This is the epitome of a great sports bar that has the potential to turn into a decent casual date night spot. Â Being a Jersey native, I was surprised that Chickie & Pete's is so popular and yet has not come into NJ territory, and that their reputation actually does not extend the borderline either. Here's my breakdown of the place:
The Good:
1. The crab fries - yes everyoneee raves about them, it's for good reason. They are extra seasoned old bay fries with cheese dipping sauce and if you can finish a whole basket you will prolly die of cardiac arrest....get the fries.
2. Spicy shrimp - not very spicy, just also very garlic-y...plenty of large (unpeeled) shrimp to easily make a meal out of. Comes with bread for dipping into the garlic & cayenne pepper pool. Word of advice: do not order on a first date.
The Bad:
1. Lobster Pizza - you would think when you combine 2 amazing things like crab and pizza it would be heavenly...sadly it falls a bit short; especially considering all the seasoning they do on everything else. This is basically white pizza with generous chunks of lobster on it. I would order the spicy shrimp and dump some of the garlic sauce on top to make it perfect.
2. Crab bruchetta - it's like a bad crab salad on top of cold bread. Save the $10 for another round of beer instead.
The Ugly:
1. Mixed drink- Not only is the stuff on their drink menu really cheap on the alcohol, they are also about $10-12 a pop. PASS.
2. The "outside lounge" area - I know it's supposed to be a casual lounge, but the music sucks here on the weekends, it gets super crowded in the bar area for no good reason and the service thus becomes snail slow. Get a table and order drinks with a server instead as you bop to Brittany's Best hits.
Overall, I really like this place for a casual night out, happy hour, or to catch a game. But if you can't make it inside....just get the crab fries to go...seriously they are that addictive!
I was wondering what all the talk was a out so I finally went for the first time and hated it! I had the buffalo cutlets (chicken fingers), I've had wayyy better. I also tried the pepperoni pizza, which is the best food item on the menu, which tasting anything else. I was really upset with the Empty Net alcoholic beverage (their take on the Long Island Ice tea), it costed me $9 and was basically a shot because how small it was! Disappointed is not even the word!
Review Source:I always found this chain to be extremely overhyped. I mean, yeah, the crabfries are good, but nothing amazing. You can make them at home yourself for God's sake! I've never had great experiences at these restaurants in general, but my last one was the weirdest.
My mom and I went to this location about a month ago as a quick stop on our way to do some shopping. We thought we'd go before the dinner rush and be out pretty quickly. We got an older lady as a waitress. My mom and I had both said we were not in the mood for crab fries that night and just wanted to get sandwiches. I swear to you, this waitress WOULD NOT leave our table until we finally caved and ordered the crab fries. My mom and I are both kind of pushovers and were pretty taken aback by how pushy this waitress was. We ordered the crabfries but didn't eat them. Our sandwiches were good but we couldn't finish them. At the end we asked for boxes to take them and the rest of our sandwiches home, figuring we'd eat them later.
The waitress gave us one box to put our sandwiches in, and then she REACHED ACROSS ME, stuck her bare hand into our fry basket and started putting our fries in the other box handful by handful. It was just bizarre, and my mom and I were really uncomfortable. She then gave us the heating instructions for the fries and the sauces. I have issues with people touching my food when I don't know where their hands have been, and I never ate the fries. What a waste. I probably won't be going back there for a while.
I honestly don't get the whole Chickie's and Pete's thing, but this I was there last week, and it was a relatively good visit. Â The service was good; we were in the outdoor bar area with 2 bartenders. Â At least one of the bartenders was on the ball; the other one, not so much. Â We had the dry rub wings, and they were surprisingly good. Â They were a bit small, but not overly expensive compared to other bars. Â The dry rub was nice since it's easier clean up on the hands. Â But honestly, this is just an average bar (as are all of the other Chickie's I've been to), and I just don't get the hype. Â I will be back, but not before going to many other places first.
