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Food, Drink, Fun: Lucky 13 Pub gearing up
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Food, Drink, Fun: Lucky 13 Pub gearing up
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| Photo | Drew Lazor |
Clark Newman, who's bartended at Grape Street, Le Bus and Drinker's, hopes to hold the grand opening of his Lucky 13 Pub (1820 S. 13th St., 215-336-8467) sometime in the next week. For right now, the bar's serving, but they're still finalizing work on the kitchen and the interior of the former Vincenzo's. There will be six beers on tap at a time, with lots of locals — PBC, Dogfish Head, Yards, Sly Fox — in addition to crafty stuff like Magic Hat and Stone. Lucky's got two flatscreens for your Iggles needs as well as a sweet non-touchscreen jukebox Newman bought and brought in.
The spot is so named due to its 13th and Passyunk location, but it's also a nod to the owner's numeric superstitions — 13 freaks some people out, but Newman's a fan. (Speaking of lucky/unlucky numbers, his birthday is on July 7.)
Chef Ben Johnson, formerly of Plough and the Stars, has put together a concise menu of starters, sandwiches, salads and entrées for the 55-seat space. What sounds good to us: the "Off the Hook" Bluefish (crusted with toasted spices, topped with jalapenos and lime supremes and served with brown rice and cucumber salad); the crabcake app (binded with cream, served with a bloody mary cocktail sauce); and the "Desconstructed Meatball" sandwich (cheesy mozz bread alongside a bowl of balls in a tomato ragout). Newman says they'll eventually introduce weekend brunch, too.
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