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Monday, January 3, 2011

The Dandelion in pictures

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We hit you up with a sneak peek of Stephen Starr's The Dandelion (18th/Sansom) back in mid-December, but now we've got the full-on photo treatment of the massive English pub, which officially opened for business on New Year's Eve. While the photos do most of the talking, know that the space â it's huge, a combination of the former Stiletto shoe store on the corner, plus the adjacent restaurant space that was last Bar Amalfi â has turned out looking like a loose, quasi-kitschy rendition of the type of place Holmes and Watson might roll up on for a pint of bitter after a long day of deductive reasoning. The bar area on the ground floor has a proper British pub feel, while the adjacent room looks like Imelda Staunton's parlor. (Peep the be-motto'ed fireplace!) Upstairs, there's plenty more dining room, including what might be the best seat in the house, an ovular table on a window banquette overlooking 18th Street. There's also the plush "dog room," tricked out with canine imagery galore. The Dandelion is open for dinner only right now, with lunch coming soon. Peruse chef Robert Aikens' menu after the jump (we hear the traditional Sunday roasts, that can serve as many as four people, have been doing quite well so far).

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Posted 2011-01-05 09:58:45

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Drew Lazor

Posted 2011-01-03 21:52:29

I believe it was designed by Shawn Hausman, who's done a bunch of Starr restaurants (Parc, Butcher & Singer, Pizzeria Stella, El Rey, etc.).

PhillyChitChat

Posted 2011-01-03 20:48:21

It really is a quirky looking English pub. Who is the design firm?

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Posted 2011-01-10 17:39:32

[...] UPDATE [03jan10]: Here’s the full photo tour of The Dandelion’s now-completed interior. [...]

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Posted 2011-01-10 18:12:35

[...] hit up The Dandelion (18th/Sansom) for a drink after Pumpkin, but it was so crowded we couldn’t get bar seats, or [...]

Speaker’s Corner at The Dandelion :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2011-01-19 11:01:45

[...] only been open for a few weeks now, but Stephen Starr’s new English pub The Dandelion (122-124 S. 18th St.) is already branching out into unexpected territory. On Feb. 1 at 6 p.m., [...]

barryg

Posted 2011-01-19 00:57:32

I always thought Pub & Kitchen *was* the gastropub with Steven Starr prices (and clientele to boot).

22ndandphilly

Posted 2011-01-18 20:40:31

We recently visited.  Nice atmosphere and good food.  Consider it a Pub & Kitchen with Stephen Starr prices.  Read more below.

http://22ndandphilly.blogspot.com/2011/01/stephen-starr-goes-gastro-dandelion.html

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