Category Archives: Philadelphia
Grand Palace Seafood Restaurant, Philadelphia
Grand Palace Restaurant is an old school dim sum palace that can seat 700 people across three dining rooms. Dim sum is served from a fleet of roving push carts that patrol the dining rooms and when you request a … Continue reading
Tom’s Dim Sum, Philadelphia PA
Tom’s Dim Sum is a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Dim Sum Factory mini-chain of restaurants serving Shanghai & Cantonese style dim sum. In 2015 Tom’s took over the location of the Dim Sum Garden in the 11th street tunnel under … Continue reading
Posted in Bao, Buns, Chinese, Dim Sum, Philadelphia, Pork, Shumai, Soup Dumpling, Steamed, Vegan Recipe, Vegetarian, Veggie Dumplings, Xiao Long Bao
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The Jim, South Philly
During the pandemic bar owners Fergie Carey and Jim McNamara, of Fergie’s Pub and The Goat, along with Tony Rim of 1225 Raw and The Foodery opened The Jim in the old JC Chinese restaurant location. They kept the old … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Kimchi, Korean, Mandoo, Philadelphia, Pork, Potsticker, Steamed, Vegan, Vegetarian, Veggie Dumplings
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Dumpling Jjamppong, Jeong’s Kitchen (Danny’s Kitchen), HMart Philadelphia
I have been obsessing over Netflix’s show “A Nation of Broth” which over three episodes, with endless food-porn, documents the centrality of soups and stews in Korean cuisine. The show made me crave some Korean soup, so I went over … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Gyoza, Jjampppong, Korean, Mandoo, Noodles, Philadelphia
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Bing Bing Dim Sum, Philadelphia PA
Bing Bing Dim Sum is a hipster Chinese-fusion restaurant in South Philadelphia with a limited small plate menu that does not really rise to the title of Dim Sum. The menu includes a handful of vegan items and they are … Continue reading
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Bai Wei, Philadelphia
Bai Wei (previously Sakura Mandarin) has several things going for it during COVID times, it is spacious and airy and the tables are reasonably far apart, but the staff is lackadaisical about checking vaccination status. I have been there twice … Continue reading
Posted in Bao, Buns, Chinese, Chive, Philadelphia, Pork, Sesame Sauce, Soup Dumpling, Veggie Dumplings
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Saigon Quy-Bau, Philadelphia PA
Saigon Quy-Bau opened in Aug 2021 and is named for the Chef’s Vietnamese name, Bau, and his older brother’s name, Quy, which together means “prestigious”. The Chef, Corey Nguyen, is a veteran of the Fountain and Swann Lounge at the … Continue reading
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Viet Bistro, Philadelphia PA
Viet Bistro has been open for about two weeks and the rumor is, that it is the new venture from the owners of the much missed Huong Tram at Hoa Binh Plaza on 16th and Washington. I didn’t get the … Continue reading
Posted in Gyoza, Philadelphia, Vegetarian, Veggie Dumplings, Vietnamese
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Big Catch Poke, Philadelphia PA
One thing I have noticed while walking around Philadelphia is that seemingly random restaurants sell Chinese Bao. A case in point is Big Catch Poke, which has an 8.5 by 11 piece of printer paper stuck to its front window … Continue reading
Tortilleria San Roman, Philadelphia PA
Since opening in May of 2009, Tortilleria San Roman in Philadelphia’s Italian Market, has been churning out amazing, fresh corn tortillas. A dough made of corn flour and water is put into a long squeaky conveyor belt that cuts and … Continue reading
