Posted by Foobooz on September 2nd, 2010
Get a dollar off all Coronado beers from 7 to 9pm at Devil’s Den. Among the hard-to-find beers will be:
- Coronado Idiot IPA – Double IPA, deep golden color, sweet toasted malt body huge citrus & pine hop bite.
- Coronado Black Pearl – German style schwarz, smooth sweet roasted body, notes of coffee & molasses with smoky, woody finish.
- Coronado Little Brown Lager – dark brown, big rich malty body notes of sweet chocolate & roasted nuts.
- Coronado Pacific Pilsner – a Czech style pilsner, deep golden, smooth bready malt body with a crisp hop finish.
Related: Drink, Beer, Devils-Den
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Posted by Foobooz on September 2nd, 2010
The former Museum Restaurant at the Philadelphia Museum of Art has been taken over by Stephen Starr’s catering division, Stephen Starr Events and this weekend will be rebranded Granite Hill. The menu will feature “irreverent twists on approachable French food. [UWISHUNU]
Siobhan Allgood who competed on Kitchen Nightmares is now the chef at Alex Capasso’s just reviewed West Side Gravy. [Meal Ticket]
The first Freshii for the area is set. It will be situated at the Residences at the Ritz-Carlton. Freshii has previously stated they want open 30 locations in the Philadelphia area. [Meal Ticket]
Related: Food, Freshii, Granite Hill, Philadelphia-Museum-of-Art, West Side Gravy
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Posted by Foobooz on September 2nd, 2010
Photo via Fries with that Shake
Fries with that Shake praise the fried fish sandwich and the Bologna sandwich at Johnny Brenda’s. [Fries with that Shake]
Rick Nichols praises the cobb salad at 10 Arts. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
The Beer Lass enjoys the fresh ingredients on her pizza from Stogie Joe’s. [Beer Lass]
Living on the Vedge gets down with the vegan and vegetarian options on the updated menu at Local 44. [Living on the Vedge]
Veggicurious crowns the riccota dumplings tops at Kraftwork but she draws us in with her talk of toasted garlic and herb fries. [Veggicurious]
The $4.95 per pound buffet at Mumbai Bistro looks tempting. [Midtown Lunch]
Two Eat Philly head to Manayunk to use a $50 gift certificate to MangoMoon. We have the same Groupon coupon and have to do this one day soon ourselves. [Two Eat Philly]
Philly Phoodie has us salivating for a great hoagie with these photos from P&S Hoagies. [Philly Phoodie]
A new blog, The Adventures of Captain Reflux alerts us to something we were previously unaware, Tommy Gunns does breakfast. And the pulled pork, two fried eggs and home fries are just $5.25 [The Adventures of Captain Reflux]
Related: Reviews, 10-Arts-by-Eric-Ripert, Johnny-Brendas, Kraftwork, Local 44, MangoMoon, Mumbai Bistro, P&S Hoagies, Reviewed, Stogie Joe's, Tommy-Gunns
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Posted by Foobooz on September 1st, 2010
It’s your first week without Center City Sips but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any happy hour deals. Our suggestion, visit Noble for happy hour where there are half-price bar menu specials, $3 draft beers, $6 wine and cocktails.
Related: Food, Happy-Hour, Noble American Cookery
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Posted by Foobooz on September 1st, 2010
David Grasso went before Fishtown last night to offer the neighborhood a look at his proposed 34,000 square feet live music venue.
Residents voted 57-38 against supporting the proposal to the disappointment of Grasso who according to Plan Philly said he wasn’t sure what would happen next.
Here are some of the highlights of the proposed project:
- 2,600 capacity
- 650 parking spaces
- 34,000 square foot building
- Convenient to I-95
- Mostly all-ages venue
- Separate bar areas
- Luxury boxes
- Second phase 200-300 seat “neighborhood restaurant” with smaller music venue.
Fishtown Mixed on Grasso’s Nightclub [Brownstoner]
Fishtowners say no to Richmond Street music venue [Plan Philly]
Related: Opening Soon, Fishtown, Grasso Music Venue, Live Music
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Posted by Foobooz on September 1st, 2010
Barbuzzo opens today. Check out the Tale of the Tape here, or just look at these pictures from photographer Jason Varney.
Related: Opening Soon, Barbuzzo
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Posted by Foobooz on September 1st, 2010
Brian Freedman takes Olive on 3rd to task for its lack of flavor, focus and service.
Shrimp scampi over linguine missed by every metric possible. A bite of the pasta revealed little more than the starchy cooking water and mediocre olive oil used to cook it, and the shrimp were cooked to the point of mealiness. Spaghetti and meatballs suffered a similarly flavorless fate, the noodles mushy and the meatballs devoid of any perceptible seasoning. They also were made with too much bread: While a tender, pillowy meatball is a beautiful thing, these carb-y orbs had a texture close to bread pudding.
Olive on 3rd [Philadelphia Weekly]
Related: Reviews, Brian Freedman, BYOB, Center-City-East, Olive on 3rd, Reviewed, Society-Hill
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Posted by Foobooz on September 1st, 2010
The Daily News’ Dan Geringer takes a look at the problem of food trucks wanting to roam free versus city rules set up for a different business landscape.
NO ROOM TO ROAM [Philadelphia Daily News]
Foobooz List of Twittering Trucks [Twitter]
Related: Food Nerd News, Buttercream, Call Me Cupcake, Food Truck, Honest Tom's Taco Shop
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Posted by Foobooz on September 1st, 2010
The famous Scores strip club hopes to open at the Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City.
The proposed Atlantic City branch of the club would be different than the New York version that Howard Stern helped make famous. Since the club would serve alcohol, New Jersey state law would prohibit dancers from dancing topless, instead they would be restricted to bikini tops.
New York strip club Scores seeks to open inside Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City [Press of Atlantic City]
Related: Opening Soon, Atlantic-City, Jersey-Shore, Scores, Strip-Clubs, Taj Mahal Casino
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Posted by Foobooz on September 1st, 2010
Trey Popp visits West Side Gravy, the straight-ahead Americana inspired restaurant of Blackbird’s Alex Capasso.
There’s no postmodern deconstruction here, no lobster-corndog irony. The tattoo-style paintings, like a fried drumstick sprouting angel wings, have fun with the concept, but the kitchen serves this homey fare straight up.
At its best, West Side Gravy makes you wonder why we’ve exiled some of these dishes to -microwave-ready freezer trays. Shepherd’s pie is actually delightful when you use fresh peas and whip the potatoes into a downy, crisp-edged pillow. Meatloaf is voluptuous when drenched in a concentrated veal stock. Dainty sliders — pulled pork with long hots, tuna with a wasabi-spiked cucumber slaw — conceal big flavors. And one bite of the BLT, a seamless union of pancetta and marinated tomatoes, could ruin a vegetarian.
Two Stars out of Four
West Side Gravy [Philadelphia Magazine]
Related: Reviews, American, Collingswood, Reviewed, South-Jersey, Trey Popp, West Side Gravy
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