The Other Critics

Three Bells for Zama; ‘Perfect Plates for Sharing’ at Doma

• Craig LaBan rings an enthusiastic three bells for Rittenhouse’s Zama, calling it the “most impressive all-around Japanese destination to open in this town since Morimoto.” [Inquirer]

• Fairmount’s Doma “offers an interesting menu of cold and hot appetizers that are perfect plates for sharing. Each is beautifully presented and shows off a contemporary fusion.” [Daily News]

• Rick Nichols heads to Calypso in the Chestnut Hill Farmers Market and is swept away by the Trinidadian fare. [Inquirer]

• Midtown Lunch visits takoyaki joint Maru Global and finds the “takoyaki has not yet been perfected” but the Japanese curry burrito is “brilliant.” [Midtown Lunch]

• LaBan proclaims the curry-braised lamb empanadas at the Ansill-ified Ladder 15 to be his “new favorite nibble.” [Inquirer]

Three Bells for Zama; ‘Perfect Plates for Sharing’ at Doma