Kebabs Are ‘a Must’ at Restaurant Absolute; Village Belle’s Meatball Sliders Live Up to Their ‘Lofty Reputation’

• At Feasterville’s Restaurant Absolute, Craig LaBan devours “wedge upon wedge” of the khachapuri’s “warm and flaky yeasted crust wrapped around … crumbly, salty curds,” but to experience “a taste of true Georgian-style flavors,” he added, the kebabs “are a must.” [Inquirer]

• Adam Erace “grazed like a happy bunny” on Pietro’s roasted vegetable antipasto, and though the four cheese pizza “shone with a halo of grease that needed blotting,” it was “still very tasty.” [Courier-Post]

• Trey Popp notes Fare’s cashew “cheese” “has a beguiling tanginess and depth of flavor that’s reminiscent of goat cheese,” but the “dull green mush” that was a stew of fava beans, peas and artichokes, seemed like a “reasonable idea gone terribly wrong.” [Phillymag]

• Village Belle’s Country salad was a “satisfying starter” for Two Eat Philly, and the gravy meatball sliders “stood up to their lofty reputation.” [Two Eat Philly]