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Monday, April 6, 2009
A second Famous 4th Street Deli

How about a second Famous 4th Street Deli?

Russ Cowan, who took over the Queen Village landmark four years ago, tells me that he's signed a lease for 38 S. 19th St., which has been occupied for a short while by Ashoka Palace (an Indian restaurant) and before that Bootsie's.

"I have no idea," said Ashoka owner Kinder Singh, who said his restaurant was still open.

Cowan says he expects to get the keys at the end of the month and hopes to open in July. The menu will be identical to that served at Fourth and Bainbridge.

This spot will be Cowan's 19th restaurant opening over the years.

The Brooklyn-born deli man got on the local radar with the Kibitz Room in Cherry Hill. Shortly before he bought David Auspitz out of Famous, Cowan opened Kibitz in the City at Seventh and Chestnut. Cowan sold that unit. He also sold the Kibitz Room to former manager Neil Parish.

The corned beef will be plentiful in Center City. Parish, meanwhile, is readying a Kibitz Room of his own at 1521 Locust St.

Posted by Michael Klein @ 12:02 PM  Permalink | File Under: TableTalk | 3 comments
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Posted 05:13 PM, 04/06/2009
Appleman
Absolutely Delish! I used to frequent the Kibitz in Ocean City NJ a while back. If the new deli resembles the 4th street deli in terms of deli cuisine, it will be a hit in Rittenhouse Square
Posted 10:03 AM, 08/06/2009
astein84
can we get the auspitz's back into philly? 4th street feels so sterile now, and the kitsch is enough to keep away otherwise steady customers
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Michael Klein chronicles local people, places and things (in easy-to-digest portions) three days a week in his Inquirer column "INQlings." He also covers the restaurant scene in his Thursday Food column, "Table Talk." See his work at http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/michael_klein.
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