Philadelphia Restaurants

While doing some research on philly's restaurants, I came across some restaurant lists and thought that it'll be fun to come up with my own.

All time favorites:
Pumpkin- best byo
Cochon- great byo
Buddakan- love the asian inspired food
Cuba Libre- great cuban brunch (and dinner)
Amada- best tapas in philly, though nowhere near as good as the ones in Barcelona
Tinto- great tapas
El Vez- fantastic mexican
FriSatSun- cozy with wine at $10 above cost
Audrey Claire- great seafood tomato soup, byo too
Alma de Cuba- great cuban food; fried cow is a must-try
Mixto- cuban too, fantastic plantain chips
Vetri- expensive italian, but tasting menu is a must-try
Penang- default place to go to when homesick; kangkong belachan is fantastic
Vietnam Palace- 7 courses of beef is amazing
Smile Cafe- great thai food; hard to get a table
Sabrina's- my favorite brunch place; dinner's hit and miss
Django- great food; byo; heard rumors that it's closed?
Beijing- on campus default chinese
Thai Singha- decent restaurant that's closest to me :D
Sagami (NJ)- great chirashi; definitely worth the drive
Han Dynasty ('burbs)- amazing sichuan food that got me eating spicy food
Plate (Ardmore)- wonderfully huge salads, LA style
Margaret Kuo's (Wayne)- best xiao long baos I've had in the US

Good but not great:
Morimoto- expensive and not as good as sagami
La Croix- great view of rittenhouse but food could be better; impeccable service
Osteria- great home made gelato, nice thin pizzas but not worth the wait or the long drive up north
Pod- great for the express lunches and cocktails but not otherwise
Distrito- love its location but el vez is way better
Devon Seafood- amazing crab cakes which have shrunk over time
Banana Leaf- good msian food but penang is way better
Indonesia Restaurant- nice indo spices but not totally authentic
20 Manning- nice and hip but nothing spectacular about the food
Marigold Kitchen- had great lamb there but never really felt like going back; small portions which don't justify the price
Pattaya Grill- not as good as thai singha but still acceptable
Rx- used to have great brunches but portions have shrunk (either that or my appetite got bigger)
Stars and Stripes- nice brunch but can't measure up to sabrina's
White Dog Cafe- used to be fantastic for the white dog sundae; went downhill since new owners took over
Eulogy Belgium Tavern- great beer selection but mussels are tiny
Estia- nice greek food and great service but nothing particularly memorable
Paradigm
Continental- like the upscale diner feel but food's pretty normal
Melograno- nice Mediterranean food but seafood could be fresher
Meme- amazing mussels but menu could be more extensive
Fork- nice but can't remember being wowed
Zocalo- normal mexican fare
Monk's Cafe- great beers
The Happy Rooster- can't say I remember much about the food but it wasn't terrible
La Viola- fairly decent italian but can't measure up to vetri (I know its not supposed to be as good but I just feel sth's lacking when I'm there)
La Famiglia- normal italian fare; crowd's too old for me
Upstares Varalli- normal italian fare; oldish crowd too
Bistro 7- nice small restaurant
Bookbinder's- decent but not great seafood

Can be improved:
McCormick & Schmick's- can't see why it was crowded
Haru- lousy idea of what's fusion
Nan- thai french fusion gone wrong
Ava- nice cozy italian place near south st but way too heavy
Tangerine- great for drinks for food leaves much to be desired
Sang Kee Duck House- okay duck but other dishes are nothing memorable
Patou- most terrible tuna tatare I've had

To try:
Little Fish
Dimitri's
Le Bec Fin