Luke's Lobster to roll in Rittenhouse
NYC-based seafooder going into 17th St.
Luke's Lobster to roll in Rittenhouse
Michael Klein, Philly.com
The onslaught of out-of-towners in Rittenhouse continues apace:
You have Medium Rare fixing to go into the 1600 block of Sansom, Ocean Prime at 15th and Sansom, Cheesecake Factory at 15th and Walnut, Joe Coffee across from Rittenhouse Square, Good Stuff Eatery at 18th and Chestnut.
Now I'll tell you about Luke's Lobster, the casual specialist in lobster, crab and shrimp rolls from New York City by way of Maine.
Luke's will take over the former Bonte waffle shop in that subterranean space at 130 S. 17th St., next to Underdogs.
I understand that construction is about to begin. I should have a timeline shortly, per a company rep.
Luke's, which has spots in New York, DC, and Maryland, bills itself as the East Coast's most affordable lobster roll, "straight from the docks of Maine." Creator is a former lobsterman named Luke Holden, who founded the company in 1999 and gets all seafood from sister company Cape Seafood LLC of Maine.
Hopefully his crab meat will come from Maryland.— Earl J- Fat Tony liked those waffles !— fat tony
- Real New England lobster rolls? No "original" spin on them I hope. Nothing is better than a split-top authentic lobster roll. Don't f** it up!— Phillynovafreedom
- $17 for Lobstah Roll, soda, chips (and pickle), what a deal!— kissamiazz
- Dude please. If it were $10 I wouldnt go near it. Cheaper is not better. In any way, shape, or form. — hipdaddy
- Great addition. Looking forward to a traditional lobster roll that somewhat fits into a lunch budget— Nightman76
- I saw them on Food network and have been waiting for them to come to Philly, can't wait— John Barnitz
- Soft and fleshy fish if cooked properly. The mayo should not be old and moldy like the picture.— ricciaje
- This may replace the cheese steak as Philly's finest. wait, what am I saying?— ricciaje
- $17 is a normal price for lobster rolls, kissamiazz. Even in Maine, you rube.— suporma
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They need to toast a simple potato bread hot-dog roll, brush it with butter and plop on some meat that is lightly seasoned with Old Bay with a tiny amount of mayo in it. That's a lobster roll.— MS. LOU.- When that big casino opens on broad those buffet comps will put Rittenhouse on the spot.— MS. LOU.
- We need more bars there. But lobster rolls as a concept? Yeah, ok - that sounds cool.— Poppys
- Suporma, you are close to fact about our prices up here in Maine. Here in Kittery, at Bob's Clam hut, lobster rolls go for 14.95 and are huge. There is a Greek restaurant in Portsmouth, NH, across the river that sells an incredibly large and very good Lobster Pita for $15 with a good side too. Great prices up here too for 11/2pounders.— Brian E. Breslin
- The last, very last thing this neighborhood needs is yet another restaurant, unless twice as many people are going to come into the neighborhood to eat, which is not likely. The ones that are open are failing as soon as their leases expire, if not sooner, the older ones are struggling to hang on. Gimmicky concepts that focus on just one type of item are the first to go. Few sustain the initial bump from publicity. A few stand-bys like Midtown III go chugging along, no matter what. You have to have a solid foundation, and must of these new places seem founded on jell-o.
— Zindorf
