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MidAtlantic in pictures
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| Photo | Drew Lazor |
MidAtlantic, Daniel Stern's "modern taproom" on the ground level of The Science Center at 3711 Market Street, opens to the public today at 4 p.m. Details and a look at the interior after the jump.
Stern's culinary inspiration here is traditional cooking from this very region of the States, meaning there are quite a few items that natives will recognize, the most talked-about being the four varieties of scrapple � crab, chicken, vegetarian and a traditional pork version. Available by the half or whole pound, the "pig wings" are pork necks marinated in buttermilk and doused in a Pennsylvania Dutch-inspired wing sauce that features ingredients like molasses and rosewater. Roasted half chickens with lima bean polenta and pork chops with savory apple fritters and sauerkraut round out a few more of the menu's regional highlights. (We posted the full menu last week.) Much of the meat, produce and cheese is being sourced locally from purveyors like Country Time Farm, Birchrun Hills Farm and Shellbark Hollow, says Stern.
The regional theme is further reflected in the clean, industrial interior, which is done up with metallic surfaces and plenty of beautiful mushroom wood salvaged from Lancaster. The bar side of the space features high-top seating, and is separated from the more proper dining area by a huge communal table, crafted from a single piece of pine and held up with repurposed machine legs. Adjacent to the bar is an open line, with stools, where they're keeping their rotisserie. (They're doing chickens in there right now, but Stern says he hopes to eventually roast suckling pigs and other meats with it.) Elsewhere, you've got an outdoor patio that seats about 60 and a portion of the dining room that can be cordoned off from the rest of the restaurant via a pair of large metal-plated sliding doors.
MidAtlantic plans on running a happy hour weekdays from 4:30 to 6:30, but for the upcoming Phillies playoff series against the Rockies they're going to be opening at 2 p.m., offering $3 bar snacks and beers and $5 wines and cocktails. Lunch service will begin in November, says Stern's partner Suzette Mahoney.
why doesn't a place like this put like 8 TVs above the bar? i'll just never get why we don't have that in philly.
I work in West Philly and this really makes me want to leave work early (more than usual). The Root cocktail that's on the menu looks awesome! Can't wait to try it out.
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