The so very mysterious Hop Sing Laundromat

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The so very mysterious Hop Sing Laundromat

POSTED: Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 5:57 PM
Filed Under: Booze | Openings
We've been hearing rumblings about a craft cocktail joint called Hop Sing Laundromat coming to Philly for months now, but nailing down on-the-record info about the operation has proven to be a bit of a challenge for us here at Team Meal Ticket. Here's what we have gathered thus far, thanks to a handful of well-placed and chatty sources — Hop Sing (how cloak and dagger!) will be located on Race Street between 10th and 11th. (We haven't been able to officially nail down the street address, but our money's on 1029 Race, a former restaurant.) Rumor has it that drinkers will have to stroll through a real-deal shoeshine shop to gain access to the bar. We're hearing that it's getting very close to opening; apparently this project has been in the works for awhile, perhaps even before The Franklin opened its subterranean doors. Keep you posted.

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Posted 2011-03-01 16:07:06
[...] Meal Ticket has the details, sketchy as they might be, on Hop Sing Laundromat, a cocktail lounge that may or may not be coming to Race Street in Chinatown. [Meal Ticket] [...] 

Deafmute
Posted 2011-03-01 16:38:56
Ok, this speakeasy theme park Disney jawn is officially going too far.

Julie
Posted 2011-03-01 16:44:36
Heeee.

PhillyChitChat
Posted 2011-03-01 13:01:14
That's a long time in the making if it was before The Franklin.

Kessler
Posted 2011-03-01 13:00:48
Would be dope if you had to put a quarter in a washing machine that then pivoted out to reveal a hidden entrance to the bar.

Clara
Posted 2011-03-01 18:14:05
Cool.  Franklin has gotten kind of old.

Nick Focus
Posted 2011-03-01 16:27:01
you got me blacklisted from Hop Sings?!
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