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Marabella Meatball Co. in pictures

POSTED: Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 5:44 PM

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Marabella Meatball Co. officially opens tomorrow, Dec. 9, but we poked our heads in to a dry run yesterday evening. (We first mentioned it here in October.) Right at the corner of 12th and Walnut, it's a modern, nicely appointed space well-equipped for both sit-down and takeout business. The shop's the latest venture for the Marabella clan, which has operated a number of casual Italian concepts in the Philly region over the years. (Spearheading this location is chef Gabe Marabella, along with his son, also named Gabe.) They're doing four varieties of meatball here beef, pork, chicken and vegetarian (bean-based) and they're not blending up their meat (e.g. a beef/veal/pork mix for a traditional Sunday gravy addition), as many ball rollers do. You can build your own sauced/topping-ed sandwich either on a hoagie roll, a round bun or sliders, all coming from Liscio's or go with one of their options. We went the slider route, scarfing one of each meaty option all quite tasty, but loved the old-school beef ball in particular. UPDATE: Here's the official menu (PDF).

roberto ricciardelli

Posted 2010-12-16 10:44:24

Never thought i'd find marinara sauce like my sister used to make.  
What a combo!! 
Besta meataballa sangwich you can get anywhere.

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Julie

Posted 2010-12-08 15:46:12

The picture of the sliders might kill me. Need meatballs NOW.

Duncan

Posted 2010-12-09 00:21:29

Holy Jesus!
This looks amazing! Finally a restaurant that "gets it" What time do you open in the morning???? I'll be there!

brian

Posted 2010-12-13 15:24:57

really not into meatballs..but holy crap does that look amazing.

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