"Stay with us on this one. The Giant by the Schuylkill on 23rd Street has a rooftop seating area with oddly nice sunset views. You can hang out there for the price of a cheap six-pack or a random bottle of wine from the booze section of the grocery store. It’s a plan that's just weird enough to work (and inexpensive enough to ease your upsetness if the date bombs). We’re not suggesting you eat from the hot food station at the supermarket. If you get hungry and things are going well, go to Thanal down the street and eat some tandoori shrimp that tastes smoky after being marinated in curry and chili powder." - candis mclean