DanDan will soon be opening at Suburban Square. According to their website, “DanDan is a chic Sichuan & Taiwanese restaurant and full-service bar. DanDan serves up authentic dishes native to mainland China and Taiwan, coupled with refreshing cocktails, wine and beer.”
Kevin and Catherina Huang are the founders of DanDan, which opened its first location in Center City in 2015. Prior to that the Huangs ran the Han Dynasty location in University City. Cat Huang’s brother is Han Chiang, the founder of Han Dynasty.
When he interviewed Chiang in 2018, Inquirer Restaurant columnist Michael Klein noted that “Chiang is pretty much an open book, though he declined to talk about his sister.”
In 2017, the Huangs opened a second DanDan, in Wayne.
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Craig LaBan reviewed DanDan and gave the restaurant two bells (very good).
Among the menu items that LaBan mentioned in his review were –
Crispy cucumbers; scallion shrimp; beef and tripe in chili oil; fried Taiwanese sausage; dumplings or wontons in chili oil; wonton soup; spicy Sichuan beef noodle soup; ginger shredded duck; flying whole fish; beef in fermented black bean sauce; kung pao chicken; garlic sauced pork; dry pot fish; golden dish Bunapi mushrooms; three cup chicken; spicy basil clams; Taiwanese pork belly hamburger; and vegetarian string beans,
