Friendly Lounge?
Posted by Foobooz on May 11th, 2007
Has Esquire lost it? A year after they named Grey Lodge and Southwark as two of the best bars in America the magazine has a new list for 2007. And the lone Philadelphia contribution to the list is the Friendly Lodge at 8th and Washington.
Neighborhood bar, 1950s. Dirty and magical. From the outside, it looks vacant. But that’s the beauty. No burgers here. No mussels. No Abercrombie. No Fitch. Here’s what they have: ashtrays in front of every stool. Three-dollar Budweisers. Good jukebox. A clogged sink in the bathroom. And a cute salt-of the-earth bartender. Heaven.
Not to get too snobby, but come on, Buds and a clogged sink? We’ll be investigating this weekend.
Friendly Lounge [Yelp]
Related Tags: Friendly-Lounge, Grey-Lodge, Reviewed, Southwark
May 11th, 2007 at 10:33 am
WHAT?!
May 11th, 2007 at 10:39 am
Don’t get me wrong, Friendly Lounge lives up to its name — great place. I love the huge bicentennial rug above the bar — so very Philly. I’m just kinda miffed that they shafted us otherwise.
May 11th, 2007 at 10:51 am
Wow, just wow. Unless things have drastically changed from the last time I went there, it’s not even an outstanding bar for that stretch of South Philly. Maybe it’s time for a return visit.
May 12th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
Danielle is the hottest chick in South Philly! Come buy her hot friend a drink at the bar! Thanks:)
May 12th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
Danielle is the hottest chick in South Philly! Come buy her hot friend a drink at the bar! Thanks:)And come see Joe Brown here, too! We know where he is…
May 12th, 2007 at 9:27 pm
Come to the Friendly Lounge… NOW!!! Danielle is still the hottest chick in South Philly… and her friend is hot too!!! And Save the Ric Rac, too! Connie’s Ric Rac… open for business May 16! (9th Street!)