Cook it yourself restaurants?

[Katie Krzyzanowski]

Anyone know of any cook-it-yourself restaurants in the Delaware Valley?

Thinking along the lines of fondue or shabu shabu (but not fondue, as I am
aware of the Melting Pot).

Any help would be appreciated. Also - a "fun" restaurant - again along the
lines of fondue, or hibachi - without it being fondue or hibachi. Make
sense?

Thanks!

[Andrew Tsen]

Post by Katie Krzyzanowski
Anyone know of any cook-it-yourself restaurants in the Delaware Valley?
Thinking along the lines of fondue or shabu shabu (but not fondue, as I am
aware of the Melting Pot).
Any help would be appreciated. Also - a "fun" restaurant - again along the
lines of fondue, or hibachi - without it being fondue or hibachi. Make
sense?

No, I don't follow as much :)

But there is an all you can eat BBQ (Korean) place on Adams Ave and Tabor Rd
in the NE. I know it's not a long the line of Fondue, but it's a
cook-it-yourself restaurant. They have chicken, pork, squid, beef, and some
variety of veggies.

First thing that came to my mind was Melting Pot, too.

[Katie Krzyzanowski]

Exactly what I am talking about. Thank you.

Post by Andrew Tsen

Post by Katie Krzyzanowski
Anyone know of any cook-it-yourself restaurants in the Delaware Valley?
Thinking along the lines of fondue or shabu shabu (but not fondue, as I am
aware of the Melting Pot).
Any help would be appreciated. Also - a "fun" restaurant - again along the
lines of fondue, or hibachi - without it being fondue or hibachi. Make
sense?

No, I don't follow as much :)
But there is an all you can eat BBQ (Korean) place on Adams Ave and Tabor Rd
in the NE. I know it's not a long the line of Fondue, but it's a
cook-it-yourself restaurant. They have chicken, pork, squid, beef, and some
variety of veggies.
First thing that came to my mind was Melting Pot, too.

[Andrew Tsen]

Post by Katie Krzyzanowski
Anyone know of any cook-it-yourself restaurants in the Delaware Valley?

Ignore my other post as NE is not technically a Delaware Valley or is it?

[Regina Litman]

Post by Andrew Tsen

Post by Katie Krzyzanowski
Anyone know of any cook-it-yourself restaurants in the Delaware Valley?

Ignore my other post as NE is not technically a Delaware Valley or is it?

I always thought there was a "core of the city" bias in the phl.*
newsgroups, and this comment confirms it. By "core of the city", I mean
such places as Center City, University City, and South Philadelphia, and
maybe stretching as far as Chestnut Hill and the Main Line. Other
suburbs and suburban-like settings are not "trendy" enough to be
considered proper discussion material in the phl.* newsgroups, it seems.

Yes, NE (Northeast) Philadelphia, "suburban-like" setting, is part of
the region with the contrived nickname (I have heard it was coined by
Annenberg when he still owned the Inquirer) of the "Delaware Valley". I
don't know where to draw the line, but Northeast Philadelphia is
certainly closer to the Delaware River than, say, Bryn Mawr is.

[Exile on Market Street]

Post by Regina Litman
Yes, NE (Northeast) Philadelphia, "suburban-like" setting, is part of
the region with the contrived nickname (I have heard it was coined by
Annenberg when he still owned the Inquirer) of the "Delaware Valley".

I've heard that story too.

According to the version I heard, Annenberg did not want to use
*anything* employed by the _Evening Bulletin_ in the pages of his paper;
the _Bulletin_ used the standard phrase "Greater Philadelphia."

I say it's high time we brought it back.
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Post by Exile on Market Street
the _Bulletin_ used the standard phrase "Greater Philadelphia."
I say it's high time we brought it back.

I prefer "Delaware Valley" since Philadelphia is no longer great.

Earl

[Mettlesmertz]

Earl, would you like to tell us why Philadelphia is no longer great.

Dave

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Post by Exile on Market Street
the _Bulletin_ used the standard phrase "Greater Philadelphia."
I say it's high time we brought it back.

I prefer "Delaware Valley" since Philadelphia is no longer great.

