2011 – The Menu
For the second year in a row we asked our readers to name their favorite dishes of the year. You all came through in a big way, naming your favorite food of 2011.
We compiled the most mentioned dishes to create 2011 – The Menu. The menu ranges across the Philadelphia restaurant landscape.
Soup & Appetizers
Bloody Beet Steak – The Farm and Fisherman
Foie Gras Soup – Fond
Duck Liver Parfait – Dandelion
Truffled Cheesesteak Empanadas – Good Dog Bar
Dan Dan Noodles – Han Dynasty
Bacon Grease Popcorn – Khyber Pass Pub
Fried Cauliflower – Zahav
Sandwiches
Veggie Hoagie – Chickie’s Italian Hoagies
Roast Beef Sandwich – DiNic’s
Cheesesteak – John’s Roast Pork
Half ‘n’ Half Po Boy – Khyber Pass Pub
Arista – Paesano’s
Bolognese – Paesano’s
Pulled Pork – Percy Street Comcast Center
Parliament Burger – Pub & Kitchen
Entrees
Uovo Pizza – Barbuzzo
Pied de Porc – Bibou
Cassoulet de Toulouse – Bistrot La Minette
Berkshire Pork Belly – Fond
Bife à Portuguesa – Koo Zee Doo
Potato Gnocchi – Talula’s Garden
Dessert
Salted Caramel Budino – Barbuzzo
Assorted Doughnuts – Federal Donuts
Polenta Budino – Osteria
Drinks
Local Beer
Iron Fish – Flying Fish and Iron Hill Collaboration
Milk Stout – Lancaster Brewing
Kenzinger – Philadelphia Brewing Co.
Broederlijke Liefde – Sly Fox and De Proef Collaboration
Mad Elf – Tröegs
Headwaters Ale – Victory Brewing Co.
Cape of Good Hope – Yards Brewing Co.
Cocktails
Pimm’s Deluxe – Dandelion
Old Fashioned – Franklin Mortgage
Frozen Mint Julep – Khyber Pass Pub
Barrel-aged Manhattan – Pub & Kitchen
Anything – Southwark
Gentleman’s Buck – Tryst
Classic Whiskey Sour – Trestle Inn
Marble Rye – Zahav