Reviews
Tale Of The Washed Chop At DaVinci
Big time restaurant critics aren’t immune to restaurant gaffes and Craig LaBan came face-to-face with a doozy at South Philadelphia’s DaVinci. One Bell – Hit […]
Du Jour, Best For Breakfast
Adam Erace does breakfast, lunch and dinner at Du Jour on South Broad and finds it best before noon. Think fluffy, triple-stacked flapjacks griddled with […]
Yugoslavian Eats
David Snyder goes Yugoslavian this week as he reviews Jovan’s Place in Kensington. Sure, the wait was longer than average. But there aren’t many restaurants […]
Pastor At Paxia
Adam Erace is being wooed by pork chop pastor at Bella Vista’s Paxia. Paxia, latest in the camp of classed-up-but-not-watered-down Mexican spots, makes a serious […]
Food Blog Roundup
The Beer Lass enjoys Cafe Estelle immensely. [Beer Lass] “Sublime” is the adjective Living on the Vedge uses to describe dinner at Shouk. [Living On […]
¡Cuba! Fundamentally Flawed
Craig LaBan turns his eyes towards ¡Cuba!, a Cuban BYOB in Chestnut Hill and finds the promising spot missing some essentials. At ¡Cuba!, the traditional […]
Hummus Satisfies
Trey Popp checks out the newish Hummus on the western edge of Penn’s campus and it sounds good. Hummus’ marinated thighs are so succulent I […]
Can’t Wait Till Sunday, Two Bells For Estelle
Another Friday and another preview of a Craig LaBan review. We have a feeling Cafe Estelle will be a lot happier than the folk at […]
Review in Haikuâ„¢: Pub & Kitchen
It’s time for a new Review in Haikuâ„¢ where we use the traditional Japanese poetry form to give you our take on new restaurants. Last […]
Kite & Key In City Paper
David Snyder dines at Kite & Key off the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and finds a place where the food hasn’t caught up to the beers. […]
Distrito In Philadelphia Weekly
Adam Erace finds some things to quibble about at Distrito but it still is very much a Jose Garces experience. Distrito [Philadelphia Weekly] Distrito [Official […]
Food Blog Round Up
Foodzings is on a eating and blogging tear. Recently she was at Cafe Apamate where she enjoyed a delicious brunch without an hour wait. [Foodzings] […]
Chima Gets No Bells
Craig LaBan pounds Chima’s oversalted, over-cooked all you can eat Brazilian meats. The garlic-rubbed top sirloin, meanwhile, was embalmed in a puree of allium so […]
Playfulness & Sophistication At Distrito
David Snyder reviews Jose Garces’ colorful Distrito. Dual themes of playfulness and sophistication are echoed in Distrito’s menu. Garces and his chef de cuisine, Tim […]