Confession: While we love the noodles at Nan Zhou Hand Drawn Noodle House in Chinatown, where you can see the kitchen staff pulling yards upon yards of perfectly imperfect noodles almost out of thin air, the meat options for the soups that serve as the vehicle for said noodles have always freaked us out a [...]
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Quite Possibly The Greatest Lunch $4.50 Can Buy In The City
Aired January 9th, 2012 on Chinatown, Chinese, Noodles and Pho.1 CommentAt Long Last, Korean BBQ In Chinatown!
Aired January 3rd, 2012 on Chinatown, Korean and Openings.1 CommentThough we have an unswerving love for the great Kim’s BBQ of Olney, the dearth of proper Korean BBQ in Center City — to say nothing of Chinatown proper — has often befuddled and angered us. But with the new year comes news that is good and right: Sammy Chon’s KTownBBQ is open for business [...]
Real Talk: Everyone is bummed when they get orange slices instead of fortune cookies at the end of a meal in a Chinese establishment. It’s truly a rite of passage after consuming your MSG-laden Whiteboy Special (General Tso’s with Fried Rice and an Egg Roll), or even a dainty and perfect Soup Dumpling. What can [...]
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Chinatown May Be Jumping On The Restaurant-Week-Bandwagon; We Say Hurray!
Aired August 6th, 2009 on Chinatown, Chinese, Restaurant Week and Rumors.0 CommentsRumor has it that the Restaurant Week trend might be coming to Chinatown soon. Apparently the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation has been contacting Chinatown restaurants, and the goal is to have 3 options: a $10 3-course-meal (!!!!!), $20 4-course-meal and a $30 5-course-meal (my mouth is already watering). This is good news for Chinatown, cheap [...]
During this, the Chinese New Year, there’s a little Chinese in all of us, right? Here at Phoodie, we professed our love for Philly’s Chinatown back in September, and today’s New Year’s Kickoff is rekindling our passion. It’s the Year of the Ox, which sounds pretty tough, so if you’re dusting off your dragon costume [...]
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Review: Banana Leaf
Aired September 24th, 2008 on Asian Fusion, Chinatown, Chinese, Malaysian and reviews.0 CommentsContinuing our trip through Chinatown Week, Collin Flatt landed at Banana Leaf and found that she’s a saucy multicultural mistress, and oh so tasty.Â
If you thought Chinatown was just for Chinese food, you are dreadfully mistaken, friend. Vietnamese restaurants have always had a strong presence here as well. You’re probably familiar with Vietnam, the longstanding, well-loved and well-reviewed restaurant on 11th Street between Race and Vine. (And if you haven’t, for the love of all that is right [...]
