, the bread was mediocre, the food was greasy, and the meat was lower quality than the last couple cheesesteaks, but it still had a great flavor. Overall the factors at Abner's added up to a great experience with my beautiful wife! Did I mention they have great waffle fries?

They do.

And they helped me forget some of the minor shortcomings of the cheesesteak.

Danielle had a chicken cheesesteak, also as always, and with American cheese, onions, and peppers. Her meat was probably even crappier in quality than mine, but otherwise I feel confident in speaking for her that she felt pretty much the same as me about the experience as a whole. So basically the bread was okay, the flavor was good, and the waffle fries added serious points. We also shamefully ordered some freshly-baked cookies delivered to our apartment, and obviously those overpowered any remaining disappointment we had with our meal, and revived any diminishing disappointment we had with our personal fitness.

For now Abner's is going to stay off of our Leader Board, mostly because it is 2.5 blocks past Lee's, which had similarly-priced steaks with better meat and bread. Next week we are hoping to venture out of University City for our Cheesesteak Quest and visit South Street! So far, the worst thing about cheesesteaks is having to wait a-whole-nuther week to have one...

-Rory

Journal: Law School Week 3

This week has been crazy busy, and I think we are finally discovering what law school will be like for us. Danielle and I have had little time for anything except reading and briefing cases, although we have been able to check out several interesting student groups that could provide us with some social outlets, leadership and educational opportunities, and networking in the future! Thankfully these groups also offer lunch usually. What's more, we attended a panel about legal advocacy post-9/11 and got pretty good, catered supper afterwards! Drexel often provides such catered receptions after speakers, and one of the primary activities student groups engage in is bringing in speakers. So yay for lots of free meals this week! They are a life-saver when you are crunched for time and money. Speaking of time, I need to slog through some Contracts reading in the next two hours before class, so I hereby wrap up this journal entry (that is clear language: helpful for a binding contract). 

-Rory

"How can you say to your brother,
"Brother, let me remove that splinter in your eye,"
when you do not even notice the wooden beam in your own eye?
You hypocrite!  Remove the wooden beam from your eye first;
then you will see clearly

to remove the splinter in your brother's eye."   Luke 6:39-42

Philly Speaks: Things Heard Around the City

Hi All,

So, we thought it would be fun just to fill you all in on some of the funny quotes that we've heard around campus and the city.  It may be a recurring post, so look out for the posts labeled "Philly Speaks."

-Actuaries are people who wanted to be accountants but couldn't handle the excitement.
-Minnesota is in the middle of the country, right?... I went to Catholic school and they didn't even show us where Africa is on the map.
-"Werter" (that's how they say water around her)
-Why does New Jersey have the most toxic waste dumps and California has the most lawyers? Because New Jersey got to pick first.
-If I was going to make a sawed off shot-gun, this is what it would look like. (Don't worry- it's just a water gun!)

That's all for now.  Hope you enjoyed!

Open your ears and have a great day!

-Danielle

Pretty Girls

Danielle and I finally did our second "deep cleaning" of our apartment tonight after a holy day consisting of double duty church (Catholic and Lutheran services), a nap, and quite a bit of Mario Kart Wii. I love the Sabbath.

 So now the apartment is looking fairly great again, except for the lack of a desk in the living room, which is causing minor chaos. We have at least confined it to one small corner of the room. Danielle has been diligently searching Craigslist for a desk, but alas the search continues. Thankfully we can at least approach the coming week or two with some peace of mind before we need to get out the Swiffer and vacuum again.

 The main point of this post, though, is that while we clean we like to listen to Q102 here in Philly. It is a lot like KDWB 101.3 in the Twin Cities, which I used to listen to a lot. One of my favorite jams on Q102 right now is "Pretty Girls" by Iyaz. So this "Pretty Girls" song, it has a Philly edition, which changes a few of the lyrics to give shout outs to local neighborhoods. We checked online and found out that the Twin Cities has an edit, too, so we just thought we could share the YouTube links for the two city-specific edits and let you all enjoy!

 -Rory

P.S. I just love the skyline shots of Minneapolis, especially the second one, with all the lights!


Twin Cities

Philly

Out and About Philadelphia

Danielle and I went out on the town today!

Elfreth's Alley, the Betsy Ross House, and the Schuylkill (Skoo-Kill, apparently) Trail. We biked every step of the way (except when we took actual steps and walked), and it totalled about 12 miles!