Review Source:Chickes will always be a favorite, but it was definitely better before it started adding all this different foods on the menu. It was define tilt my favorite a few years ago when it was still family owned and not corporate. The last time I went there the food was ok, the drink specials are fabulous and I will consider going to the bar again, but for some reason it just hasn't been the same. Maybe I'm not great with the whole transition thing, but from working there I still see a lot of familiar faces and always like to have a chat. Crab fries are always going to be the same no matter what, but I don't think it will ever be what is use to be.
Review Source:I don't care what anyone says, I love Chickie's. Â I happen to be a huge fan of Old Bay, so that endears me to about 90% of their menu. Â I have never had anything bad here. Â From seafood, pizza, wings, sandwiches, and of course the delicious crab fries, everything always hits the spot. Â If you are looking for health food, then a sports bar probably isn't the place to go. Â But if you are looking for the best bar food around, look no further!
My favorite menu items are crab legs, crab fries and seafood chowder. Â Wednesday nights are all you can eat crabs for $24.95. Â That my friends is the best deal in town!! Â
This particular location has amble seating both inside and out. Â They also have a few large bars scattered throughout, that serve an extensive list of beer & other drinks. Â
Whenever I am advising someone from out of the area when traveling to Philly, I always send them here. Â It is quintessential Philly, but without the crappy touristy food. Â I love my Chickie's!
Let me say ...I am not from Philly or ESPN apparently. Let me also say there are some menu items that are very good like the mussels and the blue crabs could be some others I haven't tried everything. But and it's a big BUT....Old bay is not meant to be used on everything...for instance Old Bay on King crab legs? Really? Or fries...or a chicken cheese steak? Really reserve the old bay for Shrimp and Blue crab ..also offer some more salads ...one salad ? It is 2013. I was really ..really appalled when my over 60$ order of King Crab legs came out drenched in ..soaked in ....splattered with Old Bay? If you loooove Old Bay. This is the place for you when you leave your clothes will smell like Old Bay. While I enjoy Old Bay too much is too much. I like the cheese sauce too.
Review Source:Shall I preface it with "I'm not from Philly" because I just don't get the appeal. Fries, grease, fat, and more fries. Salad with fries. Soup with fries. A side basket of fries! There's a reason there's an obesity epidemic, and it starts with this restaurant.
Could be a matter of unmanaged expectations - our friend from Philly kept raving about this place, and we drove faaaaar out of our way to eat here. But with a bevy of fatty options, I wasn't feeling it. Ordered the clams, and over half the shells in our basket were empty. *Shell shock!* What a rip-off.
Then my poor daughter got wretchedly ill for four days after eating the seafood chowder. Yes, I can pinpoint it to this item, and it was miserable to see her so sick for so long.
I would never, ever, go back. Good thing, like I said, I'm not from Philly so it's not even an option.
Waitress/Bartender - Whatever she was, was a complete "you know what." Â I had to leave, ended up going somewhere else in the Airport, which I think gave me food poisoning. Â So basically I blame management here for hiring a terrible waitress and through butterfly effect giving me food poisoning.
Review Source:This evening, myself and six other professional DJs dined at Chickie's and Pete's Roosevelt Blvd in Northeast Philly. Â The food was outstanding - particularly the crab fries - we tried the traditional as well as the sweet potato version. Â The entrees were also excellent with generous portions.
Judy - our waitress - provided awesome service and conversation, and kept up with our jokes as fast as we could dole them out.
This is a fun place with great food, reasonable prices and a fun atmosphere!
This place is really good. Â I went there for the first time only 2 weeks ago. everything i had was excellent. They also have a suprisingly good beer selection. crabs, shrimp,mussels, lobster, nachos, and killer crab fries. Â all great. there is nothing intimite about the place, but,regardless....if you want to pig out, you will waddle out to you car smiling all the way.
Review Source:I've been going to this location for years and my feelings on it have always stayed consistant. I go here for a decent meal or when I want to watch a sports game, and for that it's a great place. Good specials, great atmosphere makes it a fun place. Yes the food, granted it is good but at times I must say over priced. Crab fries are laced with some addictive substance aka old bay seasoning and the mussels are fantastic. I have never had issues with the service, it's usually always been really good and I just love going here for Eagles games. Â I really do think people should go here at least once for a different type of Philadelphia experience and one that I've enjoyed for many years.
Review Source:I have been going to Chickie's & Pete's Cafe for dinner for a number of years now. When it is Bluepoint Crab season and when you are in a mood for some hot shrimp, mussels or littleneck clams then this is the place to be.
I have always said that BluePoint crabs and beer are a match made in heaven. One can experience this at Chickie's $ Pete's.
The restaurant is huge. You walk right into the reception desk and then either go left or right. The left portion of the restaurant is more the bar area. Great for watching a sporting event there. The right portion of the restaurant is the dinning area. It also has its own bar.
In my opinion, Chickie's & Pete's has the best bluepoint crabs and Hot shrimp in the city of Philadelphia.
Ah, Chickies and Petes: forget the Liberty Bell, THIS is a true Philadelphia Landmark. As its presence continues to reach to the stadiums and Jersey shore, its crab fries continue to warm my soul. Â It gives me that homey Philly feeling, and who can complain about fries in a salad? Sounds like cheating, but oh so good.
My final words of wisdom are: if you come here and refrain from indulging in the crab fries, you will never understand why Philadelphians' hearts and hungry stomachs soar at the mention of this revolutionary dish.
It's good, I don't get the hype though. The crab fries are basic SYSCO crinkle cut fries with old bay and white cheddar sauce. My Philly style pork sandwich had supermarket grade provolone, not the aged provolone that is usually found on a traditional philly pork sandwich.
About the clientele - if you like 24 year olds that wear "ill" shirts and have the same haricut, then you'll fit right in.
Came here on a Saturday early afternoon and ended up staying 6+ hours with a good group of friends. Â Split the bill and came to about $45 for a great 1/2 day of food, drink, and good conversation.
I had mussels red sauce which was really good, and we all split the crab fries (nothing special for me) and chicken wings (which were quite tasty with some zing.) Â Our waitress was very good and friendly.
I really don't "get" this place. I do have some sort of connection to it other than living in the NE. Both my niece and nephew have worked here (and the one at Parx). When they expanded the upstairs at the original, my father and I were hired by Pete to do the hardwood floors. Hell, we did the floors @ Pete's house and his brother's, too. I, unlike a lot of people, don't have a beef with Pete. I envy and look up for him for turning a ho-hum corner bar into a extremely $uccessful regional chain of ho-hum bars. He's the quintessential self-promoter.
This location is always too busy. Too crowded. Wait times on the weekends are 60 to 90 minutes, easy. Not worth the wait.
The crab fries are nothing more than frozen crinkled fries sprinkled with Old Bay. *yawn* The cajun fries at the Grey Lodge Pub are so much better... fresh cut, too, not frozen Or-Ida crap.
The crabs, well, they do ship them in relatively fresh, but I'm all about driving to Maryland for crabs caught the same day, not airlifted from the Gulf.
The mussels are HUGE. If you know anything about mussels, you know that bigger is NOT better. And, mussels in marinara is boring as hell. How about a beer based broth, Pete?
Their beer selection sucks. The usual macro-swill and I believe their best sellers are Miller Lite and Yuengling Lager in bottles. Blah.
Chicken parm sandwich is always dry. The cheesesteak is choked down with melted American. Barely edible. The rest of the menu is a slight notch above anything you'd find at chains like Applebee's.
Just proof that my fellow NE Philadelphians have low expectations, no taste buds and are quite happy and simple about that.
Everytime I'm here, no matter how packed this place is, service is always quick and efficient. The longest I've had to wait for a table was about 15 minutes, but that was with a party of six.
I don't know about you, but I definitely love their snow crab legs. Succulent, steaming fresh out the kitchen, and tasty! I find the garlic sauce to be a bit overwhelming in taste and quite messy... so next time I will order my legs without the sauce (if I remember to!).
Their crab fries are always a fave.
The wings? I find them to be on the salty side. I'll pass..
The cherry clams were definitely over-cooked... and extremely tiny!
For the most part, I like this place and definitely look forward to their crabs every time. Plus, it's always fun to drink from a beer tower :)
After my usual long drives to NYC i like to take the exit to bensalem and head towards Chickie's & Pete's for a nice cold beer and some crabs.
I usually never have to wait for a seat, and the host/hostess are very friendly. The service is excellent as well, i barely ever have to wait and look around for my server.
The beers are cold and theirs sports playing on the TV's what more can a man ask for?! The crabs are delicious, but the special sauce may be a little too much. next time ill try the regular crabs without the sauce and tell you guys how it is.
Overall this place is excellent i love it and ill definitely be coming back whenever i can!
OK, why exactly did I even consider dining here? Well, here's the setup. A friend and I were enjoying some cigars at Holts in the Northeast. He was getting hungry and I have no idea where or what to eat in the area, and truthfully, I don't care to. It was suggested we go to Chickie's and Pete's and we just HAD to have the crab fries. I've heard of these before and figured OK, let's give it a go. What a monumental err in judgement on my part.
So we arrive around 4ish. There is maybe a dozen or so people there. Where does the hostess decide to attempt to sit us? In a little 2 top table, in the corner, next to a man and his daughter who was toiling away on her iPad oblivious to her surroundings. Not that we mind being next to people, but there was litterally no room for us to sit there anyway. You have a virtually EMPTY restaurant. Why the shit would you even consider sitting us there? So, strike one.
The waitress was quick to come over and get our drinks. She, honestly, was the best part of the experience. Very prompt, courteous, and pleasant which was appreciated. She asked for our order and I got the crab fries and, in one of my lesser moments in decision making, a "lobster" topped cheesesteak. Yeah, you heard me. What the fuckity fuck was I seriously fucking thinking.
So, the fries come out quick. And surprisingly they were fresh, which took me by surprise since I figured they just had mounds of them sitting under heatlamps. Maybe we got lucky and a batch just came out. Now, about these things. Honestly, what is the big deal? They're those Ore Ida style wavy fries, completely doused in what can only be described as an Old Bay ripoff, with a side of some sort of melted white cheese. No clue what kind, tasted like american, but who knows. Anyway, they were OK, but after awhile they just get old. And the salt. Holy shit. My blood pressure is still through the roof a day later.
And, no more than 10 minutes after the fries arrived, the "lobster" topped cheesesteak came out. Right away I realized that I should have just taken the $13 dollars this abomination cost, and given it to a hobo who could use it to buy some high quality crack cocaine. Saying this sandwich was awful is being kind. I don't know what I was hoping for. Maybe a fresh roll, meat that hasn't been sitting in a pile for hours until all the juice and flavor are completely gone, and some actual pieces of "lobster" on top as I asked for. My first bite was a painful, scowl inducing test of human fortitude. Subsequent bites were equally as rough. I feel I should be given a fucking reward for finishing more than half of this shitstorm of a meal.
Seriously people. What the fuck are you thinking saying that this place is so great? The McCheesesteak from McDonalds was more of a culinary delight. Gotta hand it two the owners. They know what the lemmings want . Now, I'm off to figure out what I can put Old Bay on to make myself millions....I wonder how it will take to rhubarb?
Ugh. My run-ins with terrible service at CnP is really starting to get to me. At the location in S. Philly, my GF and I received almost no service while the table next to us were tended to like celebrities on a slow Sunday. Hardly anyone was there, but we felt as if we were left out of the party. Fuck you S Philly Chickie's, suck a nut.
And now at the NE place, a few friends had checked in on a busy Friday night waiting to be seated. We witnessed our buddy walk up to the counter and asked for a table. We proceeded to wait for the table to be called for 45 minutes. Forty-fucking-five minutes. All the while, people were being seated that we knew were not there nearly as long as we were. So, we ask. 'Oh, you never told us everyone was here.'
FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU
I was ready to grab a bottle of piss [insert any light beer] and throw it at the bitch. We did confirm, in actuality, we did it twice. All for what? Some yummy bar food and beer? No. No more Chickie's for me. Ignore me while being served? Fine, I'll take my food slightly cooled, and leave a shit tip for lack of service. Switch out your blue-cheese dressing to something that tastes like mayo with itty-bitty chunks of mold? Whatevs, I'll bring my own. Completely remove me from the equation and leave me standing in that crowded, festering entrance like an asshole who's really, really hungry for almost an hour? Last straw, I'll traverse to Tony Lukes for my fatty greasy grub.
edit: I wrote this review weeks after the event. I guess I was more pissed than anticipated, because goddamn was that a rant.
As you enter the front doors your introduced to what looks like the best place to watch any game and eat all the seafood you can take. Although its not a buffet, it is a place to over indulge on some pretty awesome stuff!
We had the World Famous Crab Fries w/ side of cheese sauce nice and hot. Â Followed with a Chikies hot shrimp with the sauce on the side. I wanted to get some crabs while I was there but we got in too late so the last batch was already in.
The place was loud thats for sure, so if your looking to have a quiet conversation..... not gonna happen. We were here when the Philly's won the World Series and let me just say the crowd just went wild!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was amazing.
I would return and taste the crab's.... from the looks of the bushels they looked awesome with their special powder ( oldbay )
It's a euphoric experience to walk into Chickie's and Pete's order almost the entire menu and indulge!
Yes indeed the Crab Fries are noteworthy, crinkle cut with this amazing cheese sauce and although the average joe might say "ahh, they are just aye-okay" these fries are what make those foodie lovers return. But it's not just the fries, the real deal includes: their HOMEMADE seafood chowder, and of course the crabs you pick 'em any kind and just eat away. Snow crab, King Crab, Dungeness and Hardshell. Served up hot and family style in a lovely buttery blanket, thoroughly spiced and ready for chowing down! please don't skip on the Chickie's Hot Style Shrimp. The Riverboat Clams are just perfect, tender little morsels in a light broth and who can pass up the mussels it's most certainly my favorite item.
I have never had a bad experience and totally wish I could be in Philly more often for a taste of this place!
Chickie's....I've visited the Roosevelt Blvd location the most by far, so I post my review here.
First thing you notice from the time you enter the parking lot is that it is jammed. I mean 'can't find a spot' jammed and their parking lot is huge. You could easily wind up parking all the way down by the former Bennigans.
Upon entry, the second thing you notice is the team of hostesses manning their perch atop the podium. There is usually a crowd of those waiting to be seated gathered around. As crowded as it gets, I've never waited unusually long for a table. I've been here at all different times of day and night and it usually goes down the same each time.
If you opt to sit at the bar as opposed to wait for a table, you have a smaller room to your left as you enter with a bar and of course the main dining area off to the right with a large bar. The place is big, there are lots of tables and linear feet of bar. TVs everywhere. Tall glass shelves behind the bar loaded with their cache of liquor. They have a tented, outdoor section I've never been in.
The food is your standard bar pickies/finger food with a slant toward seafood. The staples here are crab fries and mussels, but they also have fried calamari (spicy), mini lobster tails, shrimp and sandwiches. Beers are the typical macro swill.
The crab fries are heavily salted (so you drink more beer, of course - I don't object) topped with old bay and served in a basket with some cheese sauce on the side. I would never eat this cheese sauce under different conditions or in a different setting, I don't think it's very good on its own, but dip just one crab fry and it somehow becomes habit forming.
The mussels are great, red or white (I lean toward white). You get an ample portion served in a large bowl with a hunk of bread. Be ready to ask for more bread though as the sauce is plentiful and tasty.
I always order the crab fries, mussels and many beers. Sure, I've had poor service a couple of times, but the servers are young, the place gets jammed and I'm just stuffing my face with fries and beer - hardly worth making a fuss over service.
They have several locations. The one in S. Philly dwarfs this one. Radio stations do all sorts of remotes from here for sporting events and such. It draws a bigger crowd than the Northeast location with about a fifth of the parking. P.I.T.A.
