Neighboring Delaware County dining scene made it onto a list of the Philadelphia Inquirer’s best dining scenes for 2022, writes Inquirer food critic Craig LaBan. 

“After our Center City furnace went kaput in January, we spent a tasty week in Delco exploring the culinary draws of the region’s most underappreciated food county, from scrapple fries to dim sum, Charlie’s Hamburgers, and an innovative new gluten-free fresh pasta company called Settantatré,” he wrote.

But it was the Delco hoagie shop tour that was most exciting, as he credited the count’s distinctive “meat wrap” style.

He gave particular praise to Ro-Lynn Deli in Brookhaven and A Cut Above in Newtown Square. Those two shops, he wrote, can compete with Philly’s best.

It was a “hoagie-riffic year, LaBan wrote.

He heaped praise on Philly’s overall dining scene in 2022 as well, stating that it “embraced a spirit of DIY reinvention that channeled the character of the city itself …”

“And as I look back to celebrate the best food moments and restaurant performances of the past 12 months, I’m filled with both nostalgia for our delicious comeback and even more excitement for what’s next,” he wrote.

Read more about the Delco dining scene and Craig Laban’s favorite restaurants in 2022 at The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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