Liquid Art Barrel House/Roy Pitz Closes
Breweries / Closings / Spring Garden

Liquid Art Barrel House/Roy Pitz Closes

Liquid Art Barrel House (formerly Roy Pitz) in the Spring Arts District has closed after six years, it was announced on Instagram. No word on what will take its place, but that prime location shouldn’t stay vacant for long. Marilyn JohnsonFood enthusiast. Travel lover. Social media maven. Independent Journalist. Food marketing/PR expert. https://original.newsbreak.com/@marilyn-johnson-1587690 https://phillygrubtrips.wordpress.com/ Email: … Continue reading

Cafe Lift Moves to New, Larger Space in Spring Garden
Anniversaries / Openings / Spring Garden

Cafe Lift Moves to New, Larger Space in Spring Garden

In 2003, Michael and Jeniphur Pasquarello opened Cafe Lift inside a historic, refurbished factory along 13th Street in Philadelphia’s Callowhill neighborhood. Twenty years later, the daytime cafe has become somewhat of a Philly institution, still serving breakfast and brunch to large crowds seven days a week. Now, the husband-and-wife team who owns and operates 13th Street … Continue reading

La Chinesca Launches Lunch Service
Lunch / Mexican / Spring Garden

La Chinesca Launches Lunch Service

The team at 13th Street Kitchens opened La Chinesca at the beginning of summer in 2021, giving Philadelphia its first ever Mexicali dining experience, crossing Chinese-American and Baja cuisines that are normally found in specific neighborhoods of Mexico. They did so while converting a former Jiffy Lube into an indoor-outdoor restaurant in the heart of Philly’s … Continue reading

Gather Community Food Hall to Open for Food Insecure Students in Spring Arts District
Spring Garden

Gather Community Food Hall to Open for Food Insecure Students in Spring Arts District

Gather Food Hall is a new outdoor dining concept offering delicious and affordable meals from a rotating line-up of local food vendors to food-insecure students. It plans to open on October 23rd on the 1000 block of Nectarine Street, right behind Union Transfer, in the Spring Arts District. Gather’s tiered pricing model will provide shame-free … Continue reading

Spring Arts Beer Garden Opens
Beer / Beer Gardens / Spring Garden

Spring Arts Beer Garden Opens

Four breweries located in the Spring Arts District have come together to open the Spring Arts Beer Garden in a revitalized parking lot at 1006 Buttonwood Street. Participating breweries are Love City Brewing, Roy Pitz Brewing, Triple Bottom Brewing, and Yards Brewing Co. The outdoor beer garden will be open on the weekends. Saturday hours … Continue reading

Grubspotting: The JägerMonster at Stockyard
Sandwiches / Sports / Spring Garden

Grubspotting: The JägerMonster at Stockyard

Eagles pride is at an all-time high right now. Restaurants, eateries, and other food based businesses are going all-out with Eagles inspired grub. Stockyard Sandwich Co.’s ambitious sandwich creation is guaranteed to top them all. The JägerMonster is a beast of a sandwich with a South Philly roll base and includes the following: Braised beef Jägermeister BBQ Pulled Pork House-Made … Continue reading

Enjoy “Philly” Wings at Yards Brewery and Taproom
Breweries / Spring Garden / Wings

Enjoy “Philly” Wings at Yards Brewery and Taproom

This January, Yards Brewing Company invites fans to join them at their new taproom and brewery at 500 Spring Garden Street for their “Philly” Wings. The tempting new take on a classic chicken wing, created by Chef James Burke, boasts a “Philly” twist: the sauce is made from traditional Italian long hots – a green-colored … Continue reading

Temple University’s Popular Saige Cafe Opens Second Philly Location In Spring Garden Neighborhood
Brunch / Coffee / Fairmount / Spring Garden

Temple University’s Popular Saige Cafe Opens Second Philly Location In Spring Garden Neighborhood

Saige Cafe, offering customers with delicious, nutritious, heartwarming, locally sourced food and organic coffee at Temple University announces the Grand Opening for their newest location in the Spring Garden neighborhood of Philadelphia. Early word is it’s good; impressive even. Serving the Temple University neighborhood for over 3 years at their first location, Saige will now expand … Continue reading