Feeding Frenzy

Restaurants opening, closing and pending

by Drew Lazor

>> NOW SEATING

Walnut Street's Wok just got a roommate. Hibachi, which opened Jan. 27, offers accessible Japanese fare one floor up from its Chinese counterpart. The menu spans all the good stuff, from pork and shrimp gyoza to sushi to teppanyaki service. Lunchtime bento boxes (chicken, salmon, beef, etc.) are $13.95 a pop. Also, go to the Web site and listen to the music. It's awesome. Bite This: The curiously named "age tofu" is lightly fried with the chef's special sauce.

The Post, which holds the distinction of being the only Mexican restaurant where I've ordered a bacon cheeseburger, launched its third location this week. The bar will boast more than 100 varieties of tequila, and the interior will feature a hand-painted mural and fireplace. Joshua Friedberg (late of Spasso) is donning the chef's sombrero.

>> WAITING LIST

The second installment of this Old City sushi haunt is set to open on Feb. 5. The 9,500-square-foot location formerly housed Olive Restaurant; owner Vince Frankowski ran across the space last October. The main dining room seats 250, and can be cordoned off for private events. Current Swanky chef Raul Bacordo will add a few new menu items. Bite This: Try the Japanese mac 'n' cheese, baked with lobster and crab and topped with panko bread crumbs.

Chef Jon McDonald of Snackbar (253 S. 20th St., 215-545-5655) is playing tweak time with his menu: Portions are growing, and he's introduced nine new dishes. There are a handful of new soups and veggie plates, but three new meat entrees stand out as the most substantial: a root-beer-braised beef brisket sandwich atop Irish soda bread; a boneless rib-eye steak with fingerling potatoes; and pork loin marinated in sumac and olive oil brine. Meat meat meat!