Dining Room Décor: Ramova Grill and Philly's Best

By Chuck Sudo in Food on Oct 27, 2008 2:30PM

$The kitchen at Philly\'s Best in Greektown is open for all to see.$

$As the saying goes, it ain\'t bragging if you can back it up.$ $We love this chili so much we approximated the ingredients at home in one of our own recipes (which we\'ll share next week).$

The grill at Ramova, located inside one of the bay windows.

If you're looking for a good Philly cheese steak, you only go to Philly's Best. With four locations — three in the city, including our new favorite in Greektown — it isn't hard to find one. In Bridgeport, Ramova Grill is the little diner that can, not to mention home to the best chili in the city (we will broker no arguments to the contrary).

We love going into these places and just staring at the signage. Between the smartassed humor at Philly's Best to the classic specials menus at Ramova, there's plenty to ogle. In addition, the grill at Ramova is located right inside one of the windows, which gives a whole new meaning to "window shopping."

Here are a few of our favorite shots from recent visits to each.

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