Dinner around 10-11?

[AgentRed]

Hey folks, I'm going to catch a movie in IMAX 3D (groan) at King of Prussia at 7. Then driving back to the city for dinner. Is there anywhere convenient that seats around 10:30? Noble on Sansom looks really good since we can head around the corner to Village Whiskey afterwards, but Noble closes at 11 - when places list their hours do they mean last seating at 11 or the doors shut at 11?. And I know V W seats til 1 but I have been eating there way too often lately. Any other suggestions?

I know there are threads for late late night places but they're greasey spoon-y I'm looking for a slightly nicer resto. Gracias,

Edit: This is the first time I'm going to KoP so if the movie starts at 7 (Alice in W) when can I expect to get back to CC?

[brianaface]

At that point in the night I would just consider eating at the bar. Are you planning to sit down for two hours? The waitress, right or wrong may be annoyed. Anyway, I went to Noble not too long ago and really enjoyed my dinner with friends and pub and kitchen is nice too.

[AgentRed]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone, very helpful. I'm thinking either Pub and Kitchen or Osteria, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....

Will P&K have a line since it doesn't take reservations? Also my friend is not big on dairy so does Osteria do good stuff outside the pizza?

[barryg]

There is the possibility of a wait at P&K.

Osteria is probably twice the price of P&K (especially if you are not getting pizza) so take that into account, too.

[urbanfabric]

I did a quick search on open table to see who would take a 10:30pm reservation and a surprising amount of restaurants will. Looks like all of the Garces places.

I'd second the rec for Pub and Kitchen. And, I'd add Osteria. It seems like the only time I can ever get a reservation there last minute is for after 9:30 anyway!

Regarding traffic coming back from KoP. There's just no way to make an assumption. I'm always baffled when there's gridlock on 76 at 10 at night.

[Hungryin theBurbs]

What part of the city? Are you only interested in Rittenhouse area? I've eaten that late at Distrito and Valanni. The both have a pretty good late night crowd. I see on opentable that Bibou has a 10:30 seating. Personally, I'd grab that in a heartbeat. I think that Chifa and Amada also serve late, as does Xochitl. Around Rittenhouse, I think that both Parc and Snackbar run pretty late.

[Buckethead]

In my experience, if a place says they close at 11 that means they won't seat you after then, but they won't kick you out at 11. However, I wouldn't walk in at 10:30 and order a feast, either, I'd try to get out of there soon after 11.

Pub and Kitchen is open late and I think they just opened a new seating area on the second floor, and it's convenient to 76.