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Arbol Cafe In Northern Liberties

Posted by Foobooz on April 9th, 2008

Adam Erace tries the Paraguayan eatery, Arbol Cafe in Northern Liberties and delivers this stomach awakening report.

For a heartier dinner, start with the earthy, full-flavored vegetable chowder and order the asado à la olla con kiveve. Traditionally part of a Paraguayan Sunday supper (and served at Arbol only on weekends), the dish consists of velvety polenta enriched with mozzarella and butternut squash and a boneless short rib braised four to eight hours into tender, pull-apart submission. Drizzled with sugarcane molasses, this sweet-and-savory dynamo is the best thing Arbol serves—and the best thing I’ve eaten in months. I can understand why customers call ahead to reserve an order.

Arbol Café [Philadelphia Weekly]

Related Tags: Arbol-Cafe, BYOB, Northern-Liberties, Paraguayan, Reviews, South-American

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2 Responses to “Arbol Cafe In Northern Liberties”

1. Arma Says:
   April 13th, 2008 at 4:30 pm

   Please do not patronize the Arbol Cafe. The owners are thieves. They keep the tips that are meant for the servers. You may read more about this here:

   http://www.citypaper.net/food/restaurants/id/3080/Arbol+Cafe

   They talk a good game about building community, etc., but the bottom line is that their practices are unethical. If they don’t intend to let their servers keep tips, then they should clearly state that on the menu and instead have a collection for those people who want to donate money to the restaurant for renovations.

2. Arbol Cafe Says:
   April 22nd, 2008 at 9:07 am

   Please get the facts before trolling the internet. Our employees are tipped and always have been tipped. If you want the facts, speak to us in person.

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