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Yang Yang? Call It Dumpling House

Adam Erace discovers Yang Yang Express in Upper Darby. Yang Yang might be on the sign but everyone calls it the Dumpling House and here’s […]

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Pedigreed Chef Remakes McCrossen’s

Back in August we told you that McCrossen’s Tavern had gotten serious about food under the guidance of Four Seasons veteran Townsend Wentz. Craig LaBan’s […]

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Worth the Gamble at Red Kings

Adam Erace takes on the 200+ item menu at Chinatown’s Red Kings. He’s rewarded for weaving his way through the menu with a great feast. […]

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3 Bells for A.kitchen

Craig LaBan is reminded of just how good a chef Bryan Sikora can be during three outstanding meals at a.kitchen. It’s the fish dishes, always […]

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Twisted Tail Held to the Coals

Adam Erace isn’t very pleased with the food at Twisted Tail though the Primal Chili is a notable exception. But it is his description of […]

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Of Poutine and Young Britney

Brian Freedman damns the Blind Pig to mediocrity but does have an interesting way of praising the poutine. Poutine came a lot closer to hitting […]

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LaBan Blasts Serafina

It probably doesn’t bode well for your restaurant when a customer threatens to knock out a member of Craig LaBan’s dining party, commonplace Italian food […]

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Not Packing the Heat at Sawatdee

Adam Erace won’t be among the throngs waiting for a table at Sawatdee. He finds the 15th and South Thai BYOB lacking in heat and […]

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Left Wanting at Twisted Tail

Brian Freedman reviews Twisted Tail and has a word of advice to the kitchen, loosen up and break free. Special house-cured pork belly arrived as […]

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Cuba Libre Inspires Ten Years Later

Trey Popp revisits ten-year old Cuba Libre and finds that the kitchen has been reinvigorated as chef Guillermo Pernot has unleashed 25 new menu items. […]

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Two Stars for The Farmers’ Cabinet

The food is an open question at The Farmers’ Cabinet but as for the drinks, Trey Popp finds the beers and cocktails to be among […]

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About the Food at A.Kitchen

It isn’t about the farm to table concept at a.kitchen, though there is some of that. It isn’t about the Rittenhouse scene, though there’s certainly […]

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Maryland’s Fair Hill Inn Gets Three Bells

Once in a long while, Craig LaBan makes a trip down to Maryland for a review. Yesterday he reviewed Elkton Maryland’s Fair Hill Inn where […]

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Around the Web: Recent Openings Edition

The lamb shank is the star at an early dinner at Tashan. [The Feeding Tube] Philly Phoodie enjoys the well executed chicken shawarma sandwich from […]

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More Than Just Pizza at Santucci’s, But It’s Still About the Pizza

Steaming pizza pie from Santucci’s We agree with Adam Erace that the rest of the menu at Santucci’s deserves investigation and praise. But it still […]