I had another chance for outdoor dining when we stopped by Fathom Seafood. They have some picnic tables outside, and we were lucky to snag the last one. We ended up letting a german couple share our table and we had an interesting discussion about Frankford Hall around the corner. Plus, they had an adorable puppy. I’m a big fan of Fish, and I plan on getting to Little Fish as soon as humanly possible, so I was happy to check out their latest and casual spot.
K’s fish and chips special. A few hunks of fried fish, some hush puppies, and fries. What’s not to like? The fish was hot and the batter light and flaky and I thoroughly enjoyed the fries. This wasn’t overly greasy.
I went with the lobster grilled cheese on sourdough with fontina cheese, green tomato, and truffle oil. It’s served with what seems to be homemade chips and cole slaw. Now this, this was a bit too much for me. It was way too rich for my weenie palate and it was also a bit too greasy for me. I liked it enough, especially the green tomato, which were a nice touch, but it was just too much. And the chips were greasy too which just added to the too muchness of the sandwich. But we had a lovely time here and the outdoor dining was perfect for this evening. Service was great!

I missed most of Philly Beer Week this year because my vacation was unfortunately scheduled smack dab in the middle of it. It’s not a terrible thing, because I’m not the greatest drinker in the world, let alone beer drinker, but I was bummed about not being able to catch some of the more food related events. But on the last sunday, which may not have even officially been part of the week, I did get to catch one beer at Devil’s Den. That’s not a picture of my beer, that’s water, obviously, but I promise that I did drink a beer. It was a small and strong beer. I didn’t quite care for it, but I swear it happened!
You can get proper entrees and such here, but they also have a cheese and meat plate from Di Bruno Brothers. Yum! It came with some cured meats, cheese, nuts, dried cranberries, honey, and bread! And it was a lovely evening to sit outside, nibble on some cheese, and get loaded. No, I didn’t get loaded on one beer! Sheesh!

When the weather gets nice for outdoor dining, I always like to take advantage. One of the nicest spots to dine al fresco has and always will be Beau Monde. They even have umbrellas so you can avoid the evil direct rays of the soleil. Yeah, I speak francais real good.
I got the savory crepe of the day which was some type of grilled chicken breast with chipotle and grilled corn and cheese and a side of apple pepper salsa. It was pretty good, but surprisingly not nearly as flavorful as one would have guessed. Despite all the color, ingredients, and hoopla, it was rather bland.
This is B’s savory crepe – scrambled eggs with roasted poblano peppers, tomatoes, swiss cheese, avocado corn salsa, and caramelized tomato sauce. It’s one of the recommended brunch crepes and this one definitely won out. It was so much better than mine and this one’s hoopla ended up with a wonderful combination of flavors! Maybe I’m better at picking sweet crepes.