WHITE DOG CAFÉ, Philadelphia USA

This amiable inner city restaurant is handy to know about if you find yourself in Philly sometime. Owned by Julie Wicks, described by my hosts as a ‘do gooder’/networker in food and urban issues, and a bit of a mystic, it’s conservatively casual in its style and menu choices which obviously suits the clientele many of whom are attached to the University. I tried their Thai style soup – thickish in consistency with a touch of bite and many veg. Whilst it was tasty it certainly bore no relationship to the traditional Thai soups of the Asian region. Their local fish baked Plaky St Peters had a crust of crab,shrimp and toasted almonds. Firm of flesh and positive in flavour it went well with a local light red wine.
Prices ranged from $12 – 35 (US)
Address 3420 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA
Rating ***