Three new restaurants to try
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Mexican from a Garces vet, South Street sports bar and a swanky new spot on Passyunk.
Palladino's on Passyunk
Nick Valinote
Nick Valinote
Palladino’s | Just shy of Broad Street, in a remarkably rehabbed corner, sits the shiny new Palladino’s, a restaurant that couldn’t be more perfect for the neighborhood. There are plenty of standards on the menu (think zuppa di ceci and osso buco) to keep the old guard smiling plus sizable steaks and a serious lineup of housemade pastas like beet-filled casonsei. Sun.-Thu., 5 p.m.-mid.; Fri.-Sat., 5 p.m.-2 a.m. 1934 E. Passyunk Ave., 267-928-4339, lukepalladino.com.
Founding Fathers Sports Bar & Grill | Billing itself as an upscale sports bar, Founding Fathers boasts all of the usual bar-fare suspects. Wings are available jerk or Korean barbecue style, pickles are battered, fried and served with chipotle ranch. A selection of sliders includes not burgers, but miniaturizations of pulled pork, crab cake, fried oyster and a teeny, tiny Thanksgiving leftovers sandwich. Mon.-Fri., 5 p.m.-2 a.m.; Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-2 a.m. 1612 South St., 267-519-0253, foundingfathersbar.com.
El Poquito | Garces alum George Atterbury is using his years of experience at Distrito to work his Mexican magic at the newly opened El Poquito. The menu ranges from classics like queso fundido to enchiladas verdes. He throws in a few curveballs like quinoa tacos with black beans, peanuts, Brussels sprouts and sesame yogurt, and a diver scallop ceviche with red chili and coconut. Sun.-Wed., 5-10 p.m.; Thu.- Fri., 5-11 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. and 5-11 p.m. 8201 Germantown Ave., 267-766-5372, elpoquito.com.
