This past Saturday we started the day at the Swift Half in The Piazza at Schmidt's in Northern Liberties. This is located in the square, right off of 2nd Street, below Germantown Avenue. There is free parking on Germantown Avenue - pretty great and hard to come by in the city....
http://www.atthepiazza.com/
Our goal was to watch the Flyers Game on the Jumbo-tron they have outside. This is a fun thing to do - you can pack food, drinks and chairs, sit outside and watch games on their huge 26 by 16 foot flat screen TV. However, it rained so we opted for the closest pub to the action; hence, The Swift Half. The food is very good here and it is a fun atmosphere. Tons of TVs, unique beer on tap, happy people make it for a good place to call homebase while you meander in and out of the "goings on" on the square.
After the Flyers won (!!!!!) we headed across the way to Bar Ferdinand.
http://www.barferdinand.com
This spot is all tapas..very delicisou tapas, but not for the truly hungry people. My first time there I wound up ordering 85% of the menu and was still hungry! However, they have a great wine list, is beautifully decorated, and it is a great place to go for a drink and a SMALL bite. From there we hopped a cab and headed to Smith and Wollensky.
http://www.smithandwollensky.com
I have to admit - this is not one of my favorites...it is kind of the way I feel about all steak houses. I can make a perfect steak at home, it never feels like a special meal, yet it is priced to be special. Don't get me wrong. The food is well prepared, fresh and delicious. I prefer unique twists on food and this is not what steak houses are know for. However, it is one of Bubba's favorite places. He loves Mike the bartender, and so we go....often. Bubba had the prime rib (he regretted that half way through the night) and I had the asapragus and crab salad. Actually, all of the girls had salads and the men steaks. We ended our night there, cabbed it back to the NL and headed for home. Sorry for only one video - I didn't have it in me for more....
Monday, May 24, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Devon
Devon Seafood Grill
225 South 18th Street
Devon is a standard haunt for many people - not us, per say, but many all the same. This was a day out with the girls...we were "Bubba Eats Philly" sans "Bubba"! He was missed - as always! I am not a huge fan of Devon (as you will see in the video, Nikki loves it and can't get enough of the Lobster Salad). I think it is a nice place to have lunch or dinner, sit outside and people/dog watch. It's trendy without being over the top. People tend to go to be seen, but no more so than many other places along the square. The baby was welcomed and did well with it all. They have high chairs, but no broccoli!
225 South 18th Street
Devon is a standard haunt for many people - not us, per say, but many all the same. This was a day out with the girls...we were "Bubba Eats Philly" sans "Bubba"! He was missed - as always! I am not a huge fan of Devon (as you will see in the video, Nikki loves it and can't get enough of the Lobster Salad). I think it is a nice place to have lunch or dinner, sit outside and people/dog watch. It's trendy without being over the top. People tend to go to be seen, but no more so than many other places along the square. The baby was welcomed and did well with it all. They have high chairs, but no broccoli!
Parc
Parc
227 South 18th Street
Natalia, Brain and the baby were in from Miami for the week. We met up with them and on our search for broccoli for Noah happened upon Parc in Rittenhouse. Parc serves traditional french-style fare - chicken, steak, pomme frites, etc, but NO broccoli! However, we stayed and ate. It is pretty loud in the place, but the food is good and you can sit outside on the park. The chicken entree was the best chicken any of us had ever had. It really was unbelievable. This is another one in the Stephen Starr dynasty. Like I said in a previous video, "He ain't Stephen Starr for nothin'!" He does what he does well...there's a reason he has so many establishments in the city of Philadelphia!
227 South 18th Street
Natalia, Brain and the baby were in from Miami for the week. We met up with them and on our search for broccoli for Noah happened upon Parc in Rittenhouse. Parc serves traditional french-style fare - chicken, steak, pomme frites, etc, but NO broccoli! However, we stayed and ate. It is pretty loud in the place, but the food is good and you can sit outside on the park. The chicken entree was the best chicken any of us had ever had. It really was unbelievable. This is another one in the Stephen Starr dynasty. Like I said in a previous video, "He ain't Stephen Starr for nothin'!" He does what he does well...there's a reason he has so many establishments in the city of Philadelphia!
