Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Honey's Sit N Eat on South Street is open

Old-time furnishings, over easy.

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Honey's Sit N Eat on South Street is open

POSTED: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 1:54 PM
Michael Klein, Philly.com

You may think you're walking into an old hardware store or machine shop at 21st and South Streets.

Owners/spouses Jeb Woody and Ellen Mogell raided long-forgotten businesses to outfit their new location of Honey's Sit N Eat, the diner/bruncherie (215-732-5130).

The host's station was a steam-powered band saw (sans steam mechanism) recovered from a shop on 16th Street in North Philly.  A 1947 oven, in pristine condition, is a server's station. Old paint signs from a hardware store hang over the dining room.

The new Honey's is one of the longest-gestating projects in recent times: 973 days from the day it was signed back in June 2010.

Same menu as the Northern Liberties original.

Hours for now are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily but will expand to 10 p.m. soon.
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Comments  (10)
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:28 PM, 02/21/2013
    Ugh, get there while you can, I suppose. That 4th & Brown location is just too filthy for me to go back to. Who wants your neighbor's elbows in your space when you're eating?! And sorry, no food is worth an hour-plus wait on the sidewalk.
    — ChrisElliottWasRight
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:48 PM, 02/21/2013
    Chris Elliot is almost as unfunny as that rapist Paula Poundstone.
    — CaptAwesome
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:04 PM, 02/21/2013
    Paula's life is kinda funny
    — PhillyFanSince1982
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:30 PM, 02/21/2013
    So why did it take so long?
    — Earl J
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:19 PM, 02/21/2013
    Probably had something to do with those NIMBY people on Kater Street. They really know how to ruin things.
    — ew8
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:01 PM, 02/21/2013
    Kater is on the other side of South Street, Ninny. This has nothing to do with anything but the owners taking their good sweet time about it for some reason (and renovations to the entire building).
    — Tatt2
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:37 PM, 02/21/2013
    It had a lot to do with the electricians union doing a lot of vandalism, flooding the place, etc causing it to be rebuilt & delayed multiple times
    — Humanrights
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:41 PM, 02/21/2013
    Also in the neighborhood, 22nd and South, is Ants Pants Cafe. Delicious, healthy and comfortable. Everyday for breakfast, brunch and lunch. Open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday for dinner until 9.
    BYOB.
    — E Wiseman
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:18 PM, 02/22/2013
    When the trend gets old, who will be left standing
    — Porkandmustard
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:31 PM, 02/28/2013
    To answer your question Porkandmustard- Dunkin Donuts,Subway,Chick-Fil-A,McDonalds,Kentucky Fried,Jim's Steaks,Chickie and Pete's and all those old South Philly hangouts.
    — vrb1955


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