Reviews
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 […]
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 […]
On Island Time: Poi Dog Reviewed
Until recently, Philly had only one real option when it came to Hawaiian food: the Poi Dog truck run by partners Kiki Aranita and Chris […]
Do You Believe in Magic? Palizzi Social Club Reviewed
You know it’s open when the neon is on, glowing gently in the window of a rowhouse on 12th Street just off Passyunk Avenue. You […]
Yes, Virginia, There Really WAS a Philadelphia School
You may have heard the term “Philadelphia School” used to refer to a group of architects who dominated, and some say transformed, the city’s built […]
Next Big Thing: Res Ipsa Reviewed
“So, how was dinner?” I get this a lot. Obviously. Life that I live, things that I do, people I know, it’s the most common […]
Chaos Theory: At The Table Reviewed
We forget sometimes that every night at a restaurant is the worst night ever. Not for us, the diners. Not most of the time, anyway. […]
Not Built For Love: 24 Reviewed
On the floor at 24, the servers moved like they were on rails, following paths just a couple months old but already worn into the […]