Reviews
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 […]
Philadelphia Restaurant Review: Finer Summer Picnic Fare at Morgan’s Pier
It’s awkward to start a restaurant review with a coroner’s report, especially about a place that’s still thronged with customers. But sometimes autopsy is the […]
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 […]
Philadelphia Restaurant Review: Fickle Fare at Fitler Dining Room
Some food corners are cursed. A property will pass from owner to owner, concept to concept, and nobody can make it work. Part of succeeding […]
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 […]
Branzino and Stollenwerk, Reborn Together
It hasn’t been an easy time for Mike Stollenwerk. He once looked like he was heading for an empire with Little Fish, Fish and Fathom […]
A Look at Cedar Point Bar & Kitchen
Fishtown’s newest eatery, Cedar Point Bar & Kitchen has gotten a lot of buzz since opening this spring at a six-point intersection less than a […]
Saveur Sings Fork’s Praises
Fork has certainly been getting local attention since Eli Kulp came down the turnpike to Ellen Yin’s Old City restaurant. And now the national media is […]