Jon,
Don't know if it is still in business; I just remember that the food
there was superb. Jow and his wife also ran a truck at Penn when I worked
there which had excellent, inexpensive curry dishes. But that was a long
time ago.
Joe C.
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From: Jonathan Cass
Today's DP has an article about what's going into the commercial space at
34th Walnut to replace the Moravian cafe etc. IM(not so)HO, it's either a
sad commentary on the penn Administration for thinking this is the way to serve
the University and surrounding Communites, or a sad commentary
At 08:01 AM 4/19/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Today's DP has an article about what's going into the commercial space at
34th Walnut to replace the Moravian cafe etc. IM(not so)HO, it's either
a sad commentary on the penn Administration for thinking this is the way
to serve the University and
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It might be that they are not as upscale and might invite the element
Thats my guess
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From: Ben [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Apr 19, 2005 8:59 AM
To: UnivCity@list.purple.com
Subject: Re: [UC] Sad commentary
At 08:01 AM 4/19/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Today's DP has an
What is the issue you have with them?
How about they are evil and they suck. Read Fast Food Nation and you will
be able to answer that question all by yourself. I haven't eaten corporate
fast food since I read it. Remember, there is almost always a much better
local alternative to corporate
Who cares about the element? If anyone would care, it would be the
university, and clearly they don't have a problem with the idea of
attracting the element. I'm totally grossed out by the idea of those
food choices going into the Moravian, and it's not out of snobbery --
KFC and Taco Bell food
In a message dated 4/19/05 9:44:33 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
P.S. Let the record show that I agree with Al (!).
ELISABETH DUBIN
Hillier ARCHITECTURE
I agree with Al, Elisabeth and Jonathan too, for all the reasons they said. Bad food, no character, no support for local business people.
Isn't there like a fast food gulch on 40th Street between Walnut and Pine?
Why do they need another one??
How about a goddam GROCERY STORE over here by Garden Court?
Scrunch the Cat is quite perturbed.
sj
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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 09:25:52 -0400
From: Jonathan Cass
Im as annoyed as most people regarding the
reconstruction of the pool, especially since last year we finally became
members. I recently received the dues
letter and feel that the Membership Committee might want to consider the
following:
1. Anyone who
paid in full last year should not
Title: Re: [UC] Sad commentary
This is indeed a sad commentary. There were some wonderfully diverse and locally owned vendors operating out of the food court that were moved out so we could have more multi-billion dollar corporate chains brought in. Not only is the food they are serving
blocks of it - the newer one at 40th Locust, name escapes me at the moment, and
Mexicali. Now closed:
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In an email dated 18/4/2005 3:03:06 pm GMT Daylight time, William H. Magill
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On 17 Apr, 2005, at 21:42, Katie Convery
Title: mexicali (was: RE: [UC] Sad commentary)
i'd accidentally discovered mexicali on my way to tandoor one afternoon and stopped in. i found their burritoes far superior to mad 4 mex and qudoba. their atmosphere left an awful lot to be desired, but it quickly became my favorite lunch spot.
MexiCali was/will be at 40th and Sansom. The one at 40th and Locust is
another one, name is Qdoba (sp?). With Mad for Mex, that's three other
Mexican establishments in the area, two of them totally local, that may
be impacted by the Taco Bell. Plus the two MexiCali trucks (which are
I didn't mean to leave out the other Mexican choices in the neighborhood; I only meant to mention that Penn ITSELF already has two Mexican places as tenants - why do they make their tenants compete with their other tenants? Penn is the landlord for Qudoba, as Kyle reminds me of its name, at 40th
Is Mexicali owned by the same people who ran the Mexican lunch truck on
Spruce around '97/'98? Just curious. The food seemed the same.
Kyle Cassidy wrote:
mexicali (was: RE: [UC] Sad commentary)
i'd accidentally "discovered" mexicali on my way
to tandoor one afternoon and stopped
I've been eating mexicali (truck) burritos off and on for almost a decade,
they've always been the best I've had anywhere locally. The part that amazes
me the most is I'll come back after a year or so of not having been to the
truck, and he remembers me!
Dan W.
i'd accidentally discovered
Thanks for the announcement-Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: UnivCity-Announce@list.purple.comSent: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 11:11:15 EDTSubject: [UC-Announce] Kentucky Fried Chicken --- KFC
As I heard it, the honchos at Kentucky Fried Chicken found out via market research that the
Anyone going for the free ice cream?
Mexicali has a truck on the north side of Spruce between 36th 37th.
Best burritos for your buck. Tasty, too. Sometimes the line stretches for
a block.
Today Jessica Moore wrote:
Is Mexicali owned by the same people who ran the Mexican lunch truck on
Spruce around '97/'98? Just curious. The
What some of you may not know is that KFC and Taco Bell (and Pizza Hut)
are the same company. At one point all three were owned by Pepsico (Pepsi
Cola), which then spun them off. I don't know whether Pepsico still holds
a stake (odds are they do).
I have to add that calling Taco Bell a
Is Mexicali owned by the same people who ran the Mexican lunch truck on
Spruce around '97/'98? Just curious. The food seemed the same.
Yes, and the truck is still there :)
Dan W.
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At 11:09 AM 4/19/2005, Kirk Wattles wrote:
Are there other Mexican food trucks? Is the Mexican restaurant at 36th
and Lancaster still up there?
There was one at Franklin Field for a while and another in front of DRL I
believe. Also Zocolo on 36th and Lancaster is still up there.
-Ben
On Tue, 19 Apr 2005, Jayfar wrote:
I have to add that calling Taco Bell a Mexican restaurant is a bit of a
stretch.
