Comments on: Restaurants Can Break Your Heart, Too

By: claire

claire — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:45:44 +0000

The Johnny Brenda’s Corn Muffin Delight is hugely missed: a giant corn muffin with sauteed peppers and onions, egg, and cheese on top. Even better if you sliced off half of the muffin, butter it, and put maple syrup on it, moving all the savory toppings to the other half and topping them with hot sauce. Truly, brunch greatness.

By: mattohara

mattohara — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:55:24 +0000

20 Manning had a killer escargots fondue.

By: kara

kara — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:24:20 +0000

Royal Tavern used to have an amazing brisket sandwich on the menu. I had it once a week for 18 months and my figure reflects this. Each time I find a favorite item on their menu, it is removed within 3 months now.

By: rory

rory — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:16:25 +0000

Fear not, fellow Rembrandt’s lovers…the tuscan fries are seasonal. I went through a mini-depression a couple winters ago when i first went to Rembrandt’s without the tuscan fries. A kind waiter told me that they return after the winter, and a couple months later, there they were. Now if this spring is different, I’ll join you in the agony of loss.

Briefly, Matyson had a butterfish with huitlacoche grits dish (I think. I might be mixing the two dishes, but i think it was huitlacoche and grits). As much as I still enjoy Matyson, every time I go, I feel a little sad I can’t get that dish again.

By: Pedro

Pedro — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:05:55 +0000

I guess I’m dating myself… When I first moved to Philly, I lived right around the corner from the RTM. The Down Home Diner was housed in an old transplanted prefab metal diner. They had two items that played a big part in my life: their strawberry shortcake, berries on a sliced biscuit with vanilla sauce, got me through a couple of rough patches (the waitresses were nice enough to serve it anytime, though it was supposedly only available for lunch); and they had big jars of sour cherries on every table that were endlessly addictive.

Place never recovered from the move to its new digs, unfortunately.

By: EmmKay

EmmKay — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:03:40 +0000

My story is not one of a removed item, but simply a changed item. Eulogy used to have the most amazing hand-cut frites. Then they went to the frozen kind.
A few months ago, they went back to the hand-cut which were awesome, but I think the frozen has now returned. Bleh.

By: SWK

SWK — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:23:39 +0000

Joy, good call on Rembrandt’s Tuscan Fries! They really were the best thing ever. In fact, in memoriam, I think I’ll crack out the deep frier and replicate them at home…

By: elisabeth

elisabeth — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:14:26 +0000

i was never a huge fan of the SPTR’s newbold spuds, BUT i absolutely LOVED their grilled cheese. they took it off the menu. i haven’t been back since, cause the sandwich they supposedly “replaced” it with SUCKED.

By: elisabeth

elisabeth — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:14:26 +0000

By: jagee77

jagee77 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:34:26 +0000

el azteca used to have frijoles azteca which were soooo good
it was like a stew of pinto beans, tomatoes, onions, cilantro and chorizo
sooo good
it was like a side dish

just one day they stopped making them

a very sad day

By: Joy

Joy — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:55:42 +0000

Yes! Rembrant’s used to server something called “Tuscan Fries” that were like heaven. The fries were tossed with pecorino romano, balsamic, garlic and herbs. RIP Tuscan fries.

By: Lola

Lola — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:36:10 +0000

Dmitri’s stopped serving the shrimp pil pil “special” for a few months because the company that made the hot pepper sauce went out of business. Fortunately, its back, but with a new sweeter hot pepper sauce…its still good, but its not the same.