I reiterate, it's a bar with bar food. If you don't do fried foods or high sodium then this isn't the place for you. I sense that many criticisms of food in general come from those with unreasonable or misguided expectations. C&Ps is not a "seafood restaurant" or a gastropub. It's a chain of three-star sports bars all the way....
...and that's totally fine because they have their place too.
Everybody keeps raving to me how good Chickie & Pete's is. I've tried it several times now and have found it to be just an oversized sportsbar with average food.
They have one above average item on the menu, the crab fries which are good, but not rave about good.
The burgers and sandwiches are all just average. I also tried the crab legs which were again just average.
On the downside the wings pretty much suck. The size was on the small side but ok, but the flavor and heat just weren't there. For a sports bar to have wings that poor it's costing them a star.
The prices are also a little higher than you'll find else where, you're paying more for the name, not the quality. Perhaps it's how much it's built up by others but Chickie & Pete's just doesn't do it for me. 2 stars.
I loved my experience here at Chickie & Pete's. They have your typical finger food but filled with Awesome-ness!!... Their crab fries are delicious.
If you come here come here especially for their seafood inspired dishes.
They can be a little pricey but come ready to have a good time :)
I've had their crab fries at Phillies' games, and despite being not amazingly impressed, I've always wanted to try Chickies and Pete's. Let me also mention that I am a HUGE seafood fan. I think my head computed the fact that they have crab fries and a seafood heavy menu to mean that I would enjoy this place. Well...wrong.
I came here for a snack, and I ordered the crab fries and the calamari. The crab fries were overly seasoned. They're crinkle cut fries, and they aren't awfully meaty. Therefore, when you slather on a lot of seasoning, it stubbornly adheres to the fry which has more surface area than your typical fry due to the ridges created by the crinkles. Now take into consideration that there isn't a whole lot of potato in each fry, and you are basically hit with an absurdly salty and seasoned taste in your mouth with each bite.
Unfortunately, the calamari was even worse. Calamari is supposed to have a certain chewiness and resistance with each bite. This calamari, however, was mushy and fishy. It definitely did not taste very fresh. The dish came out far too fast, which suggests that it may have been sitting around for a while after it was cooked. I noticed that other people were complaining about their food being cold right after it was brought out, so I don't doubt that they cooked their food too far ahead of time.
Fast forward a few hours. I was eating the leftover food as I was driving. If I thought the food was bad before, well the food was now a cold limp mess. If the calamari did not have that extremely fishy taste, it was have been impossible to differentiate the limp overly seasoned fries from the mushy calamari.
I have TWO reviews from two different visits, one for just the bar and the other for dinner.
[TWO MONTHS AGO]
To be fair, this review is based solely on my experience at the bar since we were only there for drinks. All I ordered was the Caramel Appletini, the first drink on the specialty drinks menu. It clearly stated it was made with Absolute vodka but I noticed the bartender pick up a bottle of well vodka and pour it into the shaker. I am thinking "I am not paying $7.25 for a headache-inducing Bankers Club drink" and so of course I pointed out where it says Absolut as the ingredient for this drink right there on the menu. Whether or not he knew this, it doesn't look good. Either you don't know your menu or you're trying to rip me off.
I got my correct drink and it and the next one were very tasty. The atmosphere is lively as usual, but what a shame that little blunder made me feel awkward for having to be the "picky customer".
I'll give it another try for a meal another time. Crab Fries really are delicious :)
[TWO WEEKS AGO]
I tried this place again because I wanted to try the crabs and seafood AND I really needed to get away from my little kids for dinner and wouldn't you know, I forgot/misplaced my ID so I couldn't even get a drink. Boooooo. Of course this was the one time I got carded and of course I didn't get any drinks.
Service was fine, tables a bit crowded together though. My husband could barely squeeze through his chair and the occupied chair from the table behind him to sit down. Other than that, the food was absolutely delicious. I whole-heartedly reccomend the hot shrimp and the mussels. Both were bathing in amazing sauces full of herbs and spices and I was not dissapointed. The crabs were delicious as well. Now if only I could have had my ID, I would have had a much better time!!! Unfortunately we couldn't go see the band playing either, which would have been the perfect end to our quick getaway from the kids, but you have to have your ID to get back there too. Sigh.
It was a weeknight so it wasn't a chaotic mess of NorthEasties...we didn't even have to wait for a table.
Maybe I'll get it right eventually. And oh, I found my wallet in the bottom of the diaper bag later.
Wow...one thing Philly has that NY doesn't...CRAB FRIES!
I was really impressed with C&P, the place was huge, the food was great...the waitstaff was exceptionally friendly and the food came out super fast. Â
I had the Buffalo chicken sandwich which was great and my friend had the lobster cheese steak (I will be getting that next time for sure)
Can't wait to go back...wonder if the staff will be as friendly if I'm wearing my Yankee shirt :)
Chickie's is definitely a place you will need to stop to experience a bit of Philadelphia.
The crab fries are their specialty are just to die for. Â I really enjoy the chicken fingers and honesy mustard as well as the buffalo tenders. Â The sandwiches are very good as well.
There are four locations and this and the south philly are the largest. Â The original is in Mayfair. Â Great to watch a sports game as is the other locations. Always make it a point to stop here if I am home or in the airport location to get some fries to bring back to Cali.
Chickie & Pete's is where all the Northeast Philladelphians of all ages go when attempting to be "fancy." Â The bartenders think they are all the shit for working there and are a-holes. Â The food is good, especially the crab fries. Â Drinks are *expensive* for NE Philly. Â
I just really don't dig the atmosphere at all. Â It's all the same types of people just trying way too hard. Â People don't really intermingle there either, it's usually a lot of big groups. Â I'd rather drive the 15 minutes to the city and have a lot more options....especially if I'm going to pay $6 for a drink anyway.
Only go there if you're with a group, want crab fries, and plan on killing one of those beer towers they have.
This place is the perfect sports environment. The crab fries are the best thing on the menu. You just haven't tried crab fries unless you've tried them from here.
It gets crowded fast, mostly because of the many small tables. It feels like you are eating with the people at the table next to you.
The crab legs are pricey for the amount you get. The clams are good. Dont go here expecting a full meal. I thought of it more as small things to nibble on. I'm sure its best for drinks during games.
They have players for the Eagles there alot. They sometimes host a radio show so the players come to be on the show.
You gotta love it - This place screams upscale Northeast Philly.
This place has certainly evolved since it first opened. I remember when it first opened, they were still working out the kinks and their menu selection was very limited. Since then, the restaurant has thrown up everything sports.
They also expanded the place, and there is another bar in the back which is catered for the "night scene". It is an outside patio that is covered and smoking is allowed. It gets crazy smoky in here because everyone in Philly smokes. You will find a young Northeast crowd here.
The drinks are good, the food is ehh. Standard sports bar fare - oily and good size portions.
I came here to pre-game before a wedding reception.
It was quite packed for midday Saturday, and there were many hilariously tall beer tower dispensers in use. The crowd was boisterous, many thanks to their fully stocked bar, no doubt.
Our bartender (Tara) was business-like and didn't seem nice at all. Friendly or not, I ordered four Irish car bombs to celebrate. I yelled thanks to Tara on the way out, and (surprisingly, or not) she gave us a sunny smile as we parted - if was more personable earlier, she would have gotten a more generous tip!
The bar in this place is not a bad place to be on a WEEKNIGHT. Â On the weekends it's a NIGHTMARE. Â So crowded you can't breath. Â On summer nights they have a bar outside under a tent. Â On cool nights it's great, but on hotter and more humid nights head inside.
They used to have Karaoke night. Â Not sure if that's still going on, but it was great! Â Not that I was there to sing, but it was great watching everyone else do it. Â There was this one white guy that would rap the same song ( don't ask what song I don't remember, but it was old school) every week. Â It was hilarious! Â On game nights this is a great place to be too
Come here for yes yes the infamous crab fries. Â The fries aren't that special. Â Shoe string with old bay, it's the cheese sauce that's good! Â The mussels/clams in garlic sauce is really good too.
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