[yapc] PerlMonks of the world unite... for lunch, Wednesday

[Walt Mankowski]

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 10:37:11AM -0500, Andrew Rodland wrote:
> On Wednesday 18 June 2008 10:26:19 am Walt Mankowski wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 08:15:30AM -0700, Larry Wall wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 10:04:02AM -0500, Bruce Gray wrote:
> > > : Is there anywhere within walking distance that would allow us to
> > > : leave and return during the scheduled lunch time (12:05-13:00)?
> > >
> > > I'm not aware of any--we'd have to ask a native.
> >
> > If you walk out to State St. (it's the divided street in between here
> > and the student center) and turn right, there's a sandwich place
> > called Jimmy John's down at 35th.  I walked past it yesterday. (It's
> > next to the Starbucks, and across the street from the green line
> > station.)  It's about a 10 minute walk from the conference center.
> >
> It's a chain and it's fast food, but it's pretty good considering.

I'm not a native, and I've never eaten there.  (Even though there
seems to be a branch in downtown Philly.)  I only suggested it because
it's close, easy to find, and cheap.  Of course, alternatively you
could hit the bbq and designate a table in the back the "perlmonks
table".