Black Sheep Pub
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 545-9473
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- Latimer Street
- Hours:
- Daily 11:30am-2am
Message from Black Sheep Pub
An Irish pub in the heart of Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square.
- Pub
- Large Selection of Beers
- Private Parties
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Editorial Review for Black Sheep Pub – by Lauren McCutcheon
In Short
Located in a house built by architect Frank Miles Day, the Black Sheep boasts several floors, a Mission-style fireplace and stenciled wood. Penn students and young professionals in dressed-down mode stop by to sample generous portions of fish and chips and cornmeal-dusted fried calamari and dinner entrees: lamb carbonnade, harvest vegetable casserole and stuffed squid. Sunday brunch includes Irish eats: fried eggs, baked tomatoes and puddings. The beer list features 10 import and domestic brews.
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Insider Tips
Where to SitFeels too crowded when you walk in? Head to the basement for darts and a little breathing room. Or go upstairs if it's quiet, smoke-free dining you seek.
The ExtrasA full menu is served until 10pm each day, but you can still order munchies from the pub menu until the place closes.
When to GoHead over on Sundays for brunch from 11am to 5pm and Mondays through Fridays from 4pm to 6pm for happy hour.
User Reviews for Black Sheep Pub
04/21/2008 Posted by mdellangelo
The last time I ate at the Black Sheep I left the restaurant and went directly to Jefferson’s emergency room where I was diagnosed with a severe case of scromboid p0isoning* resulting from consuming part of a tuna steak that had been allowed to spoil before landing atop my salad. Adding insult to injury, the response of Black Sheep’s management to my experience, despite having the hospital report and a lunch receipt to prove that I had eaten the offending tuna within 20 minutes of being admitted to the ER, was a shrug. Forget an offer to pay the ER co-pay or even refund the cost of the meal or consideration of the fact that I lost the better part of a day at work, they did not even offer a word of apology or a simple thank you for bringing the matter to their attention. This place is true to its name. * Scombroid is a type of food intoxication caused by the consumption of scombroid and scombroid-like marine fish species that have begun to spoil with the growth of particular types of food bacteria. www.cfsan.fda.gov/~ear/FLSCROM.html
Pros: None.
Cons: Food, management's attitude.
02/19/2008 Posted by ACheyerd
Hey Ikat, I completely agree. This place has gone way downhill and lost all charm. Was trying to enjoy a football game with friends. I'd been to Black Sheep in the past and thought that it would be an ideal spot. Horrible mistake. While I was getting off a barstool, the busser told me to "come on, get out of the way, man" so that he could head outside and light the cigarette already in his mouth. Have worked at multiple restaurants and never seen a guest treated this way. Once we finished mediocre food and non-fresh pints, no one cleared our plates away for 30 minutes. We were only a party of 5, but the waitress added a 20% gratuity to our check. We explained the siutation and that it was clearly not worth it, but got nowhere with the cover-my-own-butt management. I'm a Philadelphia resident that lives close by, but won't be going back.
Cons: Horrible Service
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