Swift Half closing; replacement on the way
Food and rock-and-roll at the Piazza at Schmidt's.
Swift Half closing; replacement on the way
Michael Klein, Philly.com
New Year's Eve will see the finale of The Swift Half, the tap that opened in mid-2009 in the Piazza at Schmidt's in Northern Liberties.
The owners, David Garry and Heather Gleason, still have Good Dog, their burger-and-beers destination at 15th and Locust Streets.
The space will not be dark for long.
Records indicate that two of the point men on the new project are Bryan Dilworth, a concert promoter (Electric Factory) whose restaurant ties include the Royal Tavern, and Shawn Sollberger, a chef whose resume includes Davio's, Capital Grille, and his former Montco restaurants Blue Horse and Ravenna.
I'm hearing the name Gunners Run -- which is the name of a long-ago stream running beneath Kensington and Fishtown.
This one sounds mighty interesting, given their backgrounds (rock and roll and fine dining) and the location (adjacent to the Piazza's big-screen TV and stage).
Check back for more info.
Uh, it's the Cohocksink Creek that runs beneath NoLibs. Gunners Run is further north in Fishtown.
http://kennethwmilano.com/page/Encyclopaedia/KensingtonMaps/MapofKensington1752/tabid/127/Default.aspx— NorthernLibertine- Swift Half was the only good thing about Bartland! What a shame!— Celizabeth
- Sorry to hear this. Swift Half was a nice place with good food, reasonably priced, and one of a handful of places in the Piazza area that had a decent Sunday brunch. Oh well!
- boy oh boy, the Piazza sure has trouble keeping anything under lease.
Beautiful spot, BAD management.— bingo - I took the trolley down there a few times to watch Eagles and Phillies games on the bigscreen. It was uncomfortable sitting next to homeless bums enjoying the public space and the neighborhood shootouts also worried me.— FairmountFrank