El Vez
El Vez
www.elvezrestaurant.com
121 South 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA
El Vez is one of the Stephen Starr restaurants. The food is Mexican and the atmosphere is pretty bright and fun. It is a great place to go for casual drinks, food and to be with friends. There is one of those black and white photo strip booths - always fun - and if you like you can post it to this enormous wall for all to see. We always take ours with us! Tom Jackson is the GM there (see video). He is great and always helpful. The food is delicous. I love the nachos and the margaritas - rocks and salt. They also have good entrees if you want more than appetizers, chips and dip kind of stuff. Everyone raves about their guacamole...it is very good. They make it for you table side - yet another cool thing about the place.
www.elvezrestaurant.com
121 South 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA
El Vez is one of the Stephen Starr restaurants. The food is Mexican and the atmosphere is pretty bright and fun. It is a great place to go for casual drinks, food and to be with friends. There is one of those black and white photo strip booths - always fun - and if you like you can post it to this enormous wall for all to see. We always take ours with us! Tom Jackson is the GM there (see video). He is great and always helpful. The food is delicous. I love the nachos and the margaritas - rocks and salt. They also have good entrees if you want more than appetizers, chips and dip kind of stuff. Everyone raves about their guacamole...it is very good. They make it for you table side - yet another cool thing about the place.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Rosey's BBQ
Rosey's BBQ - Jenkintown, PA
http://www.roseysbbq.com/
For dinner today Erin, Bubba and I went over for a quick bite to eat at a fairly new establishment called Rosey's BBQ. According to our waitress, Jarvis brought up true Memphis BBQ to the area and went into partners with Chad (from Ambler). It was delicious, cheap and fast! The brisket was tender and sweet and the loaded fries were too good. You can bring your own....this important to know because the website makes reference to beer, but there is none to be found as they don't have a liquor license. Definitely go - Erin liked it so it gets a vote from a kid, too. I think they even have chicken fingers in the event you have an incredibly finicky kid. By the way - we didn't have the red velvet cupcakes.....we let the gluttony go by the wayside for the time being.
http://www.roseysbbq.com/
For dinner today Erin, Bubba and I went over for a quick bite to eat at a fairly new establishment called Rosey's BBQ. According to our waitress, Jarvis brought up true Memphis BBQ to the area and went into partners with Chad (from Ambler). It was delicious, cheap and fast! The brisket was tender and sweet and the loaded fries were too good. You can bring your own....this important to know because the website makes reference to beer, but there is none to be found as they don't have a liquor license. Definitely go - Erin liked it so it gets a vote from a kid, too. I think they even have chicken fingers in the event you have an incredibly finicky kid. By the way - we didn't have the red velvet cupcakes.....we let the gluttony go by the wayside for the time being.
Capital Grill - First Post!
Last night we ate at the Capital Grill in Philadelphia. http://www.thecapitalgrille.com/Locations/Philadelphia/Main.asp
It was Bubba's birthday and we were excited to go and celebrate. The night was much chillier than I had anticipated - stopped into the Banana Republic across the street to try and buy a schmatta for warmth and decided against a $65 cover up for one night - I suffered through. We get in and decide to have a drink at the bar where Bubba runs into a former student who he coached in wrestling and football. This is not an uncommon connection Bubba seems to find wherever he goes, but we were not at all prepared for how much this kid (I don't know why I am calling him a kid...) was going to go above and beyond to show Bubba how much he's missed him over the years.
We sat at a big booth on the other side of the bar. Let me just say, the Capital is for men; not just because it's a steak house. Women like steak, too, we just might want to be served it without dead animal heads hanging over our heads. The Capital is the epitome of food fueled with the testosterone of businees men. That said, our food was excellent. Brian and Nicola sent over friend calamari, a round of drinks and incredible desserts. This was far too kind and generous of them. Thank you, both!
It is well prepared food with fresh, high end ingredients. I said it in the video and I'll say it again, for $45 an entree you really can't throw in a starch and a vegetable?!?!? In the end it didn't matter - this was Bubba's pick for his birthday and it was a great night....that's all that counts.
It was Bubba's birthday and we were excited to go and celebrate. The night was much chillier than I had anticipated - stopped into the Banana Republic across the street to try and buy a schmatta for warmth and decided against a $65 cover up for one night - I suffered through. We get in and decide to have a drink at the bar where Bubba runs into a former student who he coached in wrestling and football. This is not an uncommon connection Bubba seems to find wherever he goes, but we were not at all prepared for how much this kid (I don't know why I am calling him a kid...) was going to go above and beyond to show Bubba how much he's missed him over the years.
We sat at a big booth on the other side of the bar. Let me just say, the Capital is for men; not just because it's a steak house. Women like steak, too, we just might want to be served it without dead animal heads hanging over our heads. The Capital is the epitome of food fueled with the testosterone of businees men. That said, our food was excellent. Brian and Nicola sent over friend calamari, a round of drinks and incredible desserts. This was far too kind and generous of them. Thank you, both!
It is well prepared food with fresh, high end ingredients. I said it in the video and I'll say it again, for $45 an entree you really can't throw in a starch and a vegetable?!?!? In the end it didn't matter - this was Bubba's pick for his birthday and it was a great night....that's all that counts.
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