Where We’re Eating: The Upper Darby Coffee Shop

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You probably don’t have much reason to visit Upper Darby, but it continues to make me happy on the ethnic food front, from the all-Asian food court at H Mart to Little Saigon’s pho to the exceptional Thai menu at Sa Bai Dee. And while this newcomer’s name doesn’t make it sound promising, the Dominican offerings inside The Upper Darby Coffee Shop make it well worth a visit. Actually, repeated visits. The Dominican breakfast (eggs, mangu — a mashed plantain dish — and Dominican sausage) is my favorite new way to start the day, and the heaping island lunch plates, the empanadas and the steamy, salty hen soup are all delicious bargains, with full entrées ranging from $8 to $12. As for the coffee at the Coffee Shop? It’s Maxwell House.

Upper Darby Coffee Shop [Foobooz]

Originally published in the November, 2014 issue of Philadelphia magazine