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09-20-2008, 06:52 PM
Table Talk: A casual cousin to Jake's in Manayunk
By Michael Klein
Inquirer Columnist
Nearly 21 years after opening Jake's on Main Street