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 CommentWe Are Both Delighted By And Wary Of The Mysterious Thing Called “Chinese 10-3″
Aired July 6th, 2011 on Chinese and Take-Out.3 CommentsFor the last few weeks, many residents of Center City have come to find the above postcard in their entryways for something known simply as Chinese 10-3, a mysterious renegade delivery joint with no address announced but nonetheless promising delivery of pretty much any standard Chinese takeout dish you’d wish for. Operating exclusively from the [...]
In Praise (And In Search) Of Spicy Cucumber!
Aired March 2nd, 2011 on Chinese, How To and Object Of Desire.0 CommentsMuch well-deserved hype and love has been thrown in the direction of Old City’s Han Dynasty — and for sure, proprietor Han Chiang himself is the kind of soothsayer this publicist-run Philly food scene could use a lot more of. And we could talk fawningly about the menu and the Cult of Han all day, [...]
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Best Text Message Of The Day: Kong Dumpling Throwdown Tonight
Aired November 19th, 2009 on Chinese and specials.0 CommentsBeen to Kong, that new Chinese street food joint in NoLibs, yet? We have, and we’re a little obsessed. So when the phone just blinked and told us this: “Hey All — Thursday Dumpling Throwdown ay Kong tonight. Over 15 varieties. 50¢ a piece (three to a plate). Go get ‘em! ” … we were [...]
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For this edition of The Once-Over, Phoodie man about town Collin Flatt and our editor Joey Sweeney checked out Kong, a new (and reasonably priced) Chinese Street Food sit-down (with bar, no BYOB here) in Northern Liberties. After the jump, the gruesome twosome jaw about what’s great — and what could use a little work [...]
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 [...]
Kong Slated To Be The King Of Dai Pai Dong In Philly
Aired May 28th, 2009 on Asian Fusion, Chinese and Openings.5 CommentsCome July, Philly will be taken captive by Kong. Trust us, this is a good thing. Chef Michael O’Halloran, who opened Bistro 7 four years ago, is creating a new restaurant with a focus on Chinese street food. Named Kong, the restaurant is the result of O’Halloran and his wife, Sophia Lee, visiting her family [...]
Jose Garces’ latest effort is more than Peruvian and Cantonese fusion. Chifa offers an intimate and relaxed setting delivering comfort food of the highest quality. Collin Flatt took the trip, ate the food, and shares the story after the jump.