Earl



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[Earl J. Morris]

Post by Mettlesmertz
Earl, would you like to tell us why Philadelphia is no longer great.
Dave

Philadelphia was great up until maybe fifty years ago, when large cities had advantages.

Currently Philadelphia is too large to manage effectively.

Except for a very narrow demographic group the "Quality of Life" has deteriorated within the city.


Earl

[Andrew Fenton]

Post by Katie Krzyzanowski
Anyone know of any cook-it-yourself restaurants in the Delaware Valley?

You might try International Smokeless Barbecue on Washington Ave at 6th St.
It's Vietnamese-owned, I believe, but the food is a mix of Vietnamese, Korean
and Chinese: the centerpiece is a grill-it-and-boil-it-yourself extravaganza,
with multiple kinds of meat, seafood and vegetables. Fun.

-Andrew

[s***@temple.edu]

Post by Katie Krzyzanowski
Anyone know of any cook-it-yourself restaurants in the Delaware Valley?
Thinking along the lines of fondue or shabu shabu (but not fondue, as I am
aware of the Melting Pot).

I don't know what shabu shabu is, but the closest think that comes to mind
is Mongolian barbecue. You select from various raw ingredients you want from
a buffet style type arrangement and the chef cooks your ingredients on a
huge round griddle in front of you while you wait. The items include such
things as sliced celary, onions, sprouts, scallions, mushrooms, and thinkly
sliced meats,

Oops, I meant to say that there's a Mongolian buffet type place on Bustleton
Avenue and Street Road, on the southeast corner. The restaurant is hard to see
from Bustleton Avenue because it is down a hill.

[s***@temple.edu]

Post by Katie Krzyzanowski
Anyone know of any cook-it-yourself restaurants in the Delaware Valley?
Thinking along the lines of fondue or shabu shabu (but not fondue, as I am
aware of the Melting Pot).

I don't know what shabu shabu is, but the closest think that comes to mind
is Mongolian barbecue. You select from various raw ingredients you want from
a buffet style type arrangement and the chef cooks your ingredients on a
huge round griddle in front of you while you wait. The items include such
things as sliced celary, onions, sprouts, scallions, mushrooms, and thinkly
sliced meats,

[GeneJYao]

As someone else mentioend Someless BBQ is a cook-it-yourself place. Others I
can think of are a Korean restaurant on 13th Street and another Korean
restaurant in Upper Darby (sorry, forgot the address but its in that
"Koreantown" area off of Garrett Road).

[Botwinick]

<<
I don't know what shabu shabu is, but the closest think that comes to mind
is Mongolian barbecue. You select from various raw ingredients you want from
a buffet style type arrangement and the chef cooks your ingredients on a
huge round griddle in front of you while you wait. The items include such
things as sliced celary, onions, sprouts, scallions, mushrooms, and thinkly
sliced meats,

ooooooooo

There is a small place in Chinatown that has something similar to above. They
put a pot on your table with a burner underneath it. It is on Arch St. on he
North side the same block as the Chinese phonebooth. About the middle of the
block next to a pastry shop. Have not tried it but most of the oriental
customers seem to prefer eating this style instead of the salad/hot food bar.
Reasonable bar rates.

[Botwinick]

There is a small place in Chinatown that has something similar to above. They
put a pot on your table with a burner underneath it. It is on Arch St. on he
North side the same block as the Chinese phonebooth. About the middle of the
block next to a pastry shop. Have not tried it but most of the oriental
customers seem to prefer eating this style instead of the salad/hot food bar.
Reasonable bar rates.

00000

Change all Arch St references to Race St,

[ruth s]

there's a Vietnamese place (called something like the Smokeless Grill,
maybe?) on Washington Ave., in one of the 'malls". I think around 6th,
but not positive; probably someone else on this group knows. Anyway,
you pick meat, or fish, or whatever, and cook it at a grill on your
table. not bad.
Ruth S.

Post by Katie Krzyzanowski
Anyone know of any cook-it-yourself restaurants in the Delaware Valley?
Thinking along the lines of fondue or shabu shabu (but not fondue, as I am
aware of the Melting Pot).
Any help would be appreciated. Also - a "fun" restaurant - again along the
lines of fondue, or hibachi - without it being fondue or hibachi. Make
sense?
Thanks!

