Fork (Old City)

Fork
303 Market St.
Yelp Reviews

Fittingly, Fork has a collection of different silver forks at each table (check it out, they're all really different and vintag-ey!)

We started with the make-your-own tapas appetizer (there was a list of 10 selections or so). This is the tandoori chicken, mixed olives & pickles, and the vietnamese beef (dry & greasy).

Spring salad with poached egg and asparagus:
Grilled salmon with snap peas (terribly blurry shot, I was trying to take it without flash):

Review: Osteria

Osteria
640 N. Broad St.
Yelp Reviews

*This review is from May, 2008

Soooo, we couldn't get reservations at Vetri, despite calling exactly 30 days beforehand, AND putting our names on the waiting list for all 5 nights that my parents were in town for. We therefore had to settle for Osteria, which I had heard was good but nowhere near as good as Vetri. It's supposed to be more casual, as is evidenced by their emphasis on grilled flat bread pizzas, rather than a more traditional Italian menu. They also offer a full range though of pastas, entrees, etc if you aren't in the pizza mood.
We had to start with a pizza since we were there, and I have to say it was really yummy! Especially with the fresh fava beans that were in season.
Fantastic antipasti platter:
A layered pasta dish (similar to lasagna) with asparagus:

Tiny ravioli in a brown butter sauce: