Comments on: Phoodie Confidential: We’ll Be Drinking Homemade Bourbon And Wii Bowling At The Institute

By: Fox

Fox — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:30:52 +0000

I’ve lived next to mad river for two years and come from jersey originally. That crowd is not fun. The wii is a litre gimmicky though. It also isn’t bourbon unless it’s aged for at least a couple of years in new charred oak barrels. The wait will be long.

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:19:25 +0000

I used to work at 11th & Callow Hill, and the diner across the street (not trendy whatsoever) called this neighborhood NoVi — north of Vine. Kind of absurd, but possibly legitimate. Not sure if it would be appropriate for areas north of Spring Garde, though.

By: ghostrocket

ghostrocket — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:53:57 +0000

@wipes what did wii ever do to you? where do you like to hang then? please enlighten us.

By: Wipes

Wipes — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:28:49 +0000

I would never go to a place like finnegan’s or public house, i just don’t need the gimmick of nintendo wii to get me to go to a bar. and once you start to give a section of the city a name it didn’t start with, it’s becoming a hipster haven. that is unless you are a realtor, then it’s totally to get some coin in this jacked up world.

By: CEF

CEF — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:27:15 +0000

Have you been to this neighborhood? Not exactly what I would call hipster-friendly, Wipey. And if homemade bourbon and Wii bowling sounds stupid to you, we’re sure there’s a spot for you at Finnegan’s or the Public House, brah.

By: tips

tips — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:02:18 +0000

@Wipes: Bold first comment, saltyballz.

By: Wipes

Wipes — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:04:44 +0000

this sounds stupid. probably a bunch of dudes wearing their sister’s jeans in needs of a haircut. and you are probably from the dirty jerz who just stayed here after temple. go back please.

By: cheesesteak the impaler

cheesesteak the impaler — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:55:21 +0000

I could buy into Poplar, so to speak. Doesn’t it take 2 years to even make way bottom of the shelf bourbon? Or do you need a permit for a bar/resto to do the sort of homemade infusions and flavored spirits that seem to be a bar/resto/my house trend?

By: Art

Art — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:41:46 +0000

According to neighborhoodbase, http://cml.upenn.edu/nbase/default.asp the neighborhood is Poplar. That’s a name I’m down with, stately, historical and not gimmicky.