You can get full on all of our Quick Bites today so we broke it into two courses for your enjoyment.

Rejoice, rejoice fans of Lolita and Indian food. Wednesday, December 12th is the expected first night at Bindi! [Table Talk, Philadelphia Inquirer]

Moctezuma Restaurant, another Mexican restaurant has opened on 9th Street. Seafood and service set this one apart. [Feeding Frenzy, City Paper]

Look for a new Fishtown bar with a bad-ass name, Kung Fu Neck Tie to open New Year’s Eve at Front and Thompson. [Ice Pack, City Paper]

Gasp, Swallow is now saying they’ll open December 15th on Liberties Walk. [Table Talk, Philadelphia Inquirer]

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Wo, Philadelphia Weekly looks for the best hot dogs in town and actually uses the phrase, “beige meat rod.”

Among the favorites are the following, including Bootsie’s twice.

• Johnny Rockets
• Five Guys
• 707
• Citizens Bank Park
• Bootsie’s

Wiener Takes All [Philadelphia Weekly]

Tonight Bootsie’s in Center City is hosting the second of their monthly wine dinners.

Italian wines will be the focus this evening. Three wines and 4 courses for $50. Seatings are at 6 and 8:30 PM.

Menu after the jump.

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Cary Neff who has owned the Sansom Street Oyster House for the past seven years is opening a brasserie at 5th and Bainbridge. No name or date has been set for the opening. [Table Talk, Philadelphia Inquirer]

All month, Bootsie’s, 38 S 19th Street, is offering a deal. Order one entrée at full price and get the second at half price. [Bootsie's]

Shula’s 347 is set to open next Thursday at the Philadelphia Marriott West in West Conshohocken. The 347 refers to Don Shula’s wins as an NFL head coach. No word on when Kotite 40 will be opening. [Table Talk, Philadelphia Inquirer]

The Wild Onion in Rosemont is now smoke-free upstairs until 11 PM. [Main Line Restaurant Guide]

MenuPages now has menus for over 2,000 local restaurants including new spots like Osteria, Cebu and Fogo de Chao. [MenuPages]

The South Philly Review takes a look at the recently reopened and re-imagined Bootsies at 38 S. 19th Street. Although Bootsie’s bills itself as Mediterranean, the menu is almost exclusively Italian.

There were 13 entrées and two specials. Bootsie’s was out of the fresh grilled fish of the day, which would have been my choice, so I settled on the crabcakes ($22). On a scale of one to 10, they were a seven. I received two patties fashioned from jumbo lump crabmeat mixed with the right touch of seasonings and a little filler. They were creamy inside and topped with squiggles of aioli, the famous French garlic mayonnaise. Even though they were sautéed, they should have been crispy and golden on the outside. My dinner came with boiled rice and sautéed spinach.

One-and-a-half tips of the toque to Bootsie’s.

Bootsie’s [South Philly Review]
Bootsie’s [Official Site]

A couple of tips from Foobooz readers. Xochitl, the Mexican spot on Headhouse Square was open last night for a private party, so look for an opening to the public in coming days. And reader Brendan reports Bootsie’s is back open. Now with “dark wood high and low tops, candles, darker lighting and an updated menu.” That new menu is available at Bootsiesphilly.com. Lots of seafood on the menu including a grilled fish of the day and topping out with dry aged beef rib steak for $35.

Xochitl [Official Site]

Bootsie’s, the natural fast food spot on 19th Street has closed. A sign in the window claims they will re-open in the first week of 2007 as “a full service restaurant featuring a Continental and Mediterranean menu, including steak and other great creations.”

We here at Foobooz can’t help but feel a tinge of disappointment in Bootsie’s closing, they were the first and probably only place that hung up a write-up we did.

It’s been a bad month for the block of 19th Street between Market and Chestnut as Jolly’s and Pazzo Pizza Bar closed earlier this month. How’s Tragos doing?

A couple items of note on South 19th Street. Bootsie’s is now opening later, 11 AM instead of 7. And across the street Jolly’s and Pazzo Pizza Bar have both closed.

City Paper’s top five list this week details some of the best breakfast sandwiches in the area.

Among those highlighted are the high-end Brasserie Perrier’s Sourdough Breakfast Sandwich to the traditional Pepper and Egg served at Tony Luke’s.

Foobooz would also recommend the bacon egg and cheese at John’s Roast Pork and Bootsie’s Applewood Bacon and egg sandwich.

Morning Glory [City Paper]

There’s been an influx of new burger spots opening up in Center City, Kirsten Henri takes a look at Bootsie’s, Copa Miami and Five Guys.

She finds Bootsie’s an expensive dud, Copa Miami, respectable, and Five Guys, “everything a fast-food burger should be.”

Burger Me Senseless [Philadelphia Weekly]
Bootsie’s [Official Site]
Five Guys [Official Site]