NYC - Jersey - Delaware - Philly christmas vacation photo thread! (do not read if you have food issues)

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WARNING! This thread will contain excessive food and excessive food photos. You have been warned.

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 04:48 (twenty-one years ago)

We're talking photos like this, OK?

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 05:07 (twenty-one years ago)

That's a Georgian Sausage at Primorski on Brighton Beach Ave.

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 05:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Mozzarella cheese and garlic lavash bread at the same place

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 05:17 (twenty-one years ago)

mmmmmmmm

― Kingfishee (Kingfish), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 05:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Um, that sausage kind of looks like a severed horse penis on a bed of calamari.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 05:19 (twenty-one years ago)

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 05:20 (twenty-one years ago)

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― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 05:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Customer service at this place can be described as "Russian Belligerent".

"one of those meat turnovers please?"

"YOU EAT HERE?"

"yes"

"ONE DOLLAR!"

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 05:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Chocolate mice made of chocolate mousse in Astoria

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 05:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Those things are so creepy! I'd eat ten of them.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 05:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Utterly fantastic Portuguese steak at Pedra Sol in Newark

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 05:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes it comes with ham and eggs. Just Because.

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 05:31 (twenty-one years ago)

As referenced on this thread, this is the best onion soup on the continent, if not the planet.

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Thank you Croton Colonial Diner. Thank you.

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 05:35 (twenty-one years ago)

The chocolate mice are really good if they were at the place I think you were at. Phil's drawing, incidentally, is the greatest work of art in the history of man.

― Allyzay, Wednesday, 7 January 2004 05:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Where did you go (eat) in Delaware?

― A Nairn (moretap), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 05:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Croton Colonial Diner was also responsible for this corned beef omelet which was really goddamned great

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 05:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey, I just got a digital camera. I'll take pictures of all the best resturants' food in (and around) Newark, Delaware and report back.

― A Nairn (moretap), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 05:41 (twenty-one years ago)

And this club sandwich which was equally as astonishing

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 05:42 (twenty-one years ago)

The chocolate mice are really good if they were at the place I think you were at.

The chocolate mice are at Lefkos Pyrgos on 31st St. which is where we got this:

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 05:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Where did you go (eat) in Delaware?

We didn't get out of the car. Seriously! We were already in the car before the Cape May Ferry hit shore. We got the hell outta there as fast as we could.

A. Nairn, please post Delaware food pics. Convince us that Delaware is more interesting than staring at a blank sheet of cardboard for a couple hours.

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 05:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, that place is freaking awesome.

― Allyzay, Wednesday, 7 January 2004 05:52 (twenty-one years ago)

The reward for driving through Delaware. Cheesesteaks and garlic knots at some random place on South St. in Philly. It was the first cheesesteak place we saw.

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 05:53 (twenty-one years ago)

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Lucy the Margate Elephant

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 05:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Might help if I posted the photo

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 05:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Wow! Please some more pix like that if you don't mind :)

― Allyzay, Wednesday, 7 January 2004 06:01 (twenty-one years ago)

"please post Delaware food pics."
Ok, I know of the best BBQ place, and a really good hamburger place. I make it to them about once a week, so hopefully I'll get some good pictures in a few weeks.

― A Nairn (moretap), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 06:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Dead bunker from WWII. Cape May.

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 06:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Closed duck ride. Wildwood.

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 06:06 (twenty-one years ago)

The cheesesteak place on South St., Is that the one that was downstairs? That's what it looks like.
Ishkabibble's and Jim's on South St. are good too.

― A Nairn (moretap), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 06:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Closed amusement park. Wildwood.

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 06:10 (twenty-one years ago)

The cheesesteak place on South St., Is that the one that was downstairs? That's what it looks like.

YES! Dude, you know your Philly.

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 06:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Somewhere around the closed duck ride. Wildwood.

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 06:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Mesmerizing thread. Thanks ET.

― Aaron A., Wednesday, 7 January 2004 06:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Still more Wildwood.

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 06:16 (twenty-one years ago)

I regretted not doing more things the times I've been to Wildwood. I'd like to go again with someone who is a bit more into "fun" and "seeking things out" and a bit less into "sitting around" I think, one day.

― Allyzay, Wednesday, 7 January 2004 06:22 (twenty-one years ago)

we didnt go close up to the rides like that, which means we missed that duck ride thing.

― gareth (gareth), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 08:35 (twenty-one years ago)

The whole time, I was going "War-ri-ors... come out to play-eee-aaaayyy."

― joday (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 13:45 (twenty-one years ago)

There was no one on the beach but us and a couple of very determined-looking guys with metal detectors.

The only signs of life on the boardwalk was the proprietor of the "Touch a Live Shark" exhibit -- a shady character sitting in a darkened room, absolutely stunned (and maybe irritated) to see our heads looking through the window.

