This weekend Craig LaBan turns his critical eye towards Girasole, the reborn Italian restaurant at the foot of the Symphony House off Broad Street.

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Craig LaBan is going to give Brauhaus Schmitz the bell treatment this Sunday. In yesterday’s online chat he had this to say about the schweinshaxe:

The schweinshaxe at Brauhaus Schmitz, to be reviewed this weekend,is something every pork lover should try. Slow-roasted rotisserie pig knuckles (shank, that is) are a porcine beauty to behold – tender meat, wrapped in a layer of downy fat, ringed by a cracker-crisp band of cracklin’ skin.

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This Sunday Craig LaBan reviews the Piazza at Schmidt’s Swift Half. How will the sibling to Good Dog do under Craig LaBan’s gaze. Will LaBan be inspired to song again or will he find fault in this sophomore effort?

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Swift Half Reviews [f8b8z]
Craig LaBan’s review of Good Dog Bar & Restaurant [Philadelphia Inquirer]

Craig LaBan had off this past weekend but he’ll be back with a review we’re intrigued to read. He’ll be checking out Bibou, the French BYOB just off the Italian Market.

David Snyder has already declared it Philadelphia’s best French bistro. Adam Erace admitted he had to resort to nitpicking to find anything to complain about and Joy Manning of Philadelphia Magazine gave it a glowing A-.

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Bibou+Reviewed [f8b8z]
Bibou [Official Site]

Noble: An American Cookery goes under the LaBan microsope this weekend. How may bells will LaBan bestow on the ambitious Sansom Street restaurant.

Before you vote, check out these other Noble reviews.

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Craig LaBan will be running Union Trust through the wringer this week. He smacked around Del Frisco’s pretty good in his one-bell review of the 15th and Chestnut meat den. Butcher & Singer did much better garnering 3-bells but he did fiercely snipe the manager. How will the oppulent Union Trust fare?

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Craig LaBan decides to pay Fairmount’s Umai Umai a visit almost three years after it opened. What does that mean? Does LaBaninator come to bury or praise?

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Bhiladelphia visits Cherry Hill’s Seasons 52 where he discovers “loooong flat bread,” salad in tubes and dessert in shot glasses. He doesn’t weigh in with much of an opinion but does provide some photos of the meal.

Sunday will be Craig LaBan’s  chance to score this South Jersey chain.

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When live gives you suburbs, make chains [Bhiladelphia]
Seasons 52 [Official Site]

Craig LaBan heads to Queen Village’s Saute to drop his opinions this Sunday. How will the New American BYOB fair? The food certainly pleased the reviewers from the weeklies.

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Sunday, Craig LaBan reviews Chifa. How many bells with Jose Garces’ Peruvian and Cantonese restaurant receive?

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