Reviewed
Peter Serpico Offers an Excellent Choose Your Own Adventure
Whether you want eat like a yoga instructor or a weightlifter, Trey Popp finds that Serpico provides an excellent adventure. The evening can begin in […]
Breaking the British Mold at Pub & Kitchen
Adam Erace checks out the second act of the popular Pub & Kitchen where the interior has been redecorated and Eli Collins is the new […]
More Praise for East Passyunk’s Noord
Brian Freedman reviews Joncarl Lachman’s Noord and finds the latest addition to East Passyunk’s restaurant scene is another bright spot. Though an entree of rabbit […]
Adam Erace Says Serpico Is Extraordinary
Adam Erace says that Serpico is everything we wanted it to be and maybe even more. The dashi haunts my dreams. It comes ice cold, […]
Trying To Do Right at Morgan’s Pier
Trey Popp laments the loss of George Sabatino’s $30 three-course dinner menu at Morgan’s Pier. On the first weekend of June, four weeks after it […]
Unorthodox Indian at Indeblue
Trey Popp visits Indeblue’s Midtown Village location and finds that chef Rakesh Ramola is willing to go far afield in order to appeal to Philadelphia diners. […]
Philadelphia Restaurant Review: Unorthodox Indian Food at Indeblue
At Indeblue, where you can dip pulled-pork samosas in blue-cheese sauce and mop up apple/goat cheese chutney with bacon-wrapped bison kabobs, one of the thornier […]
Strangelove’s Gets Some Love
Leigh Maida, Brendan Hartranft, and Brendan Kelly are the gastropub virtuosos of this city, and their transformation of the almost-cursed location is really quite impressive. […]
Adam Erace reviews South Philly’s Ratchada
From Cafe de Laos to Ratchada, the South Philly Thai/Lao haven may have changed its name, but to Erace, it’s still bringing the heat—both literally […]
Where We’re Eating: Luke’s Lobster
Two things you need to know about Luke’s Lobster. One, you should go right now. And two, if you didn’t hear me the first time, […]
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 […]
Fitler Dining Room: Ghosts of Dining Rooms Past
Every so often I’m asked how often the opinions of Craig LaBan and Trey Popp differ. Here’s one such case. LaBan heaped the praise on […]
Cheu Noodle Bar: Where Noodles are Just Where the Weirdness Starts
Matyson chef Ben Puchowitz’s Cheu Noodle Bar with partner Shawn Darragh pumps out a sometimes schizophrenic smorgasbord where, surprisingly, noodles won’t be what keeps you […]
Philadelphia Restaurant Review: the Deliciously Eclectic Cheu Noodle Bar
Some restaurants are just what they seem, no more and no less. They send out fajitas and margarita pitchers with mariachi bands, or 24-ounce porterhouses […]
Adam Erace Reviews Cedar Point Bar & Kitchen
Adam Erace publishes his thoughts on Cedar Point Bar & Kitchen, which he describes as “a haven of tempeh Reubens and Nitro Milk Stouts catering […]