The Other Critics

Noble’s Beef Cheeks Are ‘Bracingly Ballsy’; Tyson Bees Turns Out ‘Stunning’ Pork Belly Buns

• If you ever wondered what the next generation of coffee has brewing, Craig LaBan has everything you ever wanted to know and more. [Inquirer]

• Brian Freedman checks out Noble and raves about the “bracingly ballsy” beef cheeks, the “sexy” gnocchi and the squid-ink croquettes that are the “real highlight” of the Spanish octopus. [PW]

• At the Tyson Bees truck, Adam Erace finds the kimchi quesadilla “entertaining” and the pork belly buns “stunning.” [Citypaper]

• Phyllis Stein-Novack would prefer “a bit more char” on the otherwise “tender and tasty” octopus at Opa, but the Greek lasagna “hit the spot.” [South Philly Review]

Noble’s Beef Cheeks Are ‘Bracingly Ballsy’; Tyson Bees Turns