The Other Critics

Beef Tendon and Pig Ears Are “Non-Noodle Highlights” at Nan Zhou Hand Drawn Noodle House; Govinda’s Chicken Cheese Stake Will Put Your “Carnivore Ass in its Place”

• Nan Zhou Hand Drawn Noodle House’s beef tendon is “a nutty, surprisingly satisfying mouthful whose whisper of garlic is winning on its own and stunning when awakened by a drag through soy sauce;” the pig ears “are another non-noodle highlight.” [PW]

• Circles’ kabocha squash in a red sauce is “so tender you can mash it with a fork,” and the “loaded with chicken and white onion” coconut soup “had all the aggression of a velociraptor.” [Citypaper]

• Govinda’s classic Philly Chicken Cheese Stake “looked like chicken,” “completely picked up the spices and grilled flavor” and will put your “carnivore ass in its place.” [Midtown Lunch]

• Liberté’s Niçoise salad is “stimulating to the eye and … taste buds;” the potato galette “topped with a grilled portabello mushroom filled with seasoned diced mushrooms” is “a masterpiece of flavors and textures.” [South Philly Review]

Beef Tendon and Pig Ears Are “Non-Noodle Highlights” at Nan Zhou