Adam Erace files his first report since moving from Philadelphia Weekly to City Paper. He puts Kraftwork to the test and comes away especially pleased […]
It’s a real-life Kitchen Nightmares episode as Brian Freedman checks out Manayunk’s  Munk & Nunn. Sadly, despite all the work on the space and on […]
Of course Craig LaBan couldn’t ignore the Ranstead Room in his review of El Rey. He found the back-alley cocktail lounge to have a “uniquely […]
Photo by Drew Lazor, Meal Ticket It was just a month ago when Rick Nichols was pouring over our suddenly fertile fried-chicken terrain, declaring Ms. […]
Craig LaBan reviews Stephen Starr’s El Rey and LaBan is not very happy with the design, operations or noise levels. Luckily for the restaurant, chef Dionicio Jimenez‘ plates […]
Hit-or-miss, mixed-bag, win-some-lose-some, all sum up Elisa Ludwig’s experience at Bella Vista’s Wishing Well where not even the S.HA.ME. burger makes an impact. For me, […]
Brian Freedman chows down at Kraftwork and finds the simplest bites to be the best. Executive Chef Michael N. Thomas assembled a sort of über-soup […]
Since all the major reviewers in town have weighed in on Garces Trading Co.we’ve compiled what dishes the critics thought were best.
The critics have all had their say. Here’s what to order at Pizzeria Stella.
Craig LaBan has plenty of praise for Mt. Airy’s Avenida, the Latin American restaurant that is making its mark on Germantown Avenue. [I]t is Edgar’s […]
Tucked around the corner from the bright lights of another eating establishment at 5th and Thompson is Café Colao, a Dominican BYO that has recently reopened […]
Elisa Ludwig finds that execution problems hamper the Southern inspired menu at Cooperage. Some missteps were more forgivable than others. While the thick, granola-crusted “Hippie […]
Kelly White-Phillips gets into Adsum early and enjoys several of the cocktails and the Kool-Aid pickled watermelon. [Living on the Vedge] Two Eat Philly also gets […]
Brian Freedman checks in at the more comfortable, relaxed and approachable Twenty Manning Grill and finds it truly has transformed. House-cured and -smoked Virginia trout was […]
Philadelphia Magazine has been without a food critic since Joy Manning left in March. Since then Kirsten Henri has come on as Food Editor and […]
