Spots to go in Baltimore and Philly...

If you're going to get a cheesesteak go to to Jim's or Phil's on Passyunk Ave. They're my favs.

Also if you go to Phil's check out Nick's Roast Beef which is a few blocks away.

Can't go wrong at either spot.


Dunno what you're into but Philly has a bunch of really cool museums.

Also, I ate at the Rusty Scupper in Baltimore last year while I was there. Its right in the center of the harbor I believe.

Food was EXCELLENT. Cream of crab soup was phenomenal. So were the crab cakes.

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Max's by BSick.

Joepac12 said:

Shareefs on Franklin st. Chaps on route 40.

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Salmon Wrap FOR THE WIN. Halal meats too for the "don't eat pork" folks...
In the Hood, though so be careful if you aint of the right complexion.... lol...

WATER said:

You can go to Pats and Ginos to say you've gone. Warning, they aren't that good. Just hype. 

I can make 6 delicious steak and cheeses for the price of one of theirs at home.   

Can't believe I actually drove into the city for them. PS: I liked Pats better. I don't like that cheese wiz stuff from Ginos. Also, the bread at Ginos was hard. 

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no you cant.

Unless you got Philly rolls, don't even attempt. The ROLL makes the sandwich.

and its a cheese steak, not a steak and cheese. NO ONE calls it a steak and cheese. lol.

and its Geno's.

In Baltimore, Go to Norma Jeans on a sat night

red mpls said:

Any places we should go during the day? Landmarks or essential B-More or Philly locations?

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Philly - 

1. Franklin Square
2. Philadelphia Museum of Art
3. Top Philly Cheesesteaks
4. Philadelphia CityPASS
5. Valley Forge National Historical Park
6. The Liberty Bell Center
7. National Constitution Center
8. Longwood Gardens
9. Independence Hall
10. The Franklin Institute
11. The Barnes Foundation
12. Rittenhouse Square
13. Philadelphia Zoo
14. Mutter Museum
15. Please Touch Museum
16. Academy of Natural Sciences
17. Adventure Aquarium
18. Eastern State Penitentiary
19. National Museum of Jewish American History
20. Love Park  - highly recommend this to snap a nice picture

red mpls said:

Any places we should go during the day? Landmarks or essential B-More or Philly locations?

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Where are you going to be staying in philly OP?

I can narrow down a lot of stuff for you so that you're not driving around the city.

also OP feel free to PM once you touch down. im located in South Philly ill be more than glad enough to help yas out with anything

frshstunna said:

In Baltimore, Go to Norma Jeans on a sat night

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This man knows. Fill ya belly then go here.

You can get a GREAT crab cake just outside of Baltimore at a spot called G&Ms

I say it time after time, I've had Jim's, Pat's, and Geno's, and the best cheesesteak I've had by far is at Ishkabible which is a hole in the wall on south street across from Jim's.

Go to Brewer's Art in Bmore, get an Ozzy and a Resurrection, thank me later. The science museum in the harbor is pretty cool too. Depending on when you go it may be warm enough to ride a paddle boat which is fun

bulldg2686 said:

Best crabs? Jimmys seafood in dundalk. Best BBQ? Andy Nelsons in hunt valley. Best pitbeef sandwich? Chaps, its in the parking lot of the gold club...

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thanks bro

for any of the baltimore heads

have any of you tried JD's smokehouse bar & grill?

My wife and I just got back yesterday from our long road trip which took us from Chicago to Dayton OH, Richmond VA, Washington DC, Baltimore, and Philly over the past nine days. We had a ball and I just wanted to thank everyone who contributed to this thread, which definitely helped make our trip all the better. Thank again, y'all...

Peace.

red mpls said:

My wife and I just got back yesterday from our long road trip which took us from Chicago to Dayton OH, Richmond VA, Washington DC, Baltimore, and Philly over the past nine days. We had a ball and I just wanted to thank everyone who contributed to this thread, which definitely helped make our trip all the better. Thank again, y'all...

Peace.

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Where in Bmore or Philly did you wind up going? Reviews?

stevielips said:

red mpls said:

My wife and I just got back yesterday from our long road trip which took us from Chicago to Dayton OH, Richmond VA, Washington DC, Baltimore, and Philly over the past nine days. We had a ball and I just wanted to thank everyone who contributed to this thread, which definitely helped make our trip all the better. Thank again, y'all...

Peace.

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Where in Bmore or Philly did you wind up going? Reviews?

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In Baltimore, we stayed right next to the inner harbor. We are at Phillip's, a seafood spot in the inner harbor, and we ordered their seafood dinner platter (or something like that) which included jumbo shrimp, crab legs, lobster, clams and mussels, corn on the cob, potatoes, etc. The spot was very nice and the food was incredible. The whole inner harbor area is extremely nice. My wife and I were very impressed.

Our waiter suggested going out to Fell's Point or Canton in the evening and we went to Canton where we found a bar with $2 domestics and $3.50 Grand Marnier's. Needless to say, that was our one and only stop for the night . I can't remember what it was called but it was an Irish bar. I will try to find the name of the spot. The next morning we had brunch at Ms. Shirley's. The food was pretty good although a little overpriced for what you get in my eyes. I had a Huevos Cubano sandwich and my wife had French toast (which was delicious).

In Philly, we had cheese steaks at Phillip's on Passyunk which were excellent. The meat was tender and well-seasoned and the bread was fresh and not soggy at all. The hot peppers were also bangin', although by the end of the sandwich I had to pick some off because it was just too hot.

We had brunch the next day at a Cajun spot in the Reading Terminal Market. My po' boy was not very good but the fried mac n cheese was on point. The Market is a nice spot though, for sure. We also went to Federal Donuts and ordered two donuts and the chick working the register gave us four free donuts! So we got six for the price of two. The donuts were very good as well, although they were sold out of fried chicken by the time we got there in the early afternoon.

We also went to Standard Tap which was a pretty cool bar with a ton of local beers on tap. The couple of beers that we tried were very good and they were playing 90s hip-hop (album cuts) on the second level which we thoroughly enjoyed.

Our last night in Philly, we went to a sushi spot (at my wife's request ) called Vic's. The food was surprisingly good for someone who doesn't really eat sushi (me) and it was also pretty cheap as well.

Overall, I would strongly recommend all the spots we went to with the exception of Ms. Shirley's, which I would only moderately recommend due to their prices...