Hot Plates 2013: The Best-Selling Dishes on the Main Line

These days, everyone’s a critic—and, by now, readers should know what we like. But nothing guarantees a menu item’s longevity quite like popular demand. So we asked local chefs to tell us about the top-selling dishes at their restaurants. You, good people, have spoken … with your wallets.
 

Paramour’s Caramelized Diver Scallops   •   The Saint James’s Rock Shrimp Lettuce Cups
 

Sovana Bistro’s Tuna Tartare   •   Bisou’s Escargot
 

Nectar’s King Kong Roll   •   Susanna Foo’s Mongolian Lamb
 

Jake’s Prime Burger   •   Hymie’s Gantzer Knaker Sandwich
 

Goat Cheese Dumplings, Amani’s BYOB   •   Blackfish’s Smoked Salmon
 

Beef Brisket, Jimmy’s BBQ   •   The Whip Tavern’s Welsh Rarebit
 

Tagliatelle & Wild Board Ragu, Restaurant Alba   •   Crab Melt, Sunflower Truck Stop
 

Wet-Aged Filet Mignon, Peppercorn   •   Classic Diner’s Classic Benedict
 

White Corn Soup, Majolica   
 

And save room for …
 

Night Kitchen Bakery’s Lemon Curd Cake   •   Azie’s Eleven Layer Carrot Cake
 

Master’s Baker Lemon Velvet Cake   •   Candy Apple from Limoncello
 

Dia Doce’s Blackout Cupcakes   •   Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta, General Warren Inne