Inside Fitler Dining Room
The Pub and Kitchen crew opens at 22d and Spruce Streets.
Inside Fitler Dining Room
Michael Klein, Philly.com
Thursday, Feb. 21 marks the debut of Fitler Dining Room, a dinner-only bistro from Dan Clark and Ed Hackett (the Pub and Kitchen, Avalon's The Diving Horse) at 22d and Spruce Streets, where Meme was (and Melograno before it relocated).
The 32-seater's look evokes post-industrial '20s and '30s. Two beer taps are set in the dining room - small-batch crafts - plus 12 to 20 bottles. Artisan wines (about 40 bottles and 10 by the glass) will include an enviable champagne selection as well as after-dinner ports, sherries and the like.
Exec chef Robert Marzinsky has worked as chef de cuisine at Pub & Kitchen and The Diving Horse, and more recently assisted with the opening of Stateside on East Passyunk.
Menu:
APPETIZER
Butter Lettuce
breakfast radish, mulled wine poached pear, fines herbs, dijon vinaigrette, $8
Roasted + Pickled Beets
maitake + button mushrooms, fried onion rings, black truffle, buttermilk dressing, $10
Potato Gnocchi
burgundy snails, butternut squash, hazelnuts, chartreuse butter, $14
Jerusalem Artichoke Soup
chestnut, lobster, carrot, $11
Butter-Poached Caraquette Oysters
brioche crouton, parsley puree, chowder of fennel + celery, $12
Tartare of Lancaster Beef Filet
walnut, piave vecchio , sunchoke-chips, chanterelle mushroom conserva, $14
ENTREES
Mushroom + Eggplant Ragu
wide egg noodles, mint + walnut pesto, 18
Truffle + Leek Stuffed Skate Wing
glazed marble potatoes + pearl onion, vermouth nâge, $22
Rhode Island Fluke
broccolini + cauliflower, winter citrus, chive emulsion, salsa tonnato, $25
Roasted Chicken Breast
swiss chard + parmesan bread pudding, glazed turnip, $21
Ozark Mountain Berkshire Pork
-tenderloin, belly + boudin blanc- braised coco beans en cocotte, mustard jus, $24
Bone-In Short Rib
cipollini onion, carrot + mushroom, fondant potato, spiced jus, $26
22nd and Spruce is not "right off" Rittenhouse Square.— Zindorf- It's two and a half blocks away from Rittenhouse Square. That is "right off" the Square in anybody's book. — Tatt2
- Looks like a great place with great food. Best of luck to them!— regalsegal
- Like the design and menu. I'd give it a try.— roguefiftyone
- I wish Meme would have stuck around. Was a great spot.— gho_matt
- Was fortunate to have a sneak peek this evening. Much like the Pub & Kitchen and the Diving Horse, this group's ability to convey an understated elegance; coupled with a casual chic atmosphere and outstanding menu, makes for a wonderful evening out. Well done.— D
- K.— Porkandmustard
