McNally's Tavern

this is my bar. great atmosphere, awesome food. people are cool. theyre fans of paul rickert, too! and, if i had to pick a last meal, it'd be a schmitter. mmm. had to take a star off because they dont do fries. BUT! if i ever live close enough to this place to walk, id be a regular... no doubt.

Love love LOVE McNally's! Hubs always gets the Schmitter and I love their chicken sandwich. The Schmitter was the first meal he's ever actually moaned out loud during. A meal is not complete here without the chocolate cake. It is the BEST chocolate cake I've ever had. The owner bakes it in her kitchen at home every morning and brings it over to the tavern. You must eat this cake. Actually, don't eat it because sometimes they run out and I want to be sure that they'll have enough of the cake for me.

The place is small and cozy. This translates to a minimal number of tables. They have 2 large tables in the back but if it's a weekend and your party is larger than 4, it may be difficult to get seated. I don't mind this though because I prefer the smaller setting. You can't go wrong here.

Quite honestly, if Guy Fieri went here, I probably would not have visited, since I really cannot trust his show since he does back flips for everything, bad and good. But since Todd Fisher of United States of Bacon fame is more reliable and less [or not] blinged-out I trust him more.
I visited McNally's over Memorial Day weekend and was very pleased. My Schmitter was interesting and excellent as advertised along with pickles and the chopped Pennsylvania-style cole slaw. I was surprised how small McNally's is, but then again it's been there forever and people were smaller back then!! It's a real neighborhood place in a real neighborhood in the classy Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia. If you go, don't forget the homemade chocolate cake!!