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FIRST LOOK: Prohibition Taproom
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FIRST LOOK: Prohibition Taproom
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| Photo | Drew Lazor |
On Wednesday, we promised you all the details on Prohibition Taproom (501 N. 13th St., 215-238-1818, theprohibitiontaproom.com), the new pub from Café Lift owners Michael Pasquarello and Jeniphur Whitleigh. And we never break a promise.
Photos and food/booze info after the jump. They open tomorrow, Nov. 1, at 4 p.m.
The only remaining remnant of the bar formerly known as Maker's Local (and then Canavan's Pub) is the bar itself, a beautiful cherry wood piece of craftsmanship with two arm-like portions that shoot off at 90-degree angles. Otherwise, Pasquarello and Whitleigh have overhauled the interior in conjunction with the nostalgic name — damask wallpaper (it's got a similar look to the pattern on Prohibition's Web site), studded high-back leather stools and hanging lightbulb fixtures Pasquarello describes as "Edison-like." Salvaged wooden joists from a friend's building project make up the tables lining the windows on the 13th Street side.
Here's the opening draught list (they've also got around 30 in bottles):
- Stoudt's Oktoberfest
- PBC Rowhouse Red
- Victory Braumeister Pilsner
- Yards Philly Pale
- Post Road Pumpkin Ale
- Hook & Ladder Backdraft Brown Ale
- Sly Fox O'Reilly's Stout
- Allagash White
- Yards ESA (on hand pump)
We also got a peek at Pasquarello's opening menu, a portion of which will rotate regularly. Highlights:
- Steamed PEI mussels with ale, shallots and thyme
- Hoisin BBQ wings with daikon radish sticks
- Ranchero wings (spicy Mexican sauce, jicama sticks, green goddess dressing)
- House-made hummus with black olives, dolmas, grape leaves and pita
- Beer-battered green beans
- Butter lettuce salad with creamy Maytag blue cheese, bacon crumbles and roasted peppers
- Pulled pork sandwich with ale-infused BBQ sauce and cole slaw
- Daily burger, flat bread and grilled cheese specials
- Grilled marinated vegetable sandwich on sourdough with sun-dried tomato spread and basil aioli
- Roasted half chicken with herb-seasoned root vegetables and orange rosemary sauce
- Steak frites (flank steak, house-cut fries, mushroom madeira butter)
- Pan-seared crab and shrimp cakes with house-cut fries, bar slaw and jalapeno tartar sauce
- Golden macaroni and cheese with side salad
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