Reviewed
Serious Food at Sancho Pistola’s
Adam Erace visits Sancho Pistola’s in Fishtown and has praise for chef and partner Adan Trinidad’s food. The tomato-based Veracruzana sauce forming a crimson moat […]
Philadelphia Restaurant Review: Rosa Blanca
Jose Garces can take you places. And the most compelling ones are those you’d have the hardest time reaching on your own. That’s why Amada, […]
Philadelphia Restaurant Review: Avance
Karl Marx once wrote that history repeats itself: the first time as tragedy, the second as farce. And Avance is what happens the third time […]
Tale of the Tape: Francoluigi’s Cheesesteak Pizza
Through bad weather and good, the Year of the Cheesesteak marches on and while some of you might think that a cheesesteak any other way […]
Three Bells for The Fat Ham
The hot chicken lives up to its name and has Craig LaBan singing the praises of Kevin Sbraga’s The Fat Ham. LaBan awards the Southern […]
Where We’re Eating: The Fat Ham
Despite the insane amount of development in UCity in the past decade, the area’s dining scene has lagged behind. There are plenty of just-decent restaurants […]
Where We’re Eating: Chris’ Jazz Cafe
I don’t look for much in a jazz cafe—a stiff drink, a solid menu and, hopefully, good music. But at Chris’ Jazz Cafe, when I […]
Where We’re Eating: Stateside
I somehow managed to not eat at Stateside until this year—totally missing its (admittedly brief) reign as the restaurant this magazine once called the best […]
Where We’re Eating: The Bar at Avance
Once upon a time, Le Bar Lyonnais was a sexy hideaway beneath Le Bec-Fin. But that time has passed. Le Bec-Fin has given way to […]
Tale of the Tape: SPOT Gourmet Burgers, Steaks, & Pork
As we continue the Year of the Cheesesteak, we’ll be taking a look at cheesesteak spots that are new, been flying under the radar or been […]
Having a Ball at Le Chéri
According to Trey Popp, the Art Alliance may have finally found its restaurant in Pierre and Charlotte Calmels’ Le Cheri. Popp bestows three stars on […]
Living in Left Field: High Street on Market Reviewed
Trey Popp thoroughly enjoys High Street on Market, Eli Kulp’s follow-up to Fork. Kulp likes to say that if Fork is “one step left of […]
Adam Erace Falls in Love with the Bar at Avance
City Paper’s Adam Erace dines upstairs and down at Avance. He finds plenty to like on both floors but falls in love with the bar […]
Tale of the Tape: Del Rossi’s Cheesesteak Co.
As we continue the Year of the Cheesesteak, we’ll be taking a look at cheesesteak spots that are new or have been suggested to us. […]
The Revisit: Ela
How do you keep the spark alive? Restaurants face the same question that haunts many a marriage—only, with restaurants, it comes ‘round a whole lot […]