New Leaf Lunch 2018-05-13

New Leaf Lunch 2018-05-13
Chinese & Japanese Cuisine
2916 West Chester Pike Broomall, PA 19008
Phone: 610-353-8888
https://www.newleafcuisine.com/

Good Chinese and Asian cuisine at New Leaf in Broomall, PA.

Scallion Pancake

Tom Yum Soup

Crispy Salted Baked Squid

Szechuan String Bean

Chicken, Shrimp, Scallops

Sauteed Snow Pea Leaves with Roasted Garlic

Peking Duck - Served with Pancake, Scallion and Hoisin Sauce

Bar-Ly and Bonchon (Chinatown Philadelphia, PA) 2015-04-10

Bar-Ly and Bonchon (Chinatown Philadelphia, PA) 2015-04-10

Bar-Ly
101 North 11th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: (215) 922-2699
Email:info@bar-ly.com

Web: http://www.bar-ly.com/

Bonchon

1020 Cherry Street

Philadelphia, PA 19107

Phone: (267) 639-6686

Web: http://chinatownphiladelphiapa.bonchon.com/

Bar-Ly offers a nice selection of beers and drinks in Chinatown.  Happy Hour offers and even better price point for snacks, food, and drinks.

Bonchon opened in Philadelphia's Chinatown recently and we were obliged to check it out.  I've eaten at a Bonchon in New York and this is along the same lines.  The spicy chicken is very tasty, if you're into spicy foods.  It might be a bit much for those who don't enjoy such heat.  The soy flavored chicken is also good but compared to the spicy option, it doesn't have quite as much flavor.  Bonchon also offers a great seaweed salad and salmon avacado ball.  We'll have to come back to try other items on the menu.  The drinks in the photos are of a yogurt soju which was my first time trying it.  Not bad if you're into soju or yogurt flavored asian drinks.

Tampopo (Center City Philadelphia, PA) 2015-01-29

Tampopo (Center City Philadelphia, PA) 2015-01-29

104 South 21st Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: 215-557-9593
Web: http://www.tampoporestaurant.com/
Menu: http://www.tampoporestaurant.com/menu/menu104.html

I stopped in the Center City/Rittenhouse Tampopo for carry out for the first time.  A small place, the menu is focused on Korean and Japanese cuisine.  There is some seating for those looking to dine in but on this occasion I ordered to go.

Quickly scanning the menu we settled on two Korean Bibimbobs, the beef and egg along with the fresh tuna.

For anyone looking for an easy bite to eat, I would recommend Tampopo.  I will definitely be back to try other items on their menu.

w/egg AND beef or chicken or tofu 9.50

Fresh Tuna Bibimbob 12.00

Graffiti Bar (Sampan, Philadelphia, PA)

Graffiti Bar
124 S 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-732-3501
http://sampanphilly.com/graffiti-bar/

As the weather is now nicer with the arrival of spring, I've been checking out more outdoor bars to enjoy the weather before summer arrives and it gets too gross and hot out.

Today, I checked out Graffiti Bar at Sampan.  Its located at the rear of Sampan, accessible through a fun, slightly sketchy, alley way.  It claims to seat 30 in the patio but 30 would feel like a squeeze.  The space was surprisingly packed for 5 pm on a Wednesday.

There is a cocktail and beer of the day for each happy hour along with the standard happy hour drink menu and happy hour food menu that has the standard Sampan Asian inspired food.  The cocktail of the day was decent and enjoyable and the beer of the day was just your standard Heineken.

Food items sampled for happy hour included: bahn mi (mediocre); Korean fried chicken (just bad, I was hoping for chicken wings korean style, not skewers of chicken meat); pork bao (this was the highlight); and lastly some kim chi fried rice with shrimp and an egg over easy (this was quite good as well)

Graffiti bar meets the bare minimum for an outdoor space in center city with fair drink specials.  The food is a little disappointing but lets face it, happy hour is more drink than food focused.  I would come back but Graffiti bar is not high on my list of repeat outdoor bars.