When my parents moved from the suburbs of New York City to Boise, Idaho, a few years back in an effort to touch grass, they found that what the city made up for with nearby hot springs and hiking trails, it lacked in Puerto Rican food. So when my dad came for a surprise visit, I knew I had to take him to Bolo for a feast of all his favorite comfort foods: crackling chicharrones, garlicky tostones the size of my head, and a heaping plate of vaca frita.

The meal scratched his itch, but the real star was the snapper nikkei ceviche we ordered to break up all the fried foods. The chunks of fresh snapper come “cooked” in a tangy key lime and ponzu sauce only might brighter by the orange and extra thin serrano chile slices that garnish the plate. The heat from the chiles added a zing to an otherwise citrus-y plate, and left my dad and I wanting more to the point that we joked about ordering a second plate as a pre-dessert palette cleanser. Bolo, 2025 Sansom St., 267-639-2741, bolophl.com

— Beatrice Forman

With all these false starts to spring and frigid mornings, all I’ve been craving for breakfast lately is a warm bowl of congee. This week, I struck gold when I stumbled into Yin Ji Rice Roll, a Cantonese comfort food restaurant from Guangzhou, China, that recently opened a franchise on the edge of Philly’s Chinatown. I ordered the preserved egg and pork congee and shortly after a deep heaping bowl — easily big enough for two — landed in front of me.

It arrived topped with green onion and slivers of ginger, along with cilantro and peanuts on the side. I added all of the toppings, making sure to finishwith a modest spoonful of chili oil for a subtle, umami heat. The saltiness of the preserved egg and richness of the pork amplified the rice porridge’s otherwise neutral flavor, while the herbs create a fragrant bite that cut through the heaviness of the egg-and-pork combo Now any time the weather outside drops below 40 degrees, I know exactly where to seek warmth. Yin Ji Rice Roll, 908 Cherry St., 215-918-7888, yinjiriceroll.com

— Julia Duarte

I indulged in a classic over the weekend: Triangle Tavern’s vegan wings.

Now, I’ve eaten vegan wings all over, so you can trust me when I say that Triangle’s remain the best in the country. But don’t just take my word for it. When I posted a photo of the basket of buffalo-glazed seitan morsels to my Instagram story, envious friends from Charlotte, N.C., all the way to Detroit, Mich., flooded my DMs. The South Philly neighborhood haunt is actually a must-visit for punk bands with vegan or vegetarian preferences when they’re on tour. They’re that coveted.

The response reminded me of an interaction from maybe a year ago, when I posted a separate picture of the wings without any identifiers. A guitarist friend recognized them immediately. “Triangle is the GOAT,” he said. No arguments there. These days, I enjoy the buffalo wings with dairy blue cheese dressing, but the vegan ranch is also excellent. Triangle Tavern, 1338 S. Tenth St., 215-800-1992, triangletavernphilly.com

— Emily Bloch

Why settle for overpriced theater food at the AMC Fashion District when Chinatown is right next door? One of my favorite activities is going to the movies alone, but not without some yummy snacks. Normally, I just grab some popcorn or an Icee from concessions. But this week, I had an impulsive thought: What if I snuck in a banh mi?

I popped into Banh Mi Cali across the street right before the movie and stuffed a chicken banh mi hoagie (with its incredibly flaky hoagie roll, shredded barbecue chicken, carrots, cilantro, and all the usual fixings), a box of veggie spring rolls, and an iced Vietnamese coffee inside a big tote. I felt a rush sneaking in my meal without raising a single eyebrow and settled in just in time for The Drama to begin. After devouring the sandwich while watching Zendaya and Robert Patterson spill their secrets, I decided that smuggling in a whole meal probably isn’t worst thing I’ve done, but it was the most delicious. Banh Mi Cali, 900 Arch St., 215-922-1132

— Hira Qureshi