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Circles to Northern Liberties

It's taking a former pizza shop on Second St.

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Circles to Northern Liberties

POSTED: Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 2:35 PM

Michael Klein, Philly.com

Filed Under: TableTalk

812 N. Second St. (via Google)

Circles, the South Philly BYOB that many cognoscenti deem the best Thai restaurant in the city, is coming to Northern Liberties.

Owner Alex Boonphaya tells me the location of the satellite will be 812 N. Second St., a former pizza shop.

He's hoping to open in March or April.

Here's Craig LaBan's recent review of Circles.

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Comments (5)

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:35 AM, 01/04/2012

NoLibs is over-restauranted....come over to West Girard / Brewerytown!

— FMT

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:10 AM, 01/04/2012

Northern liberties...yuck !!!!!

— hotelguy

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:24 AM, 01/04/2012

there are no thai places in nolibs..this place will do great

— Philly54321

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:27 AM, 01/05/2012

Hey Hotelguy, do me a favor, every time a post comes up about the most vibrant, upwardly mobile neighbor hood in Philly, can you please write "YUCK!!!!". I just can't seem to place these stories without that expert analysis.

— Spoiler

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 10:35 PM, 01/05/2012

The place will do amazingly well. Craig LeBan did an awesome review. There are hardly any great or even nice Thai restaurants outside of downtown unwelcoming areas. Northern Liberties is the place to go and hang out, walk around, get some great Thai food, which there are none of until Circles opens up, and it's not stuck in the piazza where you can't move around, smell everyone elses cooking smells... when you go to Circles new location it will have it's own identity..I am expecting aa line out the door. Welcome to the new owner of Circles, to our neighborhood, we thank you for bringing a little piece of Thailand to these other generic restaurants. I for one am so excited, I can walk there, it's in an incredible location and we..meaning all my friends andf I are awaiting your opening. Good Luck in 2012 and everyone on here and let's try to show a little love..we already have enough bad things happening in the world SO.... HATERS do not apply go somewhere else, let us get our wonderful Thai restaurant open quicly so we can enjoy his masterpieces! Everyone have a joyous new year, try being a little niner, and try a random act of kindness! It comes back. I love Thai food Mr. Alex Boonphaya, good luck and open quickly!!!

— DUBAIPHOENIX

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Michael Klein, the editor/producer of philly.com/Food, writes about the local restaurant scene in his Inquirer column "Table Talk." Have a question? Email it! See his Inquirer work here. Reach Michael at mklein@philly.com.