Loading ...Alarming Report From Ladder 15
Posted by Foobooz on May 21st, 2009
Trey Popp goes to Ladder 15 and gets beyond the bubblegum cocktails and into the food but finds its execution equally sophomoric.
The “chowda” flatbread was as dry as its namesake is creamy. Chewy chopped shellfish shared space with bacon and sliced potatoes, some of which could have used more cooking. The flour-coated crust was neither crispy nor chewy — more like a big cracker that had been left unwrapped on a humid day. Underdone crab and corn hush puppies were mealy in the middle, and bland all the way through. Root beer-glazed pork ribs were tender, if one-dimensionally sweet, but “glaze” really wasn’t the right word for those dull gray crescents, which made me think of cafeteria food. A side of roasted beets hadn’t been roasted enough.
1528 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA
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May 22nd, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Unfortunatley that review just about hits the spot. Went a couple of weeks ago with high expectations based on the menu. While we were slightly overwhelmed by the bill, we were fairly underwhelmed by almost everything we ate (with the exception of the cheese/truffle flatbread, which was decent but not worth returning for).