Mike Winston's Sightings

Every individual part of this sandwich is done really well. Together the ingredients work even better. This sandwich is made of tender moist fried chicken tenders, a crispy onion ring, mashed avocado, perfectly crispy bacon, Sriracha, and sweet chili sauce (think spring roll dipping sauce) on a roll that paired perfectly. Delicious and definitely doesn't feel as heavy inside me as it sounds.

Somehow managed to eat cheese whiz in two meals in the same day. Nice, crispy waffle fries smothered in the neon orange cheese we all know and love.

One of my favorites at Crif. A bacon-wrapped, deep-fried hot dog topped with pineapple, green onion, and teriyaki sauce.

I'll start off by saying my time in Philly gave me high standards for cheesesteaks. Was this tasty? Yes. Authentic? Close, but no cigar. I really appreciate that they get Amoroso rolls from Philly, but something is lost in transit. It seems like the bread softens and loses its crispy exterior. The meat was moist and greasy, like it should be, but had a flavor I did not expect. It was almost like a tinge of teriyaki flavor in the meat. There was ample whiz and onions, but I'd appreciate a bit more meat in the sandwich. Finally, there's no reason it needs to cost $9. The ingredients in a cheesesteak are cheap by nature. It should consist of the cheapest cut of beef, whiz from an industrial can, and bread.

A big pot of mussels in a saffron sauce with white wine, olive oil, lemon juice, and butter. There was also lots of shrimp, clams, and large slices of chorizo. I liked the flavor of this broth better, but why didn't this one come with bread to soak it up like the other pot?

Big pot of mussels with a slightly spicy tomato sauce. Tasty, but I've had better mussels.

Good crispy fries with a creamy inside. I enjoyed dipping these in the Valenciana Mussels broth.

Really bizarre and interesting bowl of fusion cuisine. Takes cues from Korean with the kimchi and rice, Latin with the beans, Middle Eastern and Asian with the falafel balls. I like it and I even think my favorite ingredient is the falafel balls themselves which are large, crispy and have hearty whole edamame inside.

A homemade Italian Sausage, griddled and split in half on a roll with peppers and onions.

Stumbled across this newly opened little shop and I couldn't resist. All of their meats are homemade. They thin-sliced the porchetta straight from the meaty log and tossed it and the bread on a flattop grill. I added a tiny but of mayo and it was a really delicious and flavorful.