― joday (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 13:55 (twenty-one years ago)

er... signs of life, that is.

― joday (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 13:56 (twenty-one years ago)

(that's supposed to be a strikethrough on the last s.)

― joday (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 13:57 (twenty-one years ago)

the jersey shore is striking in the winter. one year, i needed to get away from it all during the semester so on the president's day weekend i went down to barnegat lighthouse and chilled out.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 15:53 (twenty-one years ago)

two weeks pass...

This thread needs more photos

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Disco Fries!

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:04 (twenty-one years ago)

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:05 (twenty-one years ago)

The Yule Log (a big deal for this west coaster who's always heard of it but has never seen it in all its glory)

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:06 (twenty-one years ago)

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Egyptian food at Momar

First the coffee

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:08 (twenty-one years ago)

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:09 (twenty-one years ago)

The pics on this thread are indeed awesome. But I'm a little weirded out by both Phil's pic and the complete lack of reaction to it.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:09 (twenty-one years ago)

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Somewhere in the East Village

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Out on City Island

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:13 (twenty-one years ago)

The lounge of the Grooviest Motel In Wildwood, NJ

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Virgil's

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:16 (twenty-one years ago)

The best pizza and chicken parm. ever

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:17 (twenty-one years ago)

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Maaaaan, I miss Wildwood. Ha! I go to the Boardwalk Mall all the time just to stare at the hotsauce display!! How soon till Summer?

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Cape May lighthouse

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Cape May from atop the lighthouse. This is about as far south as you can go in NJ

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Wildwood is filled with astonishing examples of early-60s jet age commercial design. This motel utterly knocked me out.

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Bathroom graffiti at the Hungarian Pastry Shop

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Egyptian food at Momar

If any of you New York kids want to try some really creative and tasty Egyptian food -- this place is actually called Mombar, and it's on Steinway St. in Astoria (near Astoria Blvd).

― aleksandr supertramp (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:29 (twenty-one years ago)

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:29 (twenty-one years ago)

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:30 (twenty-one years ago)

SOCRATES AIN'T FOR SALE, MAN!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Shoes dangling off of South America on the Unisphere

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:32 (twenty-one years ago)

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:32 (twenty-one years ago)

If any of you New York kids want to try some really creative and tasty Egyptian food -- this place is actually called Mombar, and it's on Steinway St. in Astoria (near Astoria Blvd).

A few storefronts away is the restaurant the head chef's brother opened years ago -- Kabab Cafe. If it's as good as it was when I last went there a couple of years ago, it's probably the best middle eastern restaurant in New York. However, it got such a drastic makeover that we couldn't find it (we looked and looked!) and it was raining like a mofo. Thus our introduction to Mombar.

― aleksandr supertramp (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Model JFK Airport at the giant scale map of NYC at the Queen's Museum

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:34 (twenty-one years ago)

shit, no apostrophe

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:34 (twenty-one years ago)

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:35 (twenty-one years ago)

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:36 (twenty-one years ago)

We wanted to steal this truck

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Obligatory shot from atop the Empire State Building

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:39 (twenty-one years ago)

mmmmmmm bureaucratic geography

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:40 (twenty-one years ago)

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Ceiling of the Chrysler Building's lobby

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:41 (twenty-one years ago)

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:42 (twenty-one years ago)

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:43 (twenty-one years ago)

kabab cafe is (or was) out of this world. i've never made it to mombar, but i should stop being so lazy and get myself to queens. jody, have you tried pearson's bbq in woodside?

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:44 (twenty-one years ago)

still haven't made it to pearson's, despite all the great things i've heard. how is it?

― aleksandr supertramp (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Tram out to Roosevelt Island

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:51 (twenty-one years ago)

awesome when i was there a few years ago, although people continually say that it's gone downhill - whatever. too much hairsplitting dulls the palate.
it would be great for a fap (fab?), actually. there's an irish bar in front for your liquor needs, and shareable platters of amazing food in the back. i don't really eat meat anymore, but i'd go anyway for THE BEST ONION RINGS IN THE WORLD.

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 23 January 2004 20:52 (twenty-one years ago)

if they're better than the o-rings at virgil's i'm on the case right now!

― aleksandr supertramp (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 23 January 2004 21:09 (twenty-one years ago)

i've never had the onion rings at virgil's, but i have a hard time believing that they're better than pearson's. we're talking food of the gods, here.

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 23 January 2004 21:15 (twenty-one years ago)

maybe so, but virgil's is my bitch for sentimental reasons. we'll see about this pearson's business.

― aleksandr supertramp (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 23 January 2004 22:50 (twenty-one years ago)

nice pictures!

― hstencil, Friday, 23 January 2004 22:55 (twenty-one years ago)

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