At this time, there are over 280 restaurants operating in Canada, Guam,
Aruba, Dominican Republic, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Puerto Rico,
Ecuador, Hawaii, Asia and
On Tue, 19 Apr 2005, Ben wrote:
A recent trend towards the abbreviation of long commercial titles, as
demonstrated by other companies' employing shortened forms of their names,
such as The International House of Pancakes (IHOP) and Howard Johnson's
(HoJo).
Not really such a new
At 11:11 AM 4/19/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As I heard it, the honchos at Kentucky Fried Chicken found out via market
research that the organization had been taking a hit because the public
was staying away from Fried.
Snopes has that as only one of 3 reasons...
In my opinion, what's wanted around here is a real Mexican restaurant on the
order of something like La Lupe at 9th Federal.
That would be great!
On 4/19/05 11:09 AM, Kirk Wattles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
MexiCali was/will be at 40th and Sansom. The one at 40th and Locust is
another one,
The Bel Canto concert, this past Sunday, was delightful.
It was an example of local people, with many different talents, working
together to bring high quality live performance into a neighborhood.
Financial support was provided by State Representative James Roebuck. He
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Are you calling me a sappy turn-the-cheeker or a pseudo-hippie?
Either way I think I am offended. I don't think staying inside cynicism and
indoors is a healthy thing to do. Stay positive man!
Dan
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From: Samuel Nicolary [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Kyle Cassidy [EMAIL
I understand the importance of eating at local mom and pop stores, and I
frequent them often. But I actually agree that U of P should have some fast
food chains that international and national students are accustomed to.
Places like KFC, and Taco Bell may attract the wrong kind of people Penn
Yeah, but in this instance, Kentucky Fried Chicken did it to downplay the
Fried part of their name.
Karen Allen
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To: univcity@list.purple.com
Subject: Re: [UC] Re: [UC-Announce] Kentucky Fried Chicken --- KFC
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005
Of course you are allowed to voice your opinion. But we have an obesity
issue these days, not to mention hypertension and high cholesterol.
Sorry, but since some people out there don't know that this crap is
hardly food at all (given how unhealthy it is) I think the more of these
places there are
I object to you calling taco Bell not food. It is more healthy than most
fast food chains. They use real tomatoes, lettuce (although not at tasty),
corn tortillas, and real beans. I don't think there is anything really
edible in a McDonalds milkshake or burger either, but students like putting
Ok, you're right, Taco Bell is probably food.
But I don't think we should let them eat plastic. That's not very
progressive.
ELISABETH DUBIN
Hillier ARCHITECTURE
One South Penn Square, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3502 | T 215 636- | F
215 636-9989 | hillier.com
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Title: merits of taco bell (was: RE: [UC] Sad commentary)
fwiw, taco bell is the only vegan friendly fast food place.
i am distressed that they didn't put an upscale tea shop there. or, better yet, a wine store.
kc
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To: Dan Myers;
At 03:39 PM 4/19/2005, Dan Myers wrote:
As a side note, I have been asking my Uncle (who owns most of the KFC's
and Taco Bells you are referring to) to put one in University city. He was
having a hard time with Penn wanting only family-based businesses around.
Well, there's a problem with that.
I agree, I will go ther for the .99 bean burrito.
On 4/19/05, Kyle Cassidy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
fwiw, taco bell is the only vegan friendly fast food place.
i am distressed that they didn't put an upscale tea shop there. or, better
yet, a wine store.
kc
-Original
Title: merits of taco bell (was: RE: [UC] Sad commentary)
I
knew vegetarians ate at the Bell, but Vegans? It's VEGAN??!?
ELISABETH
DUBINHillier
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From: Kyle Cassidy
Calling Penn progrssive would be as great a misnomer as calling McDonald's food
Jim
On 4/19/05, Dubin, Elisabeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ok, you're right, Taco Bell is probably food.
But I don't think we should let them eat plastic. That's not very
progressive.
ELISABETH DUBIN
While I bemoan the loss of the cheesestake place and the salad place
from the Moravian Cafe, you can't tell me that just because they were
not chains, that the food was any less bad for you to eat than the food
at a Taco Bell or KFC.
It's all about the (food) choices you make.
My question is:
Oh, oh. You're absolutely right. Almost all of it is not food. None
of it's food at all! We're all going to die!
ELISABETH DUBIN
Hillier ARCHITECTURE
One South Penn Square, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3502 | T 215 636- | F
215 636-9989 | hillier.com
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From: [EMAIL
Taco Bell stopped putting lard in their beans? When did they do
that? Doesn't matter, I think Taco Bell stinks (just my opinion).
Personally, when I want mexican-style food, I just wait until I'm in town
and go to Taco House. The best! Funky decor, but great, well priced,
something for
Qdoba?
- Richard
On Apr 19, 2005, at 10:27 AM, John Ellingsworth wrote:
blocks of it - the newer one at 40th Locust, name escapes me at the
moment, and
Mexicali. Now closed:
http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/42635dc745dd3?
in_archive=1
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John Ellingsworth
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My only vexation with your statement is that I grew up in Philadelphia.
When we heard that people could go to Gino's (which was the first to have
KFC here AND the Gino Giant preceded the Big Mac), Mc Donald's, Burger King,
Pizza Hut and the like, that was in suburban/rural settings that were not
On Apr 19, 2005, at 4:46 PM, Dubin, Elisabeth wrote:
We're all going to die!
Correct.
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A very cool thing is happening on our northern (Mantua) boarder.
A group of seven Penn students (including our daughter, Katie) has
designed and is painting a mural at 931 N. 40th, a.k.a. the 3900 block of
Pennsgrove Street.
The work is being supervised by Artist Donald Gensler, of 46th Street,
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