Country Club Restaurant
(215) 722-0500
1717 Cottman Ave
Philadelphia,
PA
19111
40.0542
-75.0707
Neighborhoods: Rhawnhurst, Northeast Philadelphia
What People Are Saying About Country Club Restaurant
The Editor
Contributor
Citysearch
The Scene
This 250-seat restaurant, which was in the Perloff family since 1956, is now owned by the chain of Michael's Restaurants, and has grown from being a nine-car to a 20-car diner. The business took a wrong turn in the mid-'90s, with the menu expanding beyond the restaurant's strengths, but fod consultant Aliza Green put them back on the right track soon after by putting the emphasis back on simple, homemade foods, which continues to this day.
The Food
The brisket goes in a slow-cooking oven at 7am and doesn't come out for another seven-and-a-half hours. Around the same time cooks fill a 15-gallon vat for cooking chicken stock, and fill it with chicken thighs and legs, turkey parts, celery, onions and carrots, which will simmer a good five hours or so. The proof is in the pudding, or rather, the creamy noodle kugel, as well as the matzo ball soup, blintzes, brisket, mashed potatoes, hot apples and cheesecake.
User Reviews
christypher
April 22, 2009
there is lady there with glasses her name is mel on easter sunday i went to the country club and mel seates and gave us the menus and she was like kakakaka all like a bird all in my face. she got some problems and issues i think you should get somebody new who knows how to run the place right nad stop charging people for stuff they didn't even buy
read full review
thegoonie
April 21, 2009
I remember one time I went there with my husband and this lady named mel was looking at him like he was her prey. like a bird looks at it's food before it attacks. and i heard scowling cat noises coming from somewhere.
read full review
jenniferas
April 21, 2009
well the country club used to be a great place to eat until the new owner took over and everything went downhill. one time i went there to buy a half a pound of cookies and they charged me for 3 pounds and when i told the manager mel she scowled at me like a cat and gave me dirty look. And don't even get me started on the manager michael klauder. he has a gray patch on his head. i've also heard he's the pincher i don't know why though and i don't think i wanna know. One time time he got angry at the pastry and it didn't even do anything but look good to eat. And also those waitresses they are very mean to the pastry to. I wouldn't recomend this place.
read full reviewThe Details on Country Club Restaurant
The Extras:
The chefs make the matzo balls from matzo meal, oil, water, egg yolks, egg whites (beaten for fluffiness) and salt, and cool them before plopping them in boiling water. Once cooked, they cool them with ice once and stick them in the fridge for later.
Know Before You Go:
While Country Club excels in Jewish-American dishes, the menu doesn't meet kosher requirements.
Category:
Payment Methods:
American Express, Discover, Visa, MasterCard, Debit Card
Restaurant Special Features:
Cuisine:
Smoking Permitted:
Yes
