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Wednesday, April 8, 2009
On the waterfront: Rock Lobster to give way to Octo

Throughout most of the summers of the 1990s, there was Rock Lobster on Delaware Avenue, pretty much a social magnet for big-haired women from Jersey and the guys who wanted them.

The big fade began after the September 2003 death of co-founder Marty Keenan, and the place went dark after the 2007 season.

Now comes word that Clark Maloney, who managed the club from 1996 to 2002 and most recently was operations manager at Center City's G Lounge, is front man for Octo Waterfront Grille, which will open Memorial Day weekend. He has a long road ahead; previous management left the place a shambles.

Octo will do lunch and dinner every day, and feature live music and/or DJs Wednesdays through Sundays. The space features three bars, 240 seats for casual fine dining, two lounges, a freshwater fish tank and octopus tank (for show) and a lobster tank (not for show). The menu will include octopus, as well as signature salads, steaks, lobsters and seafood, plus a dozen signature cocktails, 15 frozen drinks, and locally brewed beers. A job fair to fill about 100 jobs will be announced shortly; click on http://www.octophilly.com.

See renderings here.

Posted by Michael Klein @ 12:00 PM  Permalink | 7 comments
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Posted 12:43 PM, 04/08/2009
ROSIE-in-ORBIT!
Sounds like a good place for people like me! I can't wait! Yum!
Posted 12:56 PM, 04/08/2009
ROSIE-in-ORBIT!
I want my lobster with a horseradish mayonnaise sauce on the side, lemon, and lots of melted butter! I want prawns and scallops too! I want a lime Jell-O mold for dessert! Yum!
Posted 03:50 PM, 04/08/2009
Mr.Joe
you'll get nothing and like it!
Posted 04:00 PM, 04/08/2009
ROSIE-in-ORBIT!
Don't mess with Rosie when she's HUNGRY!
Posted 04:07 PM, 04/08/2009
Paul B
Can a job for "Octo-Mom" be far behind?
Posted 04:16 PM, 04/08/2009
tulipwalk
rock lobster is STILL operating??!!?, I thought they would tank with all the mercury in that fish.
Posted 04:36 PM, 04/08/2009
iamnotTHATking
the KING shared a ton of DNA during visits to the RL.....it had it all: big hair, wanna bes, ALLEGED mob hits and great times! Start @ the "den", hit RL, end the day @ 3:30 AM in Deco.....would give just about ANYTHING to bring those nights back! KING~out Clark=good guy. KING will visit when we take in a Phils game
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About Michael Klein
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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