I’ve been sitting here trying to think of a better name for the hybrid stromboli the new-and-improved Joseph’s has on the menu. It’s half stromboli, […]
I love a place that’s unassuming. One you never see coming. There’s something to be said for anticipation, sure — for making plans and seeing […]
The drive to Ground Provisions is important. Not the whole drive. Just the last stretch of it — down a densely treed stretch of Old […]
There is never a quiet moment at Gilda. I mean, Tuesdays, sure. But Tuesdays, the place is closed. And I guess it gets pretty quiet […]
Jose Garces has been trying to get Amada right since 2005 — that’s when the original opened on Chestnut Street. With its long, narrow dining […]
Korea Taqueria was born mobile: a former halal food cart refitted to serve bulgogi burritos drenched in peanut sauce, breakfast tacos with kimchi to get […]
Standing by the corner of the short counter near the kitchen, Chance Anies is watching me eat. Not just me. He’s watching everyone. Every seat […]
Doro Bet knows how to do fried chicken — incredibly crispy Ethiopian-inspired fried chicken, served by sisters Mebruka Kane and Hayat Ali. And as anyone […]
Brazas is half a restaurant operating as an entire restaurant, and it’s already so good that I want to go back for lunch every day […]
Just about everyone who loved the original Kalaya was concerned that when Nok Suntaranon opened her new version in Fishtown, it would lose some of […]
There is nobody inside when I roll in on a Friday afternoon, hungry and looking for tacos at the new Tony Burritos counter inside the […]
This story of El Chingon starts in Mexico 40-some years ago. So stick with me a minute, okay? Mexico, 40-some years ago, was where chef […]
I ended up walking straight into a pole. One of those metal ones that hold up the awnings along 9th Street. Never even saw it. […]
Plenty of new restaurants in Philly opened this year, but our critics had the most to say about these particular places. El Mezcal Cantina by […]
It’s easy to write about a restaurant that works, where every element clicks together. It’s easy to write about a shitshow, too. About panic or […]
