As I said to LA, it still escapes me and even THEY don't know if the hours on the take-out menu are accurate.
Ergo, it may be a "Brigadoon business" to me. No offense, just so I would understand, and I do. I thanked them for posting such and also I thank you. -Wilma On 7/3/07 8:18 PM, "Anthony West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We eat there a lot, mostly for takeout. It is the Eastern Mediterranean > joint we prefer in University City. > > Sa'ad seems to be open on every day, at every hour that we want takeout > food. I don't recall placing an order during Ramadan, so I can't say > what he does then. His kitchen lies within two blocks of two mosques, so > I suspect he faces market pressure to respect Islamic customers. The > wall art is unquestionably devout: 10 times more illustrations of Mecca > than I've ever seen illustrations of, say, St. Peter's in an > Italian-American restaurant. But my impression of the proprietor is he > is more interested in selling food than faith. His kitchen staff does > not wear ostentatious religious dress, for instance -- less so than some > of the Plain-Folk vendors at the Clark Park Farmers' Market, for instance. > > He does serve a basic Philadelphian short-order grill menu, with > cheesesteaks and the like, along with his Middle Eastern fare. So I > would describe Sa'ad as a successful crossover/crossroad ethnic restaurant. > > -- Tony West > > Wilma de Soto wrote: >> Sa-ád's business hours escape me, even though I enjoyed a Shwarma there four >> years ago. >> >> Are there regular business hours or still "Brigadoon" hours. >> >> Another listserv poster said they had Cheese steaks and when my husband and >> I went by after riding our bikes on the Drive this past Sunday, but he was >> closed. >> >> I DO know he closes for the entire month of "Ramadan". Aside from that when >> is he open and what does he serve? >> > > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
