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EVERYTHING IS IRIE: Blue Bananas Caf�, Coconut Grove going tropical on South Street
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EVERYTHING IS IRIE: Blue Bananas Caf�, Coconut Grove going tropical on South Street
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| Photo | Drew Lazor |
Rod Millwood, head of the ownership conglomerate behind South Street's Laff House, will officially open the doors of Blue Bananas Café (223 South St., 215-351-0113) tonight at 5 p.m. Taking over for Sonam, the 43-seat restaurant — right next door to the Laff House — is in many ways a full realization of the Caribbean items on the comedy club's small show menu. Millwood says he wants the spot to be a before-and-after go-to for Laff customers in addition to a draw for foot traffic. "I would send [Laff House guests] all over South Street to different restaurants," says Millwood, who'll do much of the cooking himself. "Then I thought, 'Why should I do that?' If I have my own place, they can go right there."
Check out the menu here. (We here are curry goat fanatics, so looking forward to hitting that up.) Oh yeah, and the space has a liquor license — Millwood's putting together an affordable wine list. Hours are Wed.-Thu., 5-11 p.m.; Fri., 5 p.m.-mid; Sat., 3 p.m.-mid; and Sun., 3-9 p.m.
Pretty much all of greater Center City's traditional Caribbean pitstops are now in an easy-access line — Jamaican Jerk Hut (1436 South St.), Caribbean Delight (1124 South St.) and now Bananas.
Coincidentally enough, here's some news from Ben Byruch, who ran Sonam in the Blue Bananas space. He just dropped us some info on his brand-new island-inflected project — and it's on South Street, believe it or not. The chef is now running Coconut Grove, a renovated 45-seat space on the floor above the original Copabanana (344 South St.). The menu is tropical-inspired small plates. It also has a bar; they're in the process of developing a specialty cocktail menu centered around high-end tequilas and rums. (Sonam was a BYO.) More details on this soon.
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