South Street Area Openings/Closings

[Sfuffy]

Just noticed these today:

Tommy Gunns' BBQ on South Street has closed according to a sign in their window.

At 5th & Bainbridge, in the space where Chaleo Thai was, Angelina's, a new Italian place has opened. (Because there just aren't enough Italian restaurants in and near Queen Village and Bella Vista )

Edited October 25, 2006 by Sfuffy (log)

[aaronwcpa]

How many Italian restaurants can any one area support?

Even here in the Burbs there appears to be an Italian restaurant on every corner. I love Italian but some diversity would be welcome.

[jelly]

Just noticed these today:

Tommy Gunns' BBQ on South Street has closed according to a sign in their window.

At 5th & Bainbridge, in the space where Chaleo Thai was, Angelina's, a new Italian place has opened. (Because there just aren't enough Italian restaurants in and near Queen Village and Bella Vista  )

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Was that Sala Thai a few years ago?

[KatieLoeb]

Yes - that used to be Sala Thai, sight of the worst Pad Thai I've ever had in my life. I've never been sorry that was gone.

And yes - heaven knows there aren't enough Italian restaurants in Philly, no less just in that neighborhood. I can think of almost a dozen within a four block radius. And obviously we need one more. I just noticed a sign in the window of the long abandoned looking space at the northeast corner of 5th & Passyunk that says "Coming soon - Ristorante La Costiera"

I want to go check out those killer ricotta gnocchi Chris Cognac had on his Hungry Detective Philly episode at Mezzaluna. Those looked gooooood.

[Buckethead]

Yes - that used to be Sala Thai, sight of the worst Pad Thai I've ever had in my life.  I've never been sorry that was gone.

And yes - heaven knows there aren't enough Italian restaurants in Philly, no less just in that neighborhood.  I can think of almost a dozen within a four block radius.  And obviously we need one more.  I just noticed a sign in the window of the long abandoned looking space at the northeast corner of 5th & Passyunk that says "Coming soon - Ristorante La Costiera" 

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There's also the place opening up at Passyunk and Catherine across the street from where Cafe Sud used to be, which is going to be Italian as well if I remember correctly. Still, the area around South/Bainbridge between 2nd and 8th has become, over the past couple of years, home to a large number of the city's most fantastic restaurants that are not Italian: Gayle, Ansill, Horizons, Shouk, Salt & Pepper, and Southwark, at least. So even if there are 3 mediocre Italian places for every Ansill, or even for every Ava, that's fine with me. The area seems to have the customers to fill them.

[KatieLoeb]

Oops! I stand corrected. I meant the corner of Passyunk & Catharine that you mentioned, across from Sud. I got confused because all those streets meet right there...