Posted by Foobooz on 28th October 2009
Victor Fiorillo’s Operation Maker’s Mark has wrapped up and Oscar’s got busted. the divey Center City bar was serving up something that wasn’t Maker’s Mark.
But now what? What’s the correct punishment for a bar that’s misrepresenting the liquor they’re serving?

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Operation Maker’s Mark: The Results Are In [Restaurant Club]
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Posted by Foobooz on 6th February 2009
Craig LaBan visits Little Fish on the heels of the tiny restaurant’s national accolades. Does he come to heave more praise or to pop a hole in the national hoopla?
How many bells for Little Fish?
- 3 Bells (60%)
- 2 Bells (32%)
- 4 Bells (7%)
- 0 Bells (0%)
- 1 Bell (0%)
Total Votes: 81

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Posted by Foobooz on 17th December 2008
Tim McGinnis breaks down where to enjoy octopus all year round but in so doing, he takes a big-time shot at Dmitri’s!
When compiling a list of all things overrated in Philadelphia, Field Guide has Geno’s Steak’s, Hall and Oates and Rocky 2 through 6 all somewhere near the top. But after dining on Dmitri’s (2227 Pine St. 215.985.3680) octopus we’ve decided it beats them all to a pulpo. The “small plate” of drywall tough legs was served up in a fishy, oily sauce by an apathetic slacker staff more interested in reading their art industry magazines than delivering great grub. It made us as disappointed as a kid at Christmas with a stocking full of tube socks.
So what do you think readers, does Tim have a point?
Is the octopus at Dmitri's overrated?
- Entirely possible if we're talking Fitler Square (48%)
- Yes (32%)
- No (21%)
Total Votes: 111

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Cephaloparty Time [Philadelphia Weekly]
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Posted by Foobooz on 29th October 2008

It’s another Mascot Throwdown and today it is a battle that comes straight from the animal kingdom. Fox vs. Sheep.
Who is it going to be? The Sly Fox or the Black Sheep?
Which mascot do you prefer?
- Sly fox (51%)
- Black Sheep (49%)
Total Votes: 161

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Posted by Foobooz on 1st October 2008

It’s our second mascot throwdown. And in honor of
National Pork Month we’re pitting two pigs against each other. It’s
Cochon vs.
Fiorella’s Sausage. Only one can emerge victorious.
Which mascot do you prefer?
- Cochon's (56%)
- Fiorella's (44%)
Total Votes: 231

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Posted by Foobooz on 31st July 2008
In Elisa Ludwig’s review today she states the gastropub has “eclipsed the BYO as the dominant species of Philly’s restaurant kingdom.”
So what do you think Foobooz readers? Is gastropub number one now or is there another king of the jungle out there?
What is Philadelphia's dominant restaurant species?
- BYOB (40%)
- Gastropub (31%)
- Stephen Starr (30%)
Total Votes: 149

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Posted by Foobooz on 12th June 2008
The Fountain Restaurant at the Four Seasons has installed a new 48″ flat screen in one of its private dining rooms so diners can get a behind the scenes look at what’s going on in the kitchen.
So what do you think, would you like to watch your dinner be prepared via closed-circuit television?
Would you like to watch your dinner be prepared via TV?

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At Fountain, TV shows diners a taste of what’s to come [Philadelphia Inquirer]
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Posted by Foobooz on 4th June 2008
So ZoT is hosting a dinner with a lot of exotic meats. Are you interested in trying lion?

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Posted by Foobooz on 4th February 2008

Another Restaurant Week has come and gone. What are your thoughts? Did you get a good meal? Was it worth the money? Will you do it again?

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Posted by Foobooz on 20th November 2007
Sunday’s Inqlings column reported that Atlantic City’s Irish Pub is suing MetroCorp, which publishes Philadelphia Magazine, because the bar was called a dive.
“Defendant characterizes the customers . . . as likely to be ‘broken-down blackjack addicts’ and ’self-professed black sheep of the family,’ ” the suit says, adding that the label will hurt the pub’s chances at further expansion. Pub attorney Michael J. Malloy included with the filing a statement from a consultant who opined that the “dive” tag was “dangerous and life-threatening to this business.”
So is being called a Dive a term worth suing over?

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Inqlings | A.C. pub sues over ‘dive’ review
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