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Early word on Mike Stollenwerk's Fathom Seafood Bar
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Early word on Mike Stollenwerk's Fathom Seafood Bar
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Just touched base with chef Mike Stollenwerk of fish to talk a bit about his upcoming project, Fathom Seafood Bar, which is up for a fall opening.
At roughly 1,000 square feet, Fathom — at 200 E. Girard, the corner of the Avenue and Shackamaxon — won't be huge; all the better to place the focus on a 22- to 24-seat bar, plus some picnic table-inspired high-tops that'll accommodate an additional 20. (Outdoor seating for 40 to 50 eventually.)
The food and drink will be down-market compared to Stollenwerk's excellent sit-down fish — picture a bar menu of 10 to 12 items, plus sides. He'll do stuff like lobster grilled cheese, crab fritters, coconut curry mussels, smoked-fish pierogies, and classic raw bar eats (oysters, clams, shrimp cocktail, marinated mussels) priced by the piece/ounce, allowing guests to mix/match their own platters. Stollenwerk plans on stocking his draft tower with lighter beers — think French white ales and the like — to complement the seafood-heavy menu. You won't see a lot of meat — "If you want a burger, there's 18 places within a block to get one," he says. The chef also wants to do Monday crab nights (pair the hard-shells up with a large pounder selection) and a kegs 'n' eggs brunch on Sunday mornings.
The deal for Fathom happened way fast. "I've always wanted to do a killer raw bar," Stollenwerk says. "I was at Kraftwork one night when they first opened, and thought [Fishtown] might be a great neighborhood for it. It was Monday at 11 at night, and Fishtown was buzzing, people walking around everywhere." He came back, saw that Fathom's space was for rent (it was formerly an art gallery), and signed a lease the next day.
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[...] Meal Ticket gets some details on Fathom Seafood Bar and how the concept came together in a matter of days. [Meal Ticket] [...]
[...] Seafood House (200 E. Girard Ave.) is just about ready to open in Fishtown (Check out our very early word on Fathom back from the summer). Mike Stollenwerk, of Little Fish and fish fame, is at the head of the sustainably sourced raw bar [...]
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