Vientiane Cafe (Philly Yet Again)

After a sad morning saying farewell to a former co-worker, on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, Jay went to Vientiane Cafe, 4728 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA (215-726-1095), with Karin and George (no Ken this time).

We shared many wonderful dishes.

Pork Spring Rolls and Vegetarian Naam Salad (Marinated rice with coconut flakes tossed with mint, scallions, parsley, lime leaves, and chill; topped with crush peanuts served with lettuce to wrap)

Angel Shrimps (Shrimp wrapped in wonton skin and deep fried until golden brown; served with sweet plum sauce) and Green Curry with Crispy Tofu

Everything is so fresh and flavorful!

Wine enjoyed:

We then shared more wine while hanging out on their porch...

Il Villaggio

This month's dining experience with Karin and George was at Il Villaggio, 211 Haddonfield-Berlin Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 (856-795-1778). Another wonderful, almost 3-hour, lunch on Friday, May 13, 2016.

Warm, crusty bread

Oysters - 8 of them! Yum!

Broccoli Rabe & Sausage Ravioli

Scallops Risotto - Diver scallops, pan seared, over mushroom risotto, truffle essence

Entrees

Jay and Karin shared the Bronzino Special (filleted table side) and the Zucchini Parmesan

Ken and George each enjoyed their own Veal Saltimbucca

Dessert shared:

Tiramisu

Tartufo

Wines enjoyed:

Looking forward to our next visit.

Had to take a picture of this beautiful table setting.

Ginger Asian Cuisine (AGAIN!)

Friday, May 6, we stopped by Ginger Asian Cuisine, at the Shoppes at Wilkins Station, 7-100 Wilkins Station Road (always thought it was Main Street - Route 541), Medford, NJ - no wine this time! It was so chilly, we wanted hot tea, which was so good!

Everyone doesn't know our name, but they always recognize us and welcome us like family!

Trying new dishes, we decided on the following:

Appetizers

Fried dumplings - very tasty. Ken wasn't wowed, but satisfied.

Thai Chicken Nachos - very flavorful!

Entrees

Jay enjoyed the Seafood Soup with Udon Noodle - shrimp, LOBSTER, scallops in a wonderful broth, with bok choy, broccoli, carrots, and onions. What a wonderful surprise for only $14.95. The bowl was HUGE!

Ken enjoyed the Red Snapper special with ginger and scallion sauce. Excellent!

Jay ate Ken's mochi ice cream - love this stuff!

Vientiane Cafe (Philly - AGAIN!!!!)

Love this place! Met friends Karin and George on Saturday, April 16, 2016, for our monthly 3-hour lunch to Vientiane Cafe, 4728 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA (215-726-1095).

We enjoyed the following:

Duck Crispy Spring Rolls

Shrimp Spring Rolls

Grilled vegetables with crispy tofu

Vegetarian Naam Salad (Ken's favorite!)

Homemade Beef Jerky (Another favorite!)

Tiger Cry (Seugh-hong-hai) - good, but not what we expected from a brisket.

Jay and George shared banana chocolate spring rolls for dessert

Wines enjoyed:

Jay and Ken took home extra orders of Homemade Beef Jerky and Homemade Laotian Sausages (sai-gawk)