Philadelphia’s Stargazy is styled as a classic east London pie and mash shop, and totally hits this mark, even down to the green parsley liquor sauce on the mash.  It is a small store front shop with counter service and 3 or 4 tables.  In addition to pie and mash, Stargazy sells Scotch Eggs, sausage rolls, Shepard’s pie, pasties and Bedfordshire Clanger (aka Trowley Dumpling).  On Fridays they have Fish and Chips, on Saturdays a Full English Breakfast and on Sundays they have a full Roast Dinner.  They also sell a small selection of imported English groceries and soda’s.  Unfortunately in my experiences going there, the east London classic, jellied eels, have not been available.

The Dumplings:   I have argued previously that pasties are a form of dumpling, and Stargazy offers a variety of pasty options including; the Classic Cornish, cheese and onion, the Priddy Oggy, Potato Masala and a Cheesesteak style.  On my latest visit I tried the Potato Masala pasty, which was essentially a vegetable samosa in a pasty format and baked rather than fried.  The pasty wrapper was buttery and flaky and the filling consisted of curry flavored potato, onion and peas.  This pasty was delicious and filling, and I am planning to work my way through the rest of their pasty styles. 

The Location:  Stargazy is at 1838 East Passyunk Ave in South Philly, just north of Miflin Street and next to Big Catch, which I have reviewed previously. East Passyunk is one of Philadelphia’s major commercial and entertainment corridors and a great place to bar hop and go out to eat.