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Top of the World: Jean-Georges Philadelphia Reviewed
This review originally appeared in print alongside our Vernick Fish review. Read the Vernick Fish review here. The elevator ride up to Jean-Georges takes less […]
Seeing Red: Nunu Reviewed
Red, mostly. That’s what you notice first about Nunu, the new izakaya from Ben Puchowitz and Shawn Darragh. Red lights. Red neon. A fat rainstorm […]
For the Love of the Game: Andiario Reviewed
I’m so excited the day after I eat at Andiario, I tell everyone I know about it. I make phone calls. I write emails. I […]
Soul Food: L’Anima Reviewed
At the hostess stand, they’re waiting for me when I walk in. Not because I have reservations. Not because anyone recognizes me coming. Just because […]
The Expectation Trap: Suraya Reviewed
One of the joys of this gig is being proven wrong, or at least too quick to judge. And at Suraya, I wasn’t expecting much. […]
Right Here, Right Now: Walnut Street Cafe Reviewed
Walnut Street Café is supposed to be a Very Big Deal. When it was first announced, people spoke about it like it mattered. Like it […]
Fast Food: Barcelona Reviewed
There’s a way to do Barcelona right, and there are a dozen ways to do it wrong. You don’t camp at a high top or […]
Out of the Clear Blue Sky: Maison 208 Reviewed
Upstairs, in the second-floor lounge at Maison 208, everything is a disaster. Beautiful, sure. With the retractable roof peeled open in a way that seems […]
New Blood: Little Fish Reviewed
This is what you have to ask yourself before coming to Little Fish: Is paying $15 for a single bite worth it?
Obsession: Love & Honey Reviewed
There’s something about fried chicken that speaks to the obsessive streak in certain people. Like barbecue, like soup dumplings, fried chicken is one of those […]
A Room With A View: Dae Bak Reviewed
On a steamy Wednesday afternoon, I eat steamed mandoo dumplings with metal chopsticks and pork soondubu with a raw egg bobbing in the center, poaching […]
Great Expectations: Co-Op Reviewed
Here’s the thing that bothers me most about Co-Op, the restaurant inside the new Study hotel in University City. When I sit here and try […]
Of Ramps and Riblets: Mistral Reviewed
The only thing worse than a hotel restaurant is a mall restaurant. And the only thing worse than a mall restaurant is no restaurant at […]
Deep Fried and Overstuffed: Puyero Reviewed
When you’re staring down the barrel of a pabellón arepa stuffed full of braised beef, black beans, and plantains like caramel, nothing else matters. You’re […]
The New Gold Standard: Goldie Reviewed
At Goldie, Cook and Solo’s new project on Sansom Street that’s situated above their charitable deli, Rooster Soup Co., the kitchen is an assembly line, turning […]