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nope...
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Are you in West Virginia?
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nope...
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hmmm...are you in Illinois?
unc, you coming to the Phillies celebration parade tomorrow? It's within easy walking distance from a couple of good Belgian brew pubs. |
nope...
and nope, gotta go out and earn some greens fees for the upcoming weekend... |
Ohio?
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mornin.
are you in Iowa, unk? |
mornin, gd. I know they have some tasty hogs in Iowa.
unc, are you in Indiana? |
nick, nick - nope, nope...
gd - iowa is west of mrs. sippy... |
Quote:
Happy Hallowe'en. * unk, are you in Michigan? |
How about Vermont? ...cheese, maple syrup...I'd be there.
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gd - no
nick - no |
Are you in Minnesota or Wisconsin?
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Summary for my sanity: not in a state with an oceanic coast and not in West Virginia, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Vermont.
unc, are you in Kentucky? |
gd - no
nick - no |
How about Pennsylvania?
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how 'bout that?
yup... |
Philly?
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an establishment in PA...hmmmm.
Masonic Temple in Phila? |
gd - yes
nick - no |
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no, but i am "downtown" and i am not a statue...
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Are you at the Academy of Music?
...a beautiful building, my dad did mural and decorative restoration work there quite a few years ago. |
nope...
hungry? |
yes...and Hungarian, too. So you are probably at a restaurant....hmmmm. I'll start with one of my favorite:
Are you at Lacroix, in the Rittenhouse Hotel? |
nope...
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How about the Reading Terminal Market?
...they finally managed to drive out Rick Olivieri, last Wednesday Oct. 29th was the last day; so no more Rick's Steaks there :( I hope he finds a new spot somewhere good. |
nope...
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Well let me nail this down:
are you at a restaurant? |
yup...
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nope...
big clue: "(It)...was a special place to enjoy seafood, cocktails, and friendship. It hosted to Presidents, local politicians, countless international dignitaries and celebrities. For over a century, it has been considered Philadelphia's prime dining spot and social Mecca. In the 1950s and 1960s, devotees of its famous five-pound lobsters included Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra and Julius Irving ("Dr. J")..." |
ahhh, that was a huge clue, unc.
The Old Original Bookbinder's......? As you may know, it was closed down for quite a while recently but has now reopened. In spite of all the "tourist trap" B.S. about it, it is a classic old restaurant, the classic old waiters rounded out the atmosphere, and under favorable conditions there I've had a few of the best lobsters I've ever had. http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...restaurant.jpg http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...ookbinders.jpg I like the bar in there, too. I've had many a fine martini and manhattan in there while smoking a nice big cigar. http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...binders4_U.jpg http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...inders_500.jpg |
Book Binders
that would be the place... i've eaten there as well as one (i think it was a bookbinders, anyway) over off chestnut street near the customs house... you go, nick... |
unc, the link you posted (address shown as 125 Walnut St.) as well as the references I made are to the "Old Original" Bookbinder's that is around the corner from the Customs House...Customs House is 2nd & Chestnut and Bookbinders is 2nd and Walnut one block down the street behind the Customs House. But there was another Bookbinder's Seafood House at 215 S. 15th St...I'm almost certain that one is no longer there; the Bookbinder brothers had legal battles about money and I think it closed down a few years ago...not 100% positive, so I'll go look later this week.
PS: if you ever visit Philly and call me, I'll buy us some lobsters and drinks at Old Original Bookbinder's if you bring a couple good cigars for us to toke on. OK, where in the world am I this time? |
i've eaten at both, but that was in the mid-80s...
NH? |
yes, NH
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WH?
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yes WH
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USA?
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