The Broad Street Diner, no longer a place for ribs
Please note: This article is published as an archive copy from Philadelphia City Paper. My City Paper is not affiliated with Philadelphia City Paper. Philadelphia City Paper was an alternative weekly newspaper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The last edition was published on October 8, 2015.
Melrose Diner owner Michael Petrogiannis' takeover of the long-dormant Broad Street Diner (Broad and Ellsworth) is wicked close, if the revamped facade and factory-fresh/very patriotic sign are any indication.
Melrose Diner owner Michael Petrogiannis' takeover of the long-dormant Broad Street Diner (Broad and Ellsworth) is wicked close, if the revamped facade and factory-fresh/very patriotic sign are any indication. But let us take this opportunity to pour one out for the no-longer-in-existence "A Place for Ribs" sub-signage that we admired so very much. Never had the pleasure of gnawing on ribs at BSD when it was in operation, but knowing that it was indeed a place (not the place — a place) to acquire them always served as a strange kind of comfort.
Photo: Drew Lazor