[James Andrews]

Post by ruth s
there's a Vietnamese place (called something like the Smokeless Grill,
maybe?) on Washington Ave., in one of the 'malls". I think around 6th,
but not positive; probably someone else on this group knows. Anyway,
you pick meat, or fish, or whatever, and cook it at a grill on your
table. not bad.

That's International Smokeless BBQ, in that shopping center at 6th &
Washington.

There's also Woo Rae Kwon out in Upper Darby that has korean BBQ.
Excellent.

[Andrew Tsen]

Post by ruth s
there's a Vietnamese place (called something like the Smokeless Grill,
maybe?) on Washington Ave., in one of the 'malls". I think around 6th,
but not positive; probably someone else on this group knows. Anyway,
you pick meat, or fish, or whatever, and cook it at a grill on your
table. not bad.
Ruth S.

Heading east on Washington Ave, turn right into the plaza .. entrance
is on Washington Ave between 7th and 6th Street. And as you get in to
look for parking, the restaurant is on your right ... it's next to a
bank. Last time I went there, I didn't see anyone eating smokeless
BBQ and I thought they don't serve that anymore. They might only do
cook-it-yourself thing at limited time (dinner? perhaps).

[GeneJYao]

Post by Andrew Tsen
Last time I went there, I didn't see anyone eating smokeless
BBQ and I thought they don't serve that anymore.

NOOOOOO!!!! That's one of my favorite restaurants in the city precisely
because of their smokeless BBQ. I hope what you saw was jsut an aberration
beause of a slow day (though I can't imagine why anyone would go there and not
order smokeless BBQ).

[James Andrews]

Post by GeneJYao

Post by Andrew Tsen
Last time I went there, I didn't see anyone eating smokeless
BBQ and I thought they don't serve that anymore.

NOOOOOO!!!! That's one of my favorite restaurants in the city precisely
because of their smokeless BBQ. I hope what you saw was jsut an aberration
beause of a slow day (though I can't imagine why anyone would go there and not
order smokeless BBQ).

Don't worry, they still serve it, and plenty of it.

[Andrew Tsen]

Post by GeneJYao

Post by Andrew Tsen
Last time I went there, I didn't see anyone eating smokeless
BBQ and I thought they don't serve that anymore.

NOOOOOO!!!! That's one of my favorite restaurants in the city precisely
because of their smokeless BBQ. I hope what you saw was jsut an aberration
beause of a slow day (though I can't imagine why anyone would go there and not
order smokeless BBQ).

It was during a weekday during lunch time. So, don't have a cow, yet.
:)

[Exile on Market Street]

Post by Andrew Tsen
Heading east on Washington Ave, turn right into the plaza .. entrance
is on Washington Ave between 7th and 6th Street. And as you get in to
look for parking, the restaurant is on your right ... it's next to a
bank. Last time I went there, I didn't see anyone eating smokeless
BBQ and I thought they don't serve that anymore. They might only do
cook-it-yourself thing at limited time (dinner? perhaps).

Smokeless barbecue...what a concept!

Frankly, I can't imagine why anyone would want to eat smokeless barbecue
*except* that you really can't smoke food indoors unless you have
excellent ventilation.
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[Andrew Fenton]

Post by Exile on Market Street
Frankly, I can't imagine why anyone would want to eat smokeless barbecue
*except* that you really can't smoke food indoors unless you have
excellent ventilation.

Well, it's not really barbecue; rather, it's "barbecue" in the sense of
"grilling". (Though I'd love to see what Vietnamese could do with, say,
Carolina pulled pork.)

-Andrew

[Arnold]

Post by Katie Krzyzanowski
Anyone know of any cook-it-yourself restaurants in the Delaware Valley?
Thinking along the lines of fondue or shabu shabu (but not fondue, as I am
aware of the Melting Pot).
Any help would be appreciated. Also - a "fun" restaurant - again along the
lines of fondue, or hibachi - without it being fondue or hibachi. Make
sense?

Most Korean places have grill-it-yourself dinners including a couple in the
Asian shopping center in South Philly, IIl Mee Jung on Church St. in Mt
Laurel NJ, and the one in front of HanAhreum supermarket at Rt 70 & 295 in
Cherry Hill, NJ. I can recommend them all.