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$$ — Moderately Priced

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Lunch, Dinner

Neighborhood:
Philadelphia County
Old City

Also Featured in:
Best of Philly 2010: Chinese


Han Dynasty

108 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: 215-922-1888
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Owner Han Chiang rules his sunny new Old City outpost the same way he does his Exton and Royersford branches — with an iron fist. Sure, you can order shrimp and broccoli or, yes, fried rice, but he’ll give you hell for it: “Chinese people don’t eat that stuff.” He’d rather you try the blazing-hot fish in dry pot (delicious, once the pain subsides), the savory double-cooked chicken, or the supple wontons in their chili-oil bath. And you should — a guy doesn’t build a dynasty without knowing what he’s talking about.

Featured In
Best of Philly 2010: Chinese
At the new Old City outpost of owner Han Chiang’s three--restaurant dynasty (joining locations in Exton and Royersford), the me...

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