• Adam Erace checks out Maple Shade’s Yokohama for the Courier-Post, and finds the cocktails, sushi and teppanyaki are all worthy of praise. In spite of the nigiri and sashimi being sliced a “bit thick” for his preferences, the “freshness of the seafood was unimpeachable.” But the “construction seemed fast and loose.” A Japanese-style friend chicken “made a fine cooked complement to the cool sushi,” but the “sleeper-hit” was a bowl of chilled clear noodles. [Courier-Post]
• After a visit to the Italian Market’s Monsu, team Two Eat Philly determines that chef-owner Peter McAndrews maintains the “Italian foundation” that’s made his other restaurants so successful, while adding “influences from Spain and France.” A little spicy chickpea and shredded Parmesan amuse bouche was “nothing fancy, but still tasty.” A chicken liver bruschetta proved the “creamiest” chicken liver pate they’ve ever had, while generous portion sizes made it a “hard time” to finish. “Impossibly light and airy” gnocchi with bits of crab meat and chopped herbs was “not a vibrantly flavorful dish,” but “reasonable for the late summer months.” [Two Eat Philly]
• At Old City’s Bierstube Tsingtau, Phyllis Stein-Novack and sister Sandy enjoy “uncommonly good” smoked paprika pierogies, “good” potato pancakes, and a “fine” chicken schnitzel. But apple strudel missing from the menu results in just “two tips of the toque.” [South Philly Review]
