Philadelphia is getting its first Sonic Drive-in on Monday, November 16th. We have never been to a Sonic and have been puzzled for years on why they insist on advertising nationally if they aren’t a national company. Twitter buzz has been decidedly mixed.
Foobooz readers, what do you think? Yay, or nay on Sonic Drive-in coming to Aramingo Avenue in Port Richmond.
First Person Arts is presenting a walking tour of Polish eateries in Port Richmond. The tour will be led by Inquirer writer and Foobooz crush object, Rick Nichols.
Experience Polish delicacies like goulash, cheese and cherry babka, potato pancakes, pierogies, sauerkraut sausage stew, Lech beer and more.
The tour is on Saturday, March 28th and tickets are $85 per person. $75 for members.
The Memphis Taproom goes under the LaBan microscope this week and passes with flying colors.
But the Memphis’ menu of updated bar food is impressively affordable and varied, topping out at $15 for a lamb-chop special, with prices that actually compete with the nearby Applebee’s. There’s a worthy nod to the neighborhood’s Polish tradition with the Port Richmond platter, a plate of awesomely smoked kielbasa from Czerw’s on Tilton Street, cheesy pierogis, kraut, and a potato pancake. And there’s also plenty to draw the area’s young new residents, with a focus on local ingredients drawn from urban farm pioneer Greensgrow, just down the street, and a vegan sous chef in the kitchen, Rob Notowitz, turning out homemade seitan barbecue sandwiches and smoked walnut gravy with biscuits for brunch.
If you haven’t had a pasty from the Memphis Taproom yet we really don’t know what you are waiting for.
Memphis Taproom’s modern pasties appetizer serves up two crunchy, greaseless pastries filled with moist shreds of beer-braised beef. It’s the perfect bar snack for pairing with one of the draft beers, like Ommegang Hennepin.
The Memphis Taproom is hosting a happy hour for moms and their little ones today and the first Monday of the month from 1 to 3pm. Meet other moms and enjoy beer and cocktail specials. The Mempis Taproom crew also promises “music that doesn’t make you want to kill people.”
The early word on the Memphis Taproom has been overwhelmingly positive (Lew Bryson, Brew Lounge) but they aren’t resting on the laurels after one week. Deranger Imperial Red from Laurelwood Public House & Brewery in Portland, Oregon was tapped yesterday. And weekend brunch will be starting on May 11th. It’ll be served from 11am to 5pm.
Additionally we have the final version of the inaugural menu after the jump.
Tuesday night, April 22 at 5pm Memphis Taproom will open it’s doors for business.
We’ll put the Primary Election returns on the big ol’ TV, Executive Chef Jesse Kimball and his crew will offer sneak previews of the menu and beer (beer!) will finally flow forth from our taps!
Starting Wednesday, April 23, the full lunch and supper menus will be available. We’ll be open from 11:30am to 2am. Our kitchen kicks out food until Midnight, seven days a week. We’ll offer brunch soon, on Saturdays & Sundays from 11am-5pm. Stay tuned for details about our late night menu plans.
Joe Sixpack checks in with the Memphis Taproom team and finds them vacuuming the sidewalk! He also gets some details on the menu and beer list. The chef, Jesse Kimball is no slouch, having experience at Matyson and Lacroix.
Look for artichokes marinated in IPA, tempura butternut squash, leek fondue, a ploughman’s lunch and lots of vegan dishes. And, in a nod to the neighborhood’s ethnic roots, the Port Richmond Platter features pierogies, potato pancakes and kielbasa from Czerw’s.
Port Richmond isn’t the first place to pop into most young urbanite’s mind when pondering a date, but it should! It’s a great neighborhood, the heart of the Polish American community in Philadelphia. Audrey and Mark head up there in Episode 16 to have dinner at Syrenka, one of the most famous Polish restaurants in town. They ride the historic trolley Route 15 up there and have a beer at Byrne’s Tavern. Join us!
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