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Two Bells for Green Eggs

Craig LaBan anoints Green Eggs Cafe as another brunch line worth standing in, even if he does find some faults. For brunch, though, the breakfast burrito […]

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Avenida, a Comfy Hit

Trey Popp visits the very comfortable Avenida in Mt. Airy and finds home-style cooking worth leaving home for. How good can home-style Latin food be […]

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Adam Erace at Zama

Adam Erace follows Craig LaBan to Zama where he doesn’t quite share the unadulterated love of  that LaBan does. That isn’t to say Erace disliked […]

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Philly Mag Reviews Amis and Zavino

This week in Philadelphia Magazine’s Restaurant Club Newsletter. Sneak Peek: April Reviews Joy Manning finds some special things at both Amis and Zavino Spring Holiday Dining […]

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Three Bells For Zama

Zama, the recent Japanese restaurant on 19th Street gets the three bell treatment from Craig LaBan. LaBan finds Hiroyuki “Zama” Tanaka’s Rittenhouse restaurant to be […]

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Tasting Morning Plates at Green Eggs

Trey Popp visits Green Eggs Cafe and comes away overwhelmed by the size of some of the dishes and pleased with the taste of most […]

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Spice In Han Dynasty Kitchen

Adam Erace is a bit dissapointed that chef/owner Han Chiang didn’t live up to his tempestuous reputation but he had no complaints about Han Dynasty’s Sichuan cuisine. […]

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2 1/2 Bells for Square 1682

Well it reads like a 2 1/2 bell review but Craig LaBan only does integers so Square 1682 gets a very nice 2-bell review. If […]

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Adam Erace Crowns Fave at Paesano’s

Adam Erace reviews the new Paesano’s at 9th and Christian. He recounts the well-known sandwiches of the original Girard Avenue location and crowns his favorite […]

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Philadining Visits Ro-Zu

Photo via The Philadining Blog Philadining gets an early taste of Todd Dae Kulper’s sushi at Ro-Zu and he has good things to say regarding […]

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Stella, a Starr Falling

Lari Robling beats up on Pizzeria Stella from the prosciutto appetizer all the way through to the check. Given the missteps in the service, the […]

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Two Bells for Percy Street

Craig LaBan finds some inconsistencies at the Percy Street Barbecue but enough good to make him a fan. Talk about a minimalist challenge. One mistake […]

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Drexel Relaunches Table Matters

Last year Drexel launched an online food magazine, Table Matters that took a lofty look at food and food writing. This year Table Matters is […]

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Raw Start at Avenida

Adam Erace gets raw shrimp in his ceviche but Avenida does a good job on the grilled menu items. I also loved the el biche. […]

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Two Bells for Gemelli

Craig LaBan certainly has some complaints in his two bell review of Narberth’s Gemelli. But he also has some nice things to say about chef/owner […]