Last weekend we headed to the Jersey side of Philly to see my Jersey family who aren't named Jersey :) We took advantage of the beautiful springy-summer weather and went into Philly for the day on Saturday.
Would you believe that until last Saturday I had never actually had a cheese steak in Philly? We headed down to the south side and chose to give Geno our business. Next time we venture that way, I want to try Pat's so I can make an accurate comparison.
From Cheese Steak Corner we headed out to pick up a few geocaches in the neighborhood, which brought us to the Italian Market. I had no idea that this awesome neighborhood existed! There was lots of amazing looking food and the atmosphere was really cool. It reminded me of some of my favorite parts of the Strip District here in PGH.
From there we headed over towards the river to make a stop at Yard's Brewing. We had seen Yards on the Philly episode of "Drinking Made Easy" so we wanted to stop by. They make a handful of beers, including several that are based on recipes brewed by the founding fathers -- including Thomas Jefferson's Spruce Ale. We got a taster of that one -- gross. No need for a full pint. We did enjoy a pint of the Love Stout and took the tour of the brewery.
