Friday Saturday Sunday

(215) 546-4232

261 S 21st St (Between Locust and Spruce sts, West of Broad Street)
Philadelphia, PA 19103 39.9489 -75.1761

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Neighborhoods: Fitler Square, Center City

FRISATSUN.COM

Years in business

Established in 1973

Hours:

Mon-Sat 5:30-10:30pm

Sun 5-10pm

Last updated 8.16.11

Category:

Restaurants, Food & Dining, Lounges, Bars & Pubs, Bars & Clubs, Wine Bars

Payment Methods:

American Express, Cash, Diners Club, Visa, MasterCard

Bar & Pub Special Features:

Happy Hour

Restaurant Special Features:

Date Spot, Romantic Dining, Notable Wine List, Bar Scene

Cuisine:

Steakhouse

Bar & Club Special Features:

21 & Over, Romantic Nightlife, Smoking Permitted

Smoking Permitted:

Yes

What People Are Saying About Friday Saturday Sunday

Featured Review

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In Short – Quietly sitting on a corner near Rittenhouse Square, Friday Saturday Sunday is one of the city's few restaurant survivors from the mid-'70s. New American fare--earthy cream of mushroom soup and grilled Chilean sea bass--stand up well. Mixed greens with goat cheese and walnuts with tomato chunks provide starting points. Pate Maison replete with smattering of sliced cornichons is another longtime fave here. Other winners from the nouvelle offering include basic crab cakes with salsa verde and garlic aioli. A warm and welcoming vibe and decore culminate in a welcomed retreat from…

Editor's Tips

Save Money:
The house policy is to sell every bottle of wine for $10 above cost. That makes bargains out of otherwise-unapproachable brands like Sanford and Kistler.
What to Drink:
Tank Bar has a sterling selection of scotch, port and Madeira.
3 Star Rating: Average

11/05/10

All fine and dandy

by RoseFarrow at Citysearch

They have a full house almost everytime I come into this place. Most of the time I walk in here I can run into someone I know. The bartenders are great and the food is okay, I normally just come to hang out with some friends and have a few drinks.

2 Star Rating: Below Average

12/23/09

Tanked in the Tank Bar

by Terry19130 at Citysearch

We went last Tuesday evening for drinks and to scout the location for a possible holiday party. Turns out that the bar is too small for what we need. We spent most of our time though trying to get the attention of the bartender who seemed to have had one too many..... We decided not to order food and left hungry. We may return just to see if the food is as good as people say it is.

  • Pros: Location and menu looked good
  • Cons: Very poor service
3 Star Rating: Average

11/16/09

Nice ambiance but food was not up to standard

by boardchix2b at Citysearch

Very prompt on seating us upon our arrival no wait...which was great since this was a birthday dinner celebration. Great wine list but the wine we did order said the year 07 on the menu but our bottle was 05...didn’t bother too mention since we already started to drink it.

The service was impeccable very attentive.We started w/mushroom soup which was the best part of the meal.the entree were the small plate of filet mignon med rare and def was not cooked med rare more med to well. Again didn't complain because it was my guest b'day also since I already had my meal she didn’t want to send it back to have them cook another cause of the time. I ordered the rack of lamb which was cooked accurately but lacked taste such as salt & pepper (very bland) but to the eye the plate looked pleasant. The au gratin potatoes made up the taste. Molten cake microwaved...not good.

  • Pros: The service, ambiance, wine prices, mushroom soup.
  • Cons: entrees
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

04/01/09

Great place to go after work

by M1 at Citysearch

We went after a business meeting to decompress and were able to have a personal conversation, Happy Hour deals on beer, and a $4 appetizer of Hummus with cucumber, carrot, celery and toast. When we needed to get the laptop out to handle unfinished business, we went to one of three table-tops and had even more privacy. We had another round of drinks, finished our work, and stayed for dinner - incredible Caribbean Ribeye and Ravioli, French Onion soup with homemade bread and clear, fresh, ice water.

  • Pros: Small upstairs bar where you can have a conversation
  • Cons: What are the drawbacks?
2 Star Rating: Below Average

01/20/09

Good ambience; terrible bar staff

by jphimist at Citysearch

I am a big fan of the tank bar. It is an off-the-beaten-track, great ambience, put together, but low kind of place, but I was there the other night discussing with my girlfriend a rather painful family dispute related to an inheritance, when the bartender buts into the conversation and says "It sounds likel you guys are a bunch of spoiled brats!".

Who does that? It is a small intimate bar, and the bartender is inevitably going to hear conversations when it is quiet, but I didn't think it gave him license to insult me. Frankly, I thought the Tank Bar was the last place that would happen...

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