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NOW OPEN: Hickory Lane
Stopped by a dry run at Hickory Lane last night to see what's going on at the brand-new Fairmount bistro (2025 Fairmount Ave.), run by chef Matt Zagorski (ex-Rouge) and partner Jack Henderson.
NOW OPEN: Hickory Lane
Stopped by a dry run at Hickory Lane last night to see what's going on at the brand-new Fairmount bistro (2025 Fairmount Ave.), run by chef Matt Zagorski (ex-Rouge) and partner Jack Henderson, who was involved in the corner space's previous tenant, L'Oca. Officially opening today for dinner (lunch starts on/around Dec. 28, says Zagorski), Hickory Lane's name pays homage to Fairmount Avenue's moniker in the Philadelphia of old. The cooking, however, is new — reasonable neighborhood prices dot a menu featuring both comfy, bone-warming dishes (French onion soup; calamari bolognese, literally those two ingredients in a big bowl — awesome) and more artful plates reflective of Zagorski's stuff at Rouge (chard-topped medallions of pork with caramel ginger pork jus; yellowfin tuna with riotta saffron gnudi).
The room itself has been augmented from the L'Oca days to carry a darker, more contemporary feel (say hi to Eastern State peeking in through the burlap curtains), with a bunch of outdoor seating along the 16-foot sidewalks coming in the spring. Hickory Lane is BYO for now, but there's talk of a liquor license in the near future. Here they are on Facebook and Twitter.
UPDATE [03jan12]: Peep PDFs of Hickory Lane's opening lunch, breakfast/brunch and dinner menus.
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