You can nibble fancy pigs in a blanket in the crushed-velvet booths at this highly styled restaurant-lounge near Washington Square. The appealing space feels like a less annoying, affordable take on an Old City hot spot, but the updated comfort foods rarely go beyond cutesy concepts to satisfying flavors. Hopefully, a new chef slated to begin in January will fulfill 707's real potential. Reviewed Sept. 9.
The brothers Bynum, Benjamin and Robert, have moved their Old City blues club to a smaller but spiffier space near South Philly's riverfront. The colorful room offers improved sight lines, but the soul-food menu could use more gusto, consistency and ambition. Service also needs work. Reviewed March 11.
Best chef: Jose Garces.
Best restaurant: Osteria.
Best meal: A "farm table dinner" at Talula's Table.
Best ethnic delivery: Tiffin.
Best relocated classic: Fuji.
Best new BYOB: Blackfish.
Best single bite:
Tinto's blue-cheese-smeared"montadito" toast topped with duck confit wrapped in Serrano ham, crowned with a black cherry.
Best raw food: Scallop and watermelon seviche at Xochitl.
Best updated bubbe food: Veal kreplach with artichokes at Rae.
Best cheeseburger: The cheese-stuffed wonder at the Good Dog Bar.
- Craig LaBan
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