Ambrosia (Italian / Philly)

Celebrating George's birthday, we met up at Ambrosia, 231 S. 24th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103 (215-703-2010) on Saturday, February 19, 2022. We had a wonderful time!

We shared plates and enjoyed everything! So many flavors and textures! Wow!

The focaccia was so good, we had two baskets!

1/2 dozen East Coast Oysters

Crispy Brussel Sprouts with labneh, pomegranate seeds, date syrup

Calamari with capers, olives, beans, Calabrian chili, tomato

Tortelloni filled with mushrooms, mascarpone, walnut truffle cream sauce

Crispy Gnocchi with mushrooms, butternut squash, pancetta, brown-butter, whipped goat cheese

Bone Marrow special

Veal Medallions with prosciutto, fontina, broccoli rabe

Banana bread with coffee gelato

Cherry gelato and pear sorbeto

Wines enjoyed:

Kunkel's Seafood & Steakhouse (A Favorite!)

Celebrating our Valentine Anniversary early, we dined at Kunkel's Seafood & Steakhouse, 920 W. Kings Highway, Haddon Heights, NJ 08035 (856-547-1225), on Saturday, February 12, 2022. It was wonderful!

It's always nice to be welcomed here.

We enjoyed the following:

Jay couldn't decide, so she had 6 raw Rhode Island oysters, and an order of grilled oysters [Description: Fresh shucked topped with butter, herbs and  parmesan cheese.] Yummy!

Ken and Jay both enjoyed the Fiery Thai Calamari, which was crispy and flavorful. [Description: Crispy fried calamari tossed in a spicy-sweet orange chili sauce with fresh scallion.]

Salads came with our entrees.

Ken had the Caesar...

Jay had the house salad with blue cheese dressing...

The bread was warm and crusty.

Ken's surf and turf was fantastic. He ordered the rib eye, medium rare, with onions and mushrooms. His turf was a shrimp and scallop cake, which was unique [Description: Dry scallops and shrimp blended with red pepper, herbs and panko, pan seared, finished with roasted red pepper horseradish remoulade.] 

Jay enjoyed the Lobster Butter Flounder, which came with mashed potatoes and green beans. [Description: Fresh flounder fillet stuffed with our scallop & shrimp cake, baked and finished with two sauteed U-10 shrimp, chiffonade sundried tomatoes in lobster butter sauce.]

Everything was so good. They let you take your time dining and are very attentive to your needs.

Wines enjoyed:

We hope to return for a "Burger Thursday" since the emails always show such tasty looking burgers.