August is a big month for Chef-Owner Bruce Cooper. Known for the much-beloved Jake’s restaurant in Manayunk, Cooper is opening up a new place and re-vamping Jake’s interior and menu. The new place, Cooper’s Brick Oven Wine Bar, is said to be opening in early August adjacent to Jake’s. Cooper’s focuses on offering an affordable and comfortable place for customers where you can get high quality at a reasonable price and not leave hungry. The menus consists of pizzas, cheeses, snack and small plates and of course the brick oven is involved. The restaurant also offers thirty carefully selected wines that you can experience inside the 65-seat rustic and chic dining room.
As for Jake’s, the original restaurant will be adding additional seating and introducing a brand new menu. Here’s a sneak peak at what’s to come at Jake’s.
organic local greens/ pickled pearl onions/candied pine nuts/lemon vinaigrette
bibb lettuce/watercress/benton’s bacon/endive/crouton/roquefort dressing
lancaster & heirloomtomato salad/taggiasca olives/shellbark farm goat cheese
crab & tomatosalad/avocado sorbet/tomato vinaigrette
red oak leaf salad/pear/spiced pecan/gorgonzola/balsamic/port
tomato gazpacho/mini crab cake
shrimp spring rolls/ponzu/mentaiko mayo/nuta sauce
calamari/salad/arugula/radicchio/scallion/red pepper vinaigrette
p.e.i. mussels/chorizo/yeungling lager
tuna tartare/pickled watermelon/preserved lemon/soy
pork belly/membrillo glaze/marcona almond dust/crispy shallot/brioche
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sea scallops/corn risotto/benton’s country ham/shaved parmesan
steak frites/duck fat crisped potato/watercress/montpelier butter
yellowfin tuna/fennel pollen/grilled pole beans/shaved fennel/chive butter
crab cake/local beans/crispy yams/basil emulsion
duck pad thai/crispy confit/cashew/hoisin bbq
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buttermilk poached four story hills chicken/crispy skin/braised radicchio/squash/jus
grilled calves liver/apple potato hash/smoked bacon/onion jam/red wine
ribeye steak/root puree/hen of the woods mushroom/garlic chips/beef jus
short rib/pont l’eveque potato puree/breakfast radish/grilled scallion/mushroom consommĂ©
barbecued salmon/local beans/crispy yams/apple cider soy
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