Comments on: Has Philly’s Restaurant Scene Topped Out? http://foobooz.com/2007/07/has-phillys-restaurant-scene-topped-out/ Your guide to food, drink and deals in Philadelphia Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:56:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Buckethead http://foobooz.com/2007/07/has-phillys-restaurant-scene-topped-out/comment-page-1/#comment-32866 Buckethead Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:30:15 +0000 http://foobooz.com/2007/07/has-phillys-restaurant-scene-topped-out/#comment-32866 I ate at Ansill the other night for the first time since David Ansill stepped into the kitchen, and I think it's better than it's ever been. If Pif's closing is the price to pay, that's OK with me. Restaurant M just needed better marketing, I walked by the place several times before realizing there was even a restaurant there. From their short tenure, I probably wasn't the only one. I ate at Ansill the other night for the first time since David Ansill stepped into the kitchen, and I think it’s better than it’s ever been. If Pif’s closing is the price to pay, that’s OK with me. Restaurant M just needed better marketing, I walked by the place several times before realizing there was even a restaurant there. From their short tenure, I probably wasn’t the only one.

]]> By: ills http://foobooz.com/2007/07/has-phillys-restaurant-scene-topped-out/comment-page-1/#comment-32647 ills Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:48:10 +0000 http://foobooz.com/2007/07/has-phillys-restaurant-scene-topped-out/#comment-32647 Joe's right. Definitely not. Turnover is not necessarily a bad thing. Fresh blood es bien. Deux cheminees, astral plane and pasion were all stale. Unfortunately, Restaurant M simply had a tough location. And pif was dealing with extenuating circumstances where its chef/owner really wanted/had to focus on his other restaurant. Joe’s right. Definitely not. Turnover is not necessarily a bad thing. Fresh blood es bien. Deux cheminees, astral plane and pasion were all stale. Unfortunately, Restaurant M simply had a tough location. And pif was dealing with extenuating circumstances where its chef/owner really wanted/had to focus on his other restaurant.

]]> By: Joe http://foobooz.com/2007/07/has-phillys-restaurant-scene-topped-out/comment-page-1/#comment-32637 Joe Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:23:38 +0000 http://foobooz.com/2007/07/has-phillys-restaurant-scene-topped-out/#comment-32637 Absolutely not! Astral Plane and Pasion had gone completely downhill and were terrible places. Pif was too small to be economically viable. As for Restaurant M, it got mediocre reviews which won't cut it in that neighborhood. In fact, the closing of Astral and Pasion might actually reflect a higher standard in our dining scene- a standard where the bad or declining restaurants are quickly weeded out. If Astral Plane was the best this city had to offer in the 1970's, then we have come a long way. I'll trade these places any day for the newcomers like Osteria, Tinto, and Rae. Absolutely not! Astral Plane and Pasion had gone completely downhill and were terrible places. Pif was too small to be economically viable. As for Restaurant M, it got mediocre reviews which won’t cut it in that neighborhood.

In fact, the closing of Astral and Pasion might actually reflect a higher standard in our dining scene- a standard where the bad or declining restaurants are quickly weeded out. If Astral Plane was the best this city had to offer in the 1970′s, then we have come a long way. I’ll trade these places any day for the newcomers like Osteria, Tinto, and Rae.

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