Reviews
Where We’re Eating: Han Dynasty
Han Chiang has graduated, shutting down his beloved (if small) Han Dynasty in Old City and moving the Szechuan restaurant across the street into the enormous, […]
Where We’re Eating: SoWe in Graduate Hospital
I’ve gotten better service at the DIY froyo place off South Street than I did at SoWe. One Saturday night, I made a reservation for […]
Where We’re Eating: Cerise in Bryn Mawr
Chef Ben Thomas and his wife, Elena, have taken a big risk opening Cerise, a BYOB in Bryn Mawr. If you want to have dinner […]
Great Expectations: Pizzeria Vetri Reviewed
Trey Popp comes to Pizzeria Vetri with great expectations but too many of the pizzas literally flopped. The further away I got from the pizza menu, […]
Little Nonna’s Takes Comfort Food To the Next Level
Trey Popp finds that Marcie Turney has breathed new life into red-gravy Italian at Little Nonna’s. Just to be safe, though, order the polenta and […]
Restaurant Review: Next-Level Comfort Food at Little Nonna’s
On the first day, there were white tablecloths. People dressed for restaurants the way they did for Pan Am Stratocruisers, and entrées arrived beneath silver […]
Restaurant Review: The Best Food at Pizzeria Vetri Isn’t the Pizza
I was wrapping up lunch at Pizzeria Vetri when a gentleman approached my table. He was skinny and stooped-over and appeared to be in dire straits. […]
The Revisit: A Second Chance For The Twisted Tail
The Grit Invasion of Philadelphia may be long in the tooth by this point, but that hasn’t kept new armadas from lashing the city with […]
Mistral in Princeton Gets Two “Very Good” Reviews
Mistral in Princeton lands reviews in the New York Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer this week. Scott Anderson and business partner, Stephen Distler who also on Elements in Princeton, […]
Talula’s Daily Reviewed
Trey Popp says it’s a shame that Talula’s Daily’s chef Scott Megill’s dinner was interrupted by a sales pitch. But somewhere before dessert and the […]
Xi’An Sizzling Woks Reviewed
Trey Popp reviews Xi’An Sizzling Woks (formerly Xi’An Famous Food) in Chinatown. There he discovers a side of pickled garlic cloves that set the tone […]
Philadelphia Restaurant Review: Xi’an Sizzling Woks
It’s not every day that you come across a condiment that makes you do a double take. Heck, it’s not every year. But think about […]
Pizzeria Vetri Is Serious About Pizza
Adam Erace reviews Marc Vetri’s temple of pizza, Pizzeria Vetri, and comes away impressed. They all begin with a dough that eschews oil, per Neapolitan […]
The Revisit: Citron & Rose
Best Milkshake, Best Bar Snack, Best Wine List at a Beer Bar, Best Homage To an Iconic Philly Food… It would be hard to argue […]
Philadelphia Restaurant Review: Carmine’s Creole Café Act II Turns It Up to 11
There are many food menus at Carmine’s Creole Café Act II, and none of them list the most important thing John Mims cooks there. This […]