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Friday, December 5, 2008

What's Cooking guress Nikki Volpicelli just checked in with word of Heather and Charlie Collazo's plan to celebrate the grand opening of the second level of The Institute (549 N. 12th St., 215-765-8515, institutebar.com) two weeks from tomorrow. Details from Nikki V. via Charlie himself:

Although nothing's cookin' quite yet (kitchen construction won't be finished for about four weeks), Institute owners Charlie and Heather have put the fire under plans to renovate their stake on 12th and Green. The Institute is partying upstairs for the first time on Dec. 20 with the completion of their new addition, which features six four-person whiskey-bar booths with flat-screen TVs and personal Wii systems, a DJ booth and a second bar. Bartenders will be serving drink specials to commemorate their newly expanded space, but those haven't been worked out just yet.


Meal Ticket :: Blog Archive :: First look at The Institute’s second floor :: Philadelphia City Paper :: Philadelphia Arts, Restaurants, Music, Movies, Jobs, Classifieds, Blogs
Posted 2008-12-09 16:15:45
[...] hell, he’s barely had time have a drink. But his hard work seems to be paying off — the grand opening of a second story whiskey and Wii lounge is slated for Dec. 20. Six tall-backed booths come complete with a 19-inch flat-screen TVs and a Nintendo Wii gaming [...]
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