Considering my deep and abiding love for spice, it’s amazing that it took me so long to make it to Han Dynasty, colloquially known as “handynasty.” I think it’s Old City location (versus Chinatown) threw me off, but when I went out of my way to make it in the door, bottle of crisp white [...]
Posts Tagged ‘BYOB’
10 Jun
King Soup, Vientiane
I can sing the praises of Vientiane’s affordable, delicious, vegetarian-friendly Laotian cuisine all the day long. I have never had a dish at this neighborhood BYOB that I didn’t like, and often I love whatever I ordered so much that I get in a rut, and can only order that exact same thing for months [...]
27 Oct
Brunch at Marigold Kitchen
I waited tables at Marigold Kitchen in the first year it opened – and what a year it was! We garnered acclaim from Food and WIne, Craig LaBan, and the famously picky Chowhounds. Marigold has switched chefs a few times since then, and I decide to stop back in for brunch on a sunny Sunday [...]
7 Jun
Divan Turkish Kitchen
I’ve been hearing about how great Divan Turkish Kitchen is for quite some time. I happened to be in the neighborhood the other weekend, so I stopped by to check-out what all the noise was about. First – they obviously specialize in meat. While there are some vegetarian options, most rave review focus on their [...]
21 Oct
Modo Mio menu turista
I’ve been trying to get to Modo Mio for months and months, but circumstances keep thwarting me. When I finally made it, I decided to go with the menu turista – the “tourist” or pre fix menu – in order to sample as many dishes as possible. Above the the barbabietola, an antipasti of roasted [...]
23 Jun
Bun Gio Chay at Vietnam Cafe
I eat at Vietnam Cafe at least twice a month, and I’m always so hungry and excited when the food comes that I forget to take a picture before my meal is half-devoured. I stopped in for a University City dining days preview (3 courses, $15, July 23-30) and finally remembered to photograph before shoving [...]
16 Jun
New Harmony: All you can eat vegan dim sum
When my friend Jeremy comes to town, we have a tradition of visiting Chinatown for all-you-can-eat vegan dim sum. Over the years the prices have gone up a bit (what used to be $10 is now $12) but we still pick-up a 6 pack and go have a great time. Bridget and Gus, we missed [...]
10 Jun
Mi Lah Vegetarian
A vegan place downtown, that makes asian-inspired dishes at reasonable prices? Count me in. I’d been wanting to make trip to Mi Lah since it opened a few months ago, and finally I made it in for lunch. And then I made it in again. One time with a good camera, one time without. I [...]
4 May
Dining Out for Life: Lolita
Lolita is one of my favorite Philadelphia BYOBs. I popped in this week to entertain friends in town for a conference, a night that also happened to be Dining Out for Life. DOfL is a annual fundraiser in which participating restaurants donate 33% of the tab to local AIDS/HIV organizations and Planned Parenthoods. Great idea, [...]
10 Mar
A Quiet Night at Mr. Martino’s
Senor Lanky had been out of town in frigid Chicago, and when I went to pick him up at the airport, I want to go to a nice, quiet, romantic little BYOB. I read review after review, and settled on Mr. Martino’s, a little couple-owned restaurant, only open a few days a week, in South [...]
