The Other Critics

“Details Coalesce” at Zavino; Octopus Balls’ Time Is Now

• At Zavino, Adam Erace happily finds “the details coalesce into something far better than a blind stab at the trickled-down-95 pizza trend besieging our city.” [Philadelphia Weekly]

• Trey Popp has an announcement to make: “The time has come to eat octopus balls” at Maru Global. [City Paper]

• LaBan is impressed with the “stellar” Goan shrimp curry at Ekta. [Inquirer]

• Midtown Lunch thinks the lamb rogan josh at Minar Palace is “the perfect medium-spicy.” [Midtown Lunch Philly]

• Plus, the “super-addicting fried pork chops” at Chinatown’s Empress Garden are “ridiculous.” [Midtown Lunch Philly]

“Details Coalesce” at Zavino; Octopus Balls’ Time Is Now