Lunch near Eastern State Penitentiary

[bhein]

Can anyone recommend a good place for lunch tomorrow near Eastern State Penitentiary? Good for both picky adults and children? Thank you!

[Gwendolen]

Try Jack's Firehouse. It's across the street from the ESP.

http://www.jacksfirehouse.com/

[cwdonald]

In that area you have....

Jacks
Rembrandts (good pizza .. )
Londons (so so food.. decent beer selection)
Brigids
Belgian Cafe
Illuminare (decent pizza)
Kite and Key (good pub food)
Rose Tattoo (funky Philadelphia institution)

I probably would go Kite and Key or Brigids..

[Bigley9]

I was at the London recently and thought they had stepped it up a good bit from my last visit. Menu is probably a good fit for picky eaters and kids. Does picky mean limited or will only eat the best? I hate that term

[Bashful3]

We live in the area, and would add another place to your list. Right across the street is Zorba's, which is a pleasant family owned/operated Greek restaurant. Oddly enough I have never been to Jack's Firehouse, but there is so much game on their menu, that a picky eater might be turned off. Zorba's is very kid-friendly, reasonably quiet, and most accomodating.

[cwdonald]

During lunch time on weekends Jacks is serving brunch. So you are going to find everything from pancakes, omlettes, to the burgers and pulled pork, along with salads.

[bhein]

Adults=picky about quality, Kids= picky about choices. (If they were my kids I'd make them deal, but they're my sister's kids, so I have to humor them!)

[Bigley9]

I humored my sister's kids who were limited eaters, but always told them when they grew up all their friends would be going out to dinner and wouldn't invite them because it was too hard to find someplace they'd eat. Must have worked - this holiday season (they are 23 - 28 now) they all at least tried (and some liked) the Cape May Salts I was shucking for my Mom and I!

[jujuthomas]

we had a group lunch at Rembrandt's recently. The food was ok, but they kept coming to the table saying they ran out of different things people ordered. (scallops I can understand, but they were out of vanilla ice cream?) The service was TERRIBLE.