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Posted by Foobooz on September 15th, 2009
Village Whiskey is still brand new but it has already been haiku’d about and of course bloggers have made their way to Jose Garces’ latest. Here’s what they’re saying.
The Beer Lass checks out Village Whiskey on Saturday enjoying the nostalgic snacks, big burgers and duck-fat fries with beery cheese sauce. Jose himself told us that the secret ingredient in the cheese sauce is indeed Cheez Whiz! [Beer Lass]
Fidel Gastro digs the old timey chic of Village Whiskey but it is really about the short rib and cheddar fries. [Fidel Gastro]
BROG and friends take in Village Whiskey on opening day, sampling as much as the can. Highlights include the homemade mustard for the pretzel sticks, fries and cheese sauce as well as the Whiskey King burger which they write, lived up to the hype. [BROG]
Living on the Vegdge goes with the veggie burger and is left a little wanting. But not so much so that she won’t be back. [Living on the Vedge]
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September 15th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
It must be Village Whiskey Review Day!
http://bit.ly/ihkxU
September 15th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
So, Ive been looking for a review of this whiskey bar, but all I find are write ups of this place that I guess is called Village Enormous Burger and Beers Found Elsewhere in Philly Bar.
September 21st, 2009 at 1:14 am
VW charges $8 for a12 ounce Bear Republic Stout
Lets do the math
a 1/2 keg costs $164
and you get 164 12 oz pours from that keg
164 x 8 = $1312
minus 164 for the keg
EQUALS $1148 profit for a HALF KEG !!!!
that is crazy
Memphis tap has the same beer for $5
highway robbery my friends
i dont mind people making a profit but this is just a scam
September 22nd, 2009 at 4:06 pm
This has always been my beef with Garces’ places. Chifa pulls the same move, charging $7 for a glass of Allagash White that looks to be less than 12 oz. A full pint of that Allagash White is 5 bucks at Tria. Even giving Chifa the benefit of the doubt that it’s a 12 ounce glass, they’re still charging almost twice Tria’s price per ounce.
I don’t mind paying a premium for the food at his places, because it’s almost always completely worth it. The booze, on the other hand, just shouldn’t be marked up that much. I might be able to swallow the markup if his places had fantastic service, but my experience with that has been very spotty. Sometimes great, sometimes laughably bad.
I’ll still go to his places, because the food is just that good, but the feeling that I’m being gouged on the booze always detracts from the experience.