You travel all of the time, spending countless dreadful hours groping through an endless sea of connections. And, yes, you do get an urge for a bite to eat now and then. But what a collection of dreadful places that airports everywhere seem to inflict upon the hapless wanderer. You are all painfully aware of the Food Court ~ at best it is a carnage of culinary misery that can only be ingested by the totally unaware whose insight is eclipsed by either a per diem or hunger so intense that all judgement instantly vaporizes. Yet a few sparse havens of delight are carefully nested here and there so as to tease you along your merry way. Where are they? Trial and error is ok, but here's a great tip for you. My very best favorite out of all of the airports I travel through, from Seattle to Dallas/Ft. Worth to Bismarck to LA to Tampa, to (to tedious to list)....is the Sky Asian Bistro in the Philadelphia International Airport. It can be found just a few steps into Concourse C. I so highly regard this little gem that I will actually shuttle there if located in another Terminal should time permit, just to dine! I would not necessarily elevate the Bistro to the level of a Cantonese Dim Sum House or a 3 Michelin Star sushi bar; however, you will find quite excellent Pan-Asian cuisine here at reasonable prices, although the beverage costs are a bit steep. Having said that, the sushi, hand rolls, sashimi are all excellent, as are the more traditional noodle bowls, soups and speciality items. The Kinki Chicken Wings are fantastic with the most provocative Polynesianesque sauce (mint, ginger and pickled cucumber), pan seared Ahi Tuna (Chinese spicing, wasabi and citrus dressing), and my all time favorite ~ the Black Dragon Roll with spicy salmon, eel, avocado, caviar and a drizzle of eel sauce. I drool just thing about it. come to think of it, the Red Dragon Roll is also quite tasty as well (salmon, yellow tail and tuna). The Service Staff is always polite and eager to please. February 9, 2010, the day they shut they shut down the airport while employees scrambled to get home, my Waitress, Lindsey made quite certain that everything I ordered was just right and promptly served. My wine glass never seemed to empty. So, for those of you who find yourself in the Philly airport - do stop in check it out - you will not be disappointed.
