Something Good Social Kitchen opened this spring in the kiosk that sits on the Playhouse Square Plaza and the bill of fare is, by design, concise. There are all-beef hot dogs, chopped cheese sandwiches and seasonal salads.

I met a pal there for lunch recently and arrived to find a sun-soaked patio, live music and a beehive of activity. While the plaza is the site of many summertime events, the kiosk has remained dark since Zack Bruell’s Dynomite Burgers closed in 2020. Ricky Smith, the local personality behind Random Acts of Kindness Everywhere (R.A.K.E.), opened Something Good in spring and despite his lack of restaurant experience, he has settled into a tasty groove.

What Smith calls “burgers” are actually chopped-cheese sandwiches – and they are mega-delicious. Picture a Philly but wi

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