Three new Philly restaurants to try feature dim sum, burgers and meatballs
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Bing Bing Dim Sum is here!
Photo courtesy of Bing Bing Dim Sum on Instagram
Bing Bing Dim Sum | Ben Puchowitz and Shawn Darragh's long-awaited new-school dim sum spot is slated to open Feb. 16, and the menu looks absolutely killer. There are xiao long bao (soup) dumplings galore (regular and jumbo sized), horseradish and dill-stuffed potato dumplings, and Reuben pan-fried bao along with barbecued-mushroom-topped rice porridge, whole steamed fish with ginger garlic sauce, and black-bean-sauced lamb ribs. Although Bing Bing isn't planning on dim-sum-cart service, there's talk of servers sporadically circling the room with plates of specials. Open daily 5 p.m.-midnight. 1648 E. Passyunk Ave., bingbingdimsum.com.
Hunger Burger | In addition to a menu of fast-food-style burgers on potato buns, creamy lobster mac and cheese and some damned good Bassetts milk shakes, Reading Terminal's Hunger Burger is also setting itself apart with its charitable mission: The stand is going to be donating one meal to No Kid Hungry for each burger they serve. Open Mon.-Sat., 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Reading Terminal, 151 N. 12th St., 215-922-2707, hungerburgerpa.com.
Me N Mo | This choose-your-own adventure meatball joint allows diners to pick from seven rolled meat options and seven sauces with combos ranging from the traditional beef and marinara, to lamb with a mushroom-cream sauce, and Buffalo-wing-inspired meatballs. The meatballs are available a la carte, on a roll or with pasta and a salad. Open Tue.-Sun., 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. 214 South St., 267-928-3262, menmophilly.com.
