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Old 03-10-2023, 06:04 AM
 
Location: Kentucky Bluegrass
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I work on the other side of City Hall near Rittenhouse and have a lot of lunch meetings, and same thing - most of the good restaurants aren't open for lunch, even the corporate steakhouses (Capital Grill and Ruth's Chris are exceptions). Regular restaurants are packed, but the higher end restaurants are usually just opened for dinner.

Speaking of Bookbinders, I saw that Jose Garces opened the Olde Bar in a portion of the original Bookbinders building. Looks cool but I haven't been there yet. No snapper soup, though.
So sad to hear....I believe as a child we went to bookbinders once...

Yes, to my knowledge, PA was always known for Snapper soup...delicious....

One the way down Philly, we pass a huge warehouse on our left which I believe they called the Stockyard? Does that ring a bell?
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Old 03-10-2023, 08:54 AM
 
Location: Center City Philadelphia
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I'm partial to Grace Tavern. Maybe not quite as iconic as the others but certainly an institution in that part of the city!
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Old 03-10-2023, 11:19 AM
 
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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So sad to hear....I believe as a child we went to bookbinders once...

Yes, to my knowledge, PA was always known for Snapper soup...delicious....

One the way down Philly, we pass a huge warehouse on our left which I believe they called the Stockyard? Does that ring a bell?
Which road? What area?
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Old 03-10-2023, 01:14 PM
 
Location: Kentucky Bluegrass
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Which road? What area?
Gosh, Gerania, I don't remember, I'm guessing we were driving by the river and it was across the river on the other side....it was huge, a big white factory at one time, that they made into a restaurant, maybe it was called the Warehouse....I'm going back a long time ago...
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Old 03-10-2023, 02:04 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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I'm partial to Grace Tavern. Maybe not quite as iconic as the others but certainly an institution in that part of the city!
I love the Grays Ferry triangle. I wish more pocket parks like that were installed.

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Gosh, Gerania, I don't remember, I'm guessing we were driving by the river and it was across the river on the other side....it was huge, a big white factory at one time, that they made into a restaurant, maybe it was called the Warehouse....I'm going back a long time ago...
I have nostalgia for a big place that was called the spaghetti warehouse that was on Spring Garden but that’s probably not what you are talking about.
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Old 03-10-2023, 07:28 PM
 
Location: Kentucky Bluegrass
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I love the Grays Ferry triangle. I wish more pocket parks like that were installed.



I have nostalgia for a big place that was called the spaghetti warehouse that was on Spring Garden but that’s probably not what you are talking about.
No....but thanks for trying....I'm going back ohhhhh a long long time ago...maybe 45 years ago....

Hey, how bout Tavern on the Green? I was there a few times, and shortly after the last time, they closed it down...shocked.
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Old 03-12-2023, 07:01 AM
 
Location: Bucks County, PA
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If we’re talking about actually old restaurants, McGillin’s deserves a mention. Open since before the civil war.
I used to work in an office on Broad & Chestnut. McGillans was a lunch favorite of my coworkers and me. Occasionally we'd visit Charlie Moon's, a tiny restaurant on S. 13th. The entrance to the latter, I recall, was below street level; when I think of that now I cringe, considering the rats who loved to roam the area after dark. Maybe my reasoning is faulty, but serving food in a city cellar just seems too much like dining with the vermin.
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Old 03-12-2023, 07:48 AM
 
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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I used to work in an office on Broad & Chestnut. McGillans was a lunch favorite of my coworkers and me. Occasionally we'd visit Charlie Moon's, a tiny restaurant on S. 13th. The entrance to the latter, I recall, was below street level; when I think of that now I cringe, considering the rats who loved to roam the area after dark. Maybe my reasoning is faulty, but serving food in a city cellar just seems too much like dining with the vermin.
McGillin's kitchen is in their cellar.
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Old 03-14-2023, 02:35 PM
 
Location: East Aurora, NY
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South Philly has quite a few places I would consider iconic for one reason or another:

-Bomb Bomb in Lower Moyamensing serves italian and BBQ but is best known for being the site of two bombing attempts in the early/mid 1900s.

-Victor Cafe has been in operation since the end of Prohibition and has been staffed by trained opera singers for years who will take turns singing songs every 20 minutes or so.

-Rim Cafe - has only been open since 2005 or so but feels like its been in the Italian market forever. The extremely eccentric owner is a ton of fun and the hot chocolate is over the top and delicious.
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