For years, Finn McCool's was a hole in the wall at 12th and Sansom. The Sourias family, which bought it and the building several years ago, closed it last summer and gutted the joint. It's due to open soon -- son Teddy says Thursday 1/24, but this seems overly ambitious -- as an Irish pub with 16 taps on the first floor and a nightspot (DJ booth, bottle service) called Prime Lounge on the hitherto unused second floor. Fling-out doors should add a nice touch in warmer weather.
That Midtown Village neighborhood has been quite active lately. Finn's is down the block from Blue in Green, the breakfast-luncher that's soon to open. (I had erroneously located Blue in Green at 10th and Chestnut; it's at 12th and Chestnut.) And talk is growing that Jason Evanchik of Vintage on 13th Street is planning to renovate a watering hole on Sansom into something considerably more stylish and (lest I identify the existing joint) less Teutonic.
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I hope the Teutonic place to which you refer is not Ludwig's! they have the best selection of German beer in center city.
Posted by matt | January 22, 2008 9:37 AM
Posted on January 22, 2008 09:37
I am pretty sure they do mean Ludwig's. I was in there recently and noticed the guy from Vintage hanging around.
I like the beer and some of the food at Ludwig's alot (I probably go there about three times a month), but the place does have some problems. First, the place is really dirty. It just needs a big steam cleaning or something. A place like dirty franks can get away with filthy bathrooms, but not a place that has $20 entrees and sells $7 beers. Second, they should just combine the dining area and the bar into a big bar. Nobody is usually in the dining room anyway, and since they put that giant tv in there, it isn't exactly a quiet dining experience anyway.
Hopefuly they can make Ludwig's a much more inviting space without ruining the German fod/beer experience.
Posted by mike | January 22, 2008 12:57 PM
Posted on January 22, 2008 12:57