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Restaurant Review: Meat Pies and Pasta at PoPIE 1929
Come for the bulgogi meat pies, stay for the risotto.
E.C. Segar’s comic strip sailor Popeye had a gimmick where he would get his ass kicked and then pound a can of spinach to get back into the fight. He’s one of the few superheroes that gets his superpowers from a superfood, which is one of the reasons PoPIE 1929 has chosen the anvil-armed sailor as its mascot.
The restaurant bills its food as energizing—and based on my visit, I would definitely agree with that assessment. The capitalized “PIE” in the restaurant’s name offers the biggest hint as to what type of cuisine is in store for you.
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