Vientiane Cafe (Philly Favorite!)

For our monthly lunch, Karin and George were comfortable traveling to Jersey in the snow, so Jay and Ken made their way to Philly in the 4x4 on Saturday, December 9, 2017. We enjoyed a nice lunch at Vientiane Cafe, 4728 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA (215-726-1095) and swung by Vietnam Cafe for Grilled Pork Rolls and Crispy Spring Rolls (no pictures).

Appetizers shared:

Angel Shrimp

Duck Spring Rolls - so good, we ordered two!

Sticky wings and Naam Salad

Homemade Beef Jerky

Wines enjoyed:

Allora by da Soli

Allora by da Soli, 892 Route 73 North, Marlton, NJ 08053 (856-596-6882)
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We love this place! A wonderful meal, and good wine, was enjoyed by six of us on Saturday, December 2, 2017. A 7:45pm reservation allowed us to take our time and enjoy each other's company.

We had 4 baskets of bread - it's so good!

Shared appetizers:

2 orders of Stuffed Long Hots - yes, they were! Stuffed with prosciutto di parma and provoline, with sweet onions and white wine

2 orders of Clams Casino, with sweet peppers, onions, crispy pancetta and fresh parsley

Entrees:

Jay enjoyed the Trio Di Mare (grilled ahi tuna, sauteed shrimp,  jumbo lump crabmeat, tomatoes, olives and capers, garnished with baby arugula, served over risotto.

Ken devoured the Veal Allora - with prosciutto di parma, topped with broccoli rabe (his favorite!) and fiore di latte mozzarella, sherry tomato sauce

Zack and Charlie enjoyed the Pan Seared Sea Bass Filet - Australian sea bass filet, herb crusted, topped with baby arugula, diced tomato, extra virgin olive oil over risotto

Diane and Kim were quite satisfied with the Pork Osso Bucco

Shared dessert:

2 orders of the Apple walnut spice cake, although all who tasted it said they couldn't taste the apple, but it was good anyway.

Good friends, good fine, good wine, good times!

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