{"id":669,"date":"2012-03-01T19:32:36","date_gmt":"2012-03-02T03:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jett.in\/?p=669"},"modified":"2012-03-01T19:32:36","modified_gmt":"2012-03-02T03:32:36","slug":"instawalk-northern-liberties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2012\/03\/instawalk-northern-liberties\/","title":{"rendered":"Instawalk: Northern Liberties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>while waiting for my mom (who was also in town on business) to arrive at the restaurant i picked out for dinner*, i took a little stroll through the area around <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Koo+Zee+Doo,+614+North+2nd+Street,+Philadelphia,+PA+19123&amp;hl=en&amp;sll=37.572177,-122.041236&amp;sspn=0.01148,0.026157&amp;oq=koo+zee&amp;hq=Koo+Zee+Doo,+614+North+2nd+Street,+Philadelphia,+PA+19123&amp;t=m&amp;z=15\">2nd Street and Spring Garden<\/a> in the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northern_Liberties\" target=\"_blank\">Northern Liberties<\/a>. three of my coworkers told me it&#8217;s where all the hipsters live (and that it used to be quite the undesirable neighborhood that is undoubtedly undergoing rapid gentrification), so i was a bit wary. i guess, though, that i&#8217;d describe the four-block area i was in as yuppie, but in a cozy neighborhood-y way.<\/p>\n<p>* p.s. the tasting menu at <a href=\"http:\/\/koozeedoo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">koo zee doo<\/a> is definitely worth the $50 per person. great portuguese comfort food!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/6798954504\/in\/photostream\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7049\/6798954504_ce3e45840c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">In Memory of Our Boys (aka &quot;The Doughboy&quot;)<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/6798965404\/in\/photostream\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7192\/6798965404_01a35b589b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fairmount and Second<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/6798970752\/in\/photostream\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7183\/6798970752_9622dc1c2d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">606-08<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/6945088737\/in\/photostream\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7066\/6945088737_165da52072.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pedal Thru -- a mural by Paul Santoleri<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/6945100363\/in\/photostream\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7044\/6945100363_fc5ff96f59.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neighborhood Grocery<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/6945122413\/in\/photostream\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7061\/6945122413_2e3bc6dca1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rita&#039;s<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/6798998214\/in\/photostream\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7042\/6798998214_eeb22c685a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gelati<\/p><\/div>\n<p>yes, virginia! there is indeed a year-round Rita&#8217;s there! i had heard that they existed but who knew i&#8217;d stumble upon one? 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