• “Anchored by aromatic cashews and dried melon seeds,” Brian Freedman suggests Desi Chaat House’s Sahi chaat might be “passing low levels of electricity through your tongue with each forkful,” and the Dahi Bhalla chaat’s “focal point shifts constantly between chutneys (mint, yogurt, tamarind) and the garam dumplings at the center.” [PW]
• “Cold and greasy as a 10-cent streetwalker,” Adam Erace accuses 1518 Bar & Grill of committing “cardinal sins against pubdom” with its French fries, and adds that the grilled romaine salad isn’t very original, “but it tasted good.” [Citypaper]
• Phyllis Stein-Novack checks out the Italian Market BYOB, 943, and reports that the “garlic shrimp were flavorful,” the pappardelle with shrimp and calamari “was perfectly cooked,” but the beef empanada “was disappointing.” [South Philly Review]
• Despite flavors in the Bulgogi marinade being weak, Midtown Lunch says Cube Cafe’s Korean wrap is still a “a good cheap lunch to grab on the go,” and the pork inside the Vietnamese summer rolls had a “pleasant grilled taste.” [Midtown Lunch]