We had a lot of fun, although I think I scared Danielle quite a bit while biking through Center City. I like to dodge in and out of stopped traffic and burn yellow lights, Danielle likes to be safe. She handled it like a champ, though, and was a loving wife through it all.

So our first stop was Elfreth's Alley, a free walk down a block of 18th century row houses on "Our Nation's Oldest Residential Street." And people STILL live there! We learned a little about the poor Irish and German immigrants who originally settled the neighborhood, saw inside one of the houses furnished to match the 18th/19th century lifestyle, and learned a little about the industrial manufacturing and shipping jobs that drew poor immigrants to the Alley, which sits a couple blocks from the port on the Delaware River.

Our second stop was the Betsy Ross House. Betsy Ross (Elizabeth Claypoole) was a Quaker-then-Anglican-then-quasi-Quaker patriot credited with sewing the first American flag. The house called "The Betsy Ross House" is an old building on Arch Street which Betsy rented with her family throughout her adult life. During the British occupation of Philadelphia Elizabeth supposedly sewed her treasonous flags in her upstairs bedroom away from prying loyalist eyes. Interesting fact: Elizabeth is responsible for the five-pointed star on the American flag, instead of the six-pointed star suggested to her in the design presented by George Washington and her Uncle-in-law, George Ross (and Robert Morris).

Finally, after leaving Old City we headed back West to the Schuylkill River to bike along the Schuylkill Trail. Schuylkill, while pronounced oddly, has a cool meaning: hidden river. It comes from the Dutch, which explains a lot. We biked north for a couple miles and saw some great gardens, biked past the Art Museum, which we plan to visit soon, and saw lots of statues, which seem to be Philly's choicest way of commemorating its impressive history. We will have to go back many times to take in the full awesomeness of the path and to train for a future trip up the Trail to Valley Forge. For now here are a few pictures:

Tastykake Update

Danielle and I bought our first box of Tastykakes a couple days ago: Butterscotch Krimpets. I was craving a dessert, I will admit it. And I figured why not continue the Tastykake experiment? I am going to leave the Butterscotch Krimpets unranked, Danielle is going to put them above Chocolate Cupcakes, below Peanut Butter Kandy Kakes. Butterscotch Krimpets leaving their mark on Danielle's taste buds. Good for you. Okay, that was the quick update! Bye.

-Rory

The Cheesesteak Quest: Lee's Hoagie House

Today Danielle and I continued our quest for our favorite steaks at Lee's Hoagie House in University City. The place is only a few blocks from our apartment, so it was a no-brainer for our first stop on the quest since we decided to make it official.


The House smells great when you walk in, like fried food and warm deliciousness (a bakery with mozzarella sticks). It's a pretty simple shop: like a lot of these places, you shout your order to a cook (who will NOT smile) over a counter that Danielle can barely see over, and then go pay a cashier (who probably WILL smile). Lee's had a little sitting area up some stairs, but we got our order to-go: the shop is pretty small in general, not much to look at. 


So Danielle ordered a chicken steak with provolone (costs extra), fried onions, tomatoes, and lettuce on a kaiser. The kaiser comes standard, a hoagie roll apparently costs extra, but we LOVE the kaisers. Haven't been able to figure that phenomenon out yet. Anyway, I ordered a regular steak with the onions and peppers- the "regular" steak means it comes with white american cheese. We also split a strawberry milkshake, which we felt was prudent because Lee's claims the "Best Milkshakes on Campus," meaning Penn's campus. 


Onto the results: Danielle thought that the bread was tops compared to all the places we have been to, although we agreed that the bread that comes with cheesesteaks is always pretty good. Additionally the onion, lettuce, tomato topping combination was a good choice. The sandwich lacked in cheesiness and could have had a little more meat (only a LITTLE more, but that is Danielle's opinion). My steak was wholly lacking in the Adequate Amount of Meat Department, but otherwise was very good. One other preference which was not met: we both like the onions and peppers prepared on the cooktop with the meat rather than ladled on, which is what Lee's does. Still good, could be better. Also, we are unsure what percentage of places actually prepare their sandwiches which way, maybe ladling is the norm. But so what? We are looking for OUR favorite steaks in the city. Lastly, the shake was good.


Okay, so I think Lee's Hoagie House sits somewhere mid-pack for us so far, although in my opinion it gets points for being within walking distance. Here is our Leader Board so far:


1.  Dolce Carini 1929 Chestnut St. 
2.  Lee's Hoagie House 4034 Walnut St.
3.  Some food truck by Temple University's Beasley School of Law
4. Tony Luke's 39 E Oregon Ave.