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
Ray’s Cafe and Tea House ain’t new. In fact, they’ve been open almost 20 years now. But for the life of us, we still can’t figure out why no one mentions this place as one of the best, if not THE BEST, cup of coffee in the city. Turned on to us by our coffeesavant [...]
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Most people consider those flavorless squares you consume at any craphole buffet to be Chinese pastry. Stepping into the Zhong Gang Bakery will educate your simple ass as to what it really means to eat sweet in the Far East. As we come upon the Mid-Autumn Festival, you will find an array of beauties in the sweetcases, with [...]
Chinatown Week On Phoodie: More Than Joy Tsin Lau And Sang Kee
Aired September 22nd, 2008 on Bars, Cambodian, Chinese, Coffee, Japanese and Korean.0 CommentsEveryone loves Chinatown. We’ve decided to celebrate our crush on the Chinahood this week, ALL WEEK. While it’s hard to find bad food between Market Street and the Expressway, we’ll turn you on to the best of the best, and the most unique. We’re not just talking restaurant reviews either, son. We’re going food shoppin’, [...]
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At least it wasn’t when I was there this past year.
