Chinatown
Report: Chinatowns Still Disappearing
A report released two weeks ago confirms what people have been worrying about for a few years: That Chinatowns are a dying breed and that […]
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 […]
BarLy Opening in Chinatown
Looks like Chinatown is getting a new bar, and it’s gonna be a big one. Sunday, September 8th marks the grand opening of BarLy. (And […]
Check Out the Night Market Program
Philadelphia’s mobile food force and local South Street area businesses are mobilizing for tonight’s Night Market. The South Street Night Market will have the most vendors […]
The Great Debate: Should Men Be Allowed to Wear Shorts at Hop Sing Laundromat?
Lee from Hop Sing Laundromat floated the idea of loosening up his dress code to allow men to wear dress shorts. After all, he does […]
Where We’re Eating: Penang
For me, Penang was always one of the restaurants that defined Philly’s Chinatown. Before I lived here, it was the place my wife and I […]
Red Kings 2 Is Open in Chinatown
Red Kings 2 is now open at 1006 Race Street in Chinatown. Like the orignal at 933 Race Street, this one offers spicy Sichuan specialties […]
Dim Sum Garden Is Making a Move
Dim Sum Garden, the Chinatown dive where the food is always being praised, is moving into a much bigger (and nicer) location in Chinatown. The […]
Yo! Chinatown Buses Return To Philly
A year after the federal government shuttered most of the independent Chinatown bus lines traveling up and down the I-95 corridor, NBC 10 reports that […]
Taste Illustrated: The Hop Sing Laundromat Drunk Walk
It has become a vital question among Philly’s serious cocktail connoisseurs: Where to eat after a night spent drinking at Chinatown’s Hop Sing […]
Valentine Date Idea: Yakitori Boy for the Singing Couple
Blessed with a good set of pipes? Woo your loved one with song and sushi. Yakitori Boy’s prix fixe Valentine’s menu includes the pictured “Sweet […]
Hop Sing Laundromat in Details Magazine
Hop Sing Laundromat makes Details Magazine’s Best New Bars in America feature. Hop Sing is listed under High End Cocktails along with bars from New […]
Get Happy, Happy Noodle Bar Is Coming to Chinatown
The sign is up but newspapers still cover the windows at Happy Noodle Bar. Happy is preparing to take up residence at 927 Race Street, […]
Adam Erace at Hop Sing Laundromat
Adam Erace had held out longer than most. Turned off by Hop Sing Laundromat’s hype and its proprietor’s self-deprecation, Erace at avoided Lee’s Chinatown cocktail […]
LaBan Is the Latest to Fall Under the Hop Sing Spell
Craig LaBan sings the praises of Hop Sing Laundromat’s Nevermore cocktail. LaBan calls it a “deliciously one-of-a-kind cocktail.” A one-of-a-kind drink from Hop Sing Laundromat […]