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Monday, August 16, 2010
Photo | Drew Lazor
Jesse Kimball of Memphis Taproom (2331 E. Cumberland St.) is pulling a little OT within Brendan Hartranft and Leigh Maida's beer-bar triumvirate, revamping the food approach at the couple's West Philly haunt Local 44 (4333 Spruce St.). The menu changes aren't drastic, but Kimball has rolled out a slew of new items, including diner-classic disco fries with onion gravy and sharp cheddar cheese; lamb meatballs with a pomegranate parsley salad and lemon cumin yogurt; and a wholly vegan seitan reuben sandwich slathered in kraut and "secret sauce." Peep the new 44 menu, which rolls out today, after the jump. (UPDATE [17aug10]: Replaced menu with latest version.) In a few weeks, on Sept. 4, Kimball will also unveil a full weekend brunch menu for Local 44. Available Saturday and Sunday from 11 to 3, it's said to feature eats like vegan-friendly red flannel hash, Tex-Mex-style migas and a cheesesteak/egg grinder.
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Slight Variations Abound On New Local 44 Menu | Under the Button
Posted 2010-08-18 10:27:40
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love local
Posted 2010-08-16 18:11:40
you're absolutely right. i am more than upset that they got rid of the pulled pork. that was my top food group. their pork belly tacos were good, too. but oh god you can't get rid of pulled pork!!! :'(

love local
Posted 2010-08-16 18:12:34
hey local 44! please bring back the beautiful pulled pork sandwich that completed my life and then we'll be perfect!
other than that, rock on.

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Posted 2010-08-16 12:33:38
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Greg
Posted 2010-08-16 14:24:21
Such a great place.  I welcome the vegan stuff, thanks!

Jess
Posted 2010-08-16 13:51:40
MIGAS and queso using Ro*tel! I don't even have words to describe how happy I am about this. MIGAS! No one in Philly serves them. Thank you for this wonderful news.

Friendly neighbor
Posted 2010-08-16 13:35:40
I love Local 44.  Really.  I live right down the street and spend far too much of my time eating and drinking there.  I appreciate their attempts to revitalize the menu (which has been lackluster for the most part, especially recently.)  However, they keep removing the foods they do best (spinach croquettes, oyster mushroom po boy, mini corn dogs, calamari, and pulled pork come to mind.)  Hopefully some of these new items will stand up to my old favorites, but, frankly, I'm not terribly hopeful.
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