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Slate Gets Two Bells

Posted by Foobooz on May 18th, 2009

Craig LaBan may struggle classifying Slate but the kitchen is providing an identity worth noting.

My absolute favorite: a nod to the chef’s Greek heritage, a homespun revamp of lamb gyros so overdue, I can’t believe it took this long for someone to conceive it. Heat-charred slices of Paraskevas’ lamb and onion puree – spiced with poblanos and aromatic with cinnamon, cumin, and clove – come rolled inside a soft pita with fennel slaw and minty, homemade tzatziki. Opa!

On a lesser magnitude of ambition (but no less satisfying) was a thrilling encounter with chicken that wasn’t a boneless breast: an entree of apricot-glazed thighs, tenderly braised and served over Israeli couscous with tart cucumber-chive chutney.

Two Bells – Very Good

Slate [Philadelphia Inquirer]

102 S. 21st St, Philadelphia, PA

Related Tags: Center-City-West, Craig-LaBan, gastropub, Reviewed, Slate

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