19 E. Lancaster Ave. Paoli, PA 19301 610.644.6767 NOTE: The Paoli location has closed. There are several other Fellini Cafes in the area, though not all are the same ownership group. Rating: 2 spoons out of 5 Overview: A micro-chain also located in Berwyn and Ardmore, Fellini is a wildly popular Italian BYOB. The buzz […]
39 Conestoga Rd. Malvern, PA 610-647-8060 NOTE: This restaurant was reworked and renamed The Farmhouse Bistro in 2011. Rating: 2 silver spoons out of 5 Overall: The main attraction at Places! Bistro, the restaurant attached to the People’s Light & Theatre in Malvern, is the nice outdoor garden area, a rarity in this area. The […]
Spamps Restaurant has opened next to Viggiano’s on First Ave. in Conshohocken. The restaurant’s tagline is: “Steaks – Seafood – Sushi”. I could describe it more, but their website will probably tell it better.
I moved to this area from the Boston suburbs in 1990; when my first experience going “out for ice cream” in the area led to Dairy Queen, I was appauled. I asked one of the people I was with if there were any real ice cream shoppes around; he could only give me a puzzled […]
24 North Merion Avenue Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 (610) 527-7700 Rating: 2 silver spoons out of 5 Get a $25 gift certificate for $10 at Restaurant.com! Overview: Another tenant behind the firehouse in Bryn Mawr, another uneven experience. Blush certainly has the potential to be decent, but a first look shows flawed cuisine and service. […]
Stephen Starr recently announced that the bar at Alma de Cuba in Philadelphia is going smoke free. If this works ok, he plans to ban smoking in all of his establishments. Kudos to Starr and co. — it’s about time a bar owner stepped up and took the smoke-free movement on their own shoulders instead […]
35 Paoli Plaza Paoli, PA (Next to the Paoli Post Office) 610-725-0100 Overview: Great neighborhood bar and restaurant in the heart of Paoli. Also offers takeout. TJ’s menu has recently (Spring ’07) undergone a major transformation and now focuses on cooking with beer and beer/food pairings. Food: We’ve only had the “Belgian Blonde” burgers from […]
One of my biggest gripes about the Philadelphia area in general is that there are not nearly enough places with outdoor seating (a few flimsy tables on the busy sidewalk hardly counts), and this applies even more so to the Main Line. This is especially irksome when visiting cities like Boston, Montreal, Toronto and Pittsburgh, […]
Five Guys Famous Burgers & Fries has opened a franchise in Wayne’s (really KoP’s) Gateway Shopping Center. We typically stay away from chains, but a “Best of Philly” fries win has us intrigued. We just hope the “well done” only rule for burgers is just a rumor. Update: Went to Five Guys, and yes it […]
Dylan’s of Chesterbrook is now open. You can check out the menu on their new website. (Seems a tad boring if you ask me… might be a short stay for Dylan’s.)