• Brian Freedman checks out the “still young … with some glitches” Fork & Barrel, and finds the housemade Bavarian pretzel “provides ample justification for another round” from the impressive beer list, and the lamb burger is “generously portioned but not unwieldy.” [PW]
• Adam Erace stops in the newly revamped Melrose Diner and discovers “the old home fries have returned,” and the creamed chipped beef is as “satisfying as ever.” [Citypaper]
• Provided that “the chewy crust been blistered just a little more” on Barbuzzo’s pizza, Trey Popp thinks it could’ve been “the best pizza,” and the much buzzed about budino dessert is “the last word in salted caramel.” [Phillymag]
• At More Than Just Ice Cream, Midtown Lunch orders the chicken salad sandwich with grapes, which “isn’t as weird as the turkey burger … topped with hummus and cranberry sauce.” [Midtown Lunch]
