Blind Pig

**eldondre** · 04-12-2011, 05:20 PM

You take roasted turkey, coat it with mashed potatoes and stuffing, batter it, fry it, and serve it with cranberry sauce and gravy.
This Thanksgiving-dinner bite will be part of the menu at The Blind Pig, a pub being built at 702 N. Second St. in Northern Liberties, the spot that previously housed Pigalle, Sovalo, and Kong.

Partners Debra Ciasullo and chef David Hentz (they're husband and wife) and John Byrne aiming for as mid-May opening, met while working at Keliann's, the tap at 16th and Spring Garden Streets. ...Besides the Thanksgiving bites, Hentz's menu will be intentionally small, so he can focus on quality. "There's nothing wrong with a good roast beef sandwich or burger," says Hentz, a well-traveled veteran of London Grill, Tavern on Green, and Ludwig's Garten.

They're crafting a local beer selection, and will tie in a children's menu. At opening, it will be open from dinnertime into the evening, as well as weekends for brunch.

Restaurant notes: Deep-fried Thanksgiving dinner! | Philadelphia Inquirer | 04/11/2011

**thetalkingmule** · 04-12-2011, 06:33 PM

I really wish people would go back to drinking more and stop going to bars just to stuff their faces with deep fried crap. I guess that's why hipsters are so skinny. There's no food at the El Bar.

**eldondre** · 04-12-2011, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by thetalkingmule

I really wish people would go back to drinking more and stop going to bars just to stuff their faces with deep fried crap. I guess that's why hipsters are so skinny. There's no food at the El Bar.

What are you 80?

**bonzombiekitty** · 04-13-2011, 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by thetalkingmule

I really wish people would go back to drinking more and stop going to bars just to stuff their faces with deep fried crap. I guess that's why hipsters are so skinny. There's no food at the El Bar.

Sure there is. You can get Cup o' Noodles.

**3rd&Brown** · 04-13-2011, 12:20 PM

I wish this place well, but I'm not sure what Northern Liberties needs is another bar/family restaurant that serves comfort-ish food.

Something a bit more sophisticated would be nice.