Trey Popp
Fette Sau Is Philadelphia’s Best Barbecue
Trey Popp falls for Joe Carroll’s Fette Sau. Anointing the Brooklyn transplant as the best thing that’s happened to Philadelphia’s barbecue scene. The first beef short rib […]
Revisit: And Now For Something Completely Different: Fish 3.0
Having your restaurant named in a top-ten list by a national magazine isn’t typically a cause for regret. But sometimes I’ve wondered if it might […]
Review: Forest & Main Isn’t Perfect But It’s Just Right
Trey Popp’s second review in the December issue of Philadelphia magazine is of Forest & Main. Popp finds that the Ambler brew pub might not […]
Review: Chris Kearse Opens the BYO of the Year
Trey Popp calls Will on Passyunk Avenue the “BYO of the year” and praises the cooking of Chris Kearse. You could label Kearse’s approach French, […]
Revisit: Banana Leaf in Chinatown
My mother used to tell me that the best way to judge a cookbook is the least judgmental. In her opinion, all it took was […]
It Takes Two at Spice 28
It’s a tale of two chefs at Spice 28. Chefs Danny Teng and “Mister Ma” churn out Sichuan and Asian-fusion fare. Trey Popp likes the […]
One Star for Jane G’s
Jane G’s aims to fill a pan-Asian void that Trey Popp isn’t sure exists. That it does so expensively and blandly doesn’t help the Center […]
The Revisit: Hop Sing Laundromat
So, three guys walk into a bar… Wait, let me start over. A homicidal maniac, an Al-Qaeda torture specialist, and a Foobooz commenter walk into […]
NoBL Brings Some Heat to Lansdowne
Trey Popp urges you to see him in Lansdowne, the dry borough just west of Philadelphia where Sam Jacobson is turning out “banging” plates at […]
The Industry Caters To More Than the Industy
Trey Popp reviews The Industry, the restaurant business friendly restaurant in Pennsport where the service is friendly and much of the cooking is good. Of […]
The Revisit: Han Dynasty Goes West – University City Sichuan Outpost Reviewed
Photo by Holly, via the Foobooz Flickr Pool Remember all that nonsense a few years back about water sommeliers? How there were thousands of brands […]
Modern Southern Fusion a Hit at Rex 1516
Trey Popp enjoys the Southern cooking of chef Regis Jansen at Rex 1516, especially during the brunch hours. Rex is best at brunch. The Monte […]
Three Stars for Vernick Food & Drink
Trey Popp reviews Vernick Food & Drink, the first solo restaurant of Cherry Hill native Greg Vernick. [F]or the most part, simplicity is Vernick’s watchword. […]
A Look at the Best of Philly Scavenger Hunt
Every normal month I pick a place that’s been around a while and try to experience it afresh. After all, why should new restaurants get […]
Nick Elmi Brings Life to Rittenhouse Tavern
Trey Popp checks in on Le Bec Fin alum Nick Elmi to see what he’s doing at Rittenhouse Tavern, the latest restaurant to live in […]