Chris Leonard of the General Lafayette Inn & Brewery in Lafayette Hill reports that a lease has finally been signed for The Tiedhouse, a gastropub inside the CityView Condominium at 2001 Hamilton St., where Goji was.
But any ties between the General Lafayette and The Tiedhouse will be only coincidental and tangential. The Liquor Control Board prohibits brewery owners like Leonard from also holding individual restaurant licenses. So while the project will reflect the style and atmosphere of the General Lafayette and will serve its beer, it will not be legally affiliated. Leonard's mother, brother and wife will be primary partners in The Tiedhouse.
Since the LCB also prohibits brewery employees from working at indivdual licensed establishments, General Lafayette chef Phil Falcone won't be The Tiedhouse's chef. The Glenside-raised, CIA-trained chef, whose resume includes the old Tony Clark's, the Bostonian, and Susanna Foo, will inspire the menu of small plates. Style will be more refined than the food served in the historical confines of the General Lafayette.
Plans are for dinner/late-night eats Mondays through Fridays, with brunch on Saturdays and Sundays. Midweek lunch is not in its opening plans, but could develop should demand dictate.
The plan is to be open some time in July.