Bruce Cooper is looking toward "early August" for the rollout of Cooper's Brick Oven Wine Bar, a rustic complement next door to his longtime Jake's at 4365 Main St. in Manayunk.
When the work is done, Jake’s bar will be gone, in favor of casual seating in the front window. The bar action will shift to Cooper's. Jake's itself will remain.
Cooper’s -- whose menu will consist mainly of pizzas, artisanal cheeses, snacks and small plates out of an open kitchen -- is being positioned as affordable and comfortable with "high quality, reasonably priced food and wine." It will offer 30 wines by the glass and two dozen craft and European brews. Lunch and dinner will be served every day. Breakfast will be served on the weekends.
Here again is Cooper's menu, plus the wine/beer menu. And for good measure, here's Jake's summer menu.