Adam Erace finds good barbecue at Holy Smoke in Roxborough. Just read his description of the chicken and waffles.

The classic Harlem-born duo takes time, Taylor says. A full 12 minutes to get the breast, thighs and drums fried perfectly. A 24-hour brine kept the meat so moist, a ShamWow couldn’t sop up all its juices, while the thorough dredging in well-seasoned flour gave each piece its crackly, golden coating. The meat arrived over a fluffy Belgian, its pockets like reservoirs for the deadly good mix of soft butter, hot sauce, maple syrup and chicken drippings.

Burn Notice [Philadelphia Weekly]
Holy Smoke [Official Site]

Trey Popp travels to Roxborough in search of a bargain stuffed burger. And despite a few minor quibbles, that’s exactly what he finds at Roxburger.

It could have used a garnish — even just a few sliced onions would have beat the empty bun (turns out such toppings are available if you ask) — but the meat itself was moist, done exactly as I requested it, and the tasty filling somehow didn’t ooze all over the place, a hazard I’ve come to expect from the $10 jobs at Good Dog. For $5.75, doctored with a squirt of spicy brown mustard, it’s as good a deal as you’re likely to find.

Welcome to the Rox [City Paper]

The intrepid Mark and Audrey look down on the cafes of Main Street from an abandoned rail bridge but skip eating along the main drag of Manayunk in this dirt cheap edition of Cheap Dates.

Cheap Dates: Manayunk/Roxborough [Philebrity TV]
Cheap Dates [UWISHUNU]

When it comes to Roxborough there are just two cheesesteaks. And much like you’re either a Pat’s or Geno’s person, you’re either a Chubby’s or Dalessandro’s loyalist.

Interestingly the defenders of Chubby’s usually point to the hours, bar or cheese fries as the reason they prefer Chubby’s. But at Dalessandro’s, it’s all about the sandwich.

A Tale Of Two Cheesesteaks [UWISHUNU]