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Four Corners' Ortlieb's takeover opens tonight
Avram Hornik of Four Corners Management first talked to us about his restoration of NoLibs' venerated jazz club Ortlieb's (847 N. Third St.) in July 2011 - nine months later and the old girl's ready for tunes once more
Four Corners' Ortlieb's takeover opens tonight
Avram Hornik of Four Corners Management first talked to us about his restoration of NoLibs' venerated jazz club Ortlieb's (847 N. Third St.) in July 2011 — nine months later and the old girl's ready for tunes once more. (It'd been vacant for two years prior.) Officially open at 5 p.m. tonight, the new-look Ortlieb's doesn't have much of a new look at all; it's still got the crimson-lit barroom vibe, centralized stage and old-timers' bar, but plush red-vinyl banquettes in lieu of tableclothed two-tops have freed up the room considerably.
Live jazz still has its place on Tuesday nights with a standing sesh featuring OG owner/booker Pete Souders and drummer Mickey Rokey, but the other evenings of the week will be dedicated to all manner of performances, including open-mic funk/soul (Wednesdays), DJ outfits like Rock Tits (Friday-Saturday) and standup (Sunday's Rittenhouse Comedy-curated "All Laughs, No Libs"). Here's a PDF of their opening menu, a straightup bill of fare with some noticeable Southern/Tex-Mex touches (catfish BLT; BBQ pulled pork; "taco fries" smothered like nachos). And here's the opening-night draft list, which should be changing with much frequency moving forward:
- Victory Donnybrook Stout
- Long Trail Centennial Red
- Troegs Dreamweaver Wheat
- Yards Philadelphia Pale Ale
- Crispin Cider
- Flying Fish ESB
- Yuengling Lager
- Philadelphia Brewing Co. Pennsylvania Pale Ale
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