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Grubbin' at this weekend's DooWop Car Show

POSTED: Friday, July 30, 2010, 5:51 PM

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East Passyunk will be holding its molto-popular DooWop Car Show and Street Festival this Sunday from noon to 5 p.m., from McKean to Dickinson. Along with more than 100 classic cars, DJs, live music and stuff for the kids, many Punks restaurants will take to the streets and/or open their doors for food and drink all day. After the jump, some quick info on who's serving what. Brunch will be served at P.O.P.E., Cantina Los Caballitos and Lucky 13; DaVinci will serve an Italian-style brunch with frittate. Mamma Maria will serve $5 bites, including homemade gnocchi Al'abruzzese, sausage and pepper sandwiches, chicken marsala sandwiches, string beans and potatoes and Mammas homemade tiramisu. Le Virtu will offer $5 timballo on the street; they will also be char-grilling pork belly, lamb chops, calamari, shrimp and housemade sausage in their outdoor garden. Grilled fare, which will be served with sides like farro and cannellini beans, will run $8. Signature drinks and house red and white wines will run $8 and $7, respectively; craft beers, call drinks and rail drinks will range from $4 to $6. Paradiso is cooking smoked BBQ brisket, pulled pork, baked beans and cole slaw. Izumi, Paradiso's sister restaurant, will do chicken or pork Japanese hoagies, plus their full sushi menu. Fuel will pour fresh fruit smoothies and banana whips. El Zarape will do grilled Mexican specialties. Adobe Café is hosting an all-day happy hour $1 off all drinks, $4 margaritas and $1 Cuervo shots with any beer; for food, $2 nachos or mini quesadillas and 30-cent wings are among the deals. Chhaya Café isn't even open yet (check out more info), but they'll be providing sneak previews of their baked goods at 1823 E. Passyunk. Avenue Cheese Shop will be dishing out roast pork sandwiches. Tre Scalini will have its full menu available after 2 p.m.

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