![]() Last time I was there in the morning was early May, and there was a 15+ minute wait. I don't want this to be more hassle than it's worth. But I'm worried about a possible long wait list. We've got enough cards to get everyone in. They don't get to use these lounges very often, so - in theory - it would be a nice experience for them and a great way to get some breakfast before boarding a domestic flight. The only other chef I would be thrilled to have as a replacement would be Vernick, but I'm pretty sure the food would be out of Amex budget.I've got a 10:00 am flight out of PHL coming up with some family members. PHL has actually gotten a lot better lately with more food options by the gates, you may be able to find more appealing food there.įor me and it seems like most people here, I'm happy with Amex choice of Michael Solomonov and I sure hope he stays. If you don't like it and find it monotonous, I don't understand why you keep going there and eat the food. You have been complaining about the food at the PHL lounge so much. Even if it's monotonous and weird.There sure is a lot of pork in Philly, but when there's a limited selection in the lounge, why wouldn't AMEX try to cater to as many members' restriction as possible? Also, since his main restaurant remains trendy, I suspect that will be good enough for AMEX to keep his Centurion contract going. I don't think he's going to be serving pork at the lounge. Solomonov is an Israeli chef who decided to get into Israeli cooking after his brother was killed by Hezbollah snipers. There is plenty of pork served in Philly - and in other places where there are many Jewish Americans. ![]() That's more likely the reason for no pork than the chef.Īnd why do you assume South Philly Italian is any more appealing? Philly is full of amazing Italian restaurants but most of them are not in South Philly nor would I associate modern Italian food with South Philly. PHL has one of the highest Jewish populations in America. Of course, that might make the lounge even more crowded. I guarantee you that if AMEX hired an accomplished South Philly modern Italian chef, customer satisfaction would soar (currently 3 1/2 stars on yelp). I think my analogy to AMEX hirting a Puerto Rican chef to do the menu is accurate. But my main issue is not that the food is bad, but that it is repetitive from a very limited and illogical (for Philly) style band. Like I have NEVER had a good soup in the Philly lounge and it is often pretty bad. I think that if you travelled around and visited the other Centurion lounges, you would decide that it is below average. It is obvious that many people like the Centurion food in Philly. I personally will be shocked if I ever see pork in the Centurion Lounge where Solomnov is "in charge" of the food, but who knows. PS I'm actually typing this while eating delicious hummus from Solomnov's DizengoffI personally will be shocked if I ever see pork in the Centurion Lounge where Solomnov is "in charge" of the food, but who knows. Solomnov's restaurants are actually not Kosher food so I'm not sure if he's the reason there's no pork sausage. PS I'm actually typing this while eating delicious hummus from Solomnov's Dizengoff He's a Philly chef, not like someone contracted from Israel to serve a PHL lounge. ![]() That said, I love the food at the PHL lounge. We'll see.Solomnov's restaurants are actually not Kosher food so I'm not sure if he's the reason there's no pork sausage. Maybe the new restrictions on getting "free" Centurion cards will ease the congestion next year. I'm guessing that's going to happen someday, right? We'd also be better off if they got a bigger space, but I don't think that's going to happen. We would be so much better off in PHL if they ditched Solomonov and diversified the menu. The LAS food was at least 2x as good as the PHL food though. The PHL breakfast food was OK: they added turkey sausage to the menu (I'm guessing we'll never get any pork products in PHL as long as its Israeli-themed!). I received a Christmas gift at the LAS lounge this week (a cell phone charger stick) but nothing during my PHL visit. ![]()
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