Posted by Foobooz on 6th January 2010
We were doing some cleanup work on our Openings section today and had to shake our head and wonder what has happened to a few projects out there.
943 – This Argentine and Italian concept seemed close to completion in June after being announced by former Butcher’s Cafe owner Pasqual Cancelliere in January 2009. Yet today, it remains unopened.
Meze -2028 Fairmount Street has had a freshly renovated exterior for over six months but no word on an opening for this organic restaurant. PhillySpeaks posters note that construction resumed in mid-December.
Pickled Heron – Originally slated for a Spring 2009 opening, then Labor Day, nary a peep since September when construction photos were posted to the Pickled Heron Facebook page.
Sticks & Stones – Glaciers move faster than progress at Sticks & Stones, a South Philly resto-bar we first mentioned in February of 2008. In September Michael Klein reported, albeit with a grain of salt, that it could open within a month. It hasn’t.
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Posted by Foobooz on 30th July 2009
Michael Klein needs a vacation. He’s on fire!
A third Sang Kee is planned for inside the Sheraton University City which has housed such less than successful spots as Shula’s 2 and Top Dog. [The Insider]
SliCE is adding a second location of their much loved Neopolitan pizzeria at 1740 Sansom Street. [The Insider]
Mezza Luna is moving to the former Paxia at 8th and Christian. [The Insider]
Hawthornes will be the name of the bottle shop and cafe set to spring to life this September at 11th and Catharine. This will be the same concept that was previously reported to be called Budapest Cafe. [The Insider]
Look! Some things the Kleinsider didn’t have first!
Sticks and Stones has been 18+ months in the making but there’s progress to report, the liquor license has been secured. [Meal Ticket]
Grub Street has the deets on Fuel, the under 500 calorie cafe aiming to open in September on East Passyunk. [Grub Street]
Want to see what Iron Hill Maple Shade is all about. Check out this video. [YouTube]
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Posted by Foobooz on 30th June 2009
The Blockley Pourhouse has opened at 38th and Ludlow and Meal Ticket has the pics. [Meal Ticket]
The Korean BBQ spot, Miga has opened on 15th Street. But no table-top barbecue or liquor license yet. [Meal Ticket]
Tomorrow, across the street from Miga, Max Brenner, Chocolate by the Bald Man opens.
The Beer Lass twitters that South Philly’s Sticks & Stones is less than two weeks away. [@BeerLass]
Media is getting Ariano Cafe, a quaint little Neapolitan pizza spot from Anthony Bellapigna who owns Fellini’s. [Restaurant Club]
Sycamore isn’t just a tree, it’s a new BYOB in Lansdowne. [Meal Ticket]
Daniel Stern’s Rae-placement is now set for November high above the city in 2 Liberty Place. It’s also not going to be Rae but rather R2L. [The Insider]
Gayle a top-50 American cuisine restaurant according to OpenTable diners. [OpenTable via Illadelph]
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Posted by Kirsten Henri on 13th February 2008
Oh, look! Scoop on a new bar-with-food on East Passyunk Ave. from the owner of the now-defunct Felecia’s (which has still not yet opened as Devil’s Den). It will be called Sticks & Stones, which we don’t love, but we love the idea of a new spot on E. P’unk that is neither Italian nor Mexican…
“It is not an Italian gastropub,” says owner Nicholas Miglino of Sticks & Stones, his forthcoming resto-bar at 1909 E. Passyunk Ave. What is it then exactly, Mr. Miglino? He can’t say for sure, citing thin-crust pizza, nachos, lamb burgers, roasted organic chicken and a turkey-and-stuffing sandwich that he “can’t freaking wait to make” as items that might or might not appear on his menu.
He’s anticipating a mid-April opening, if the PLCB plays nice.
Read more in Eat Beat [Philadelphia Weekly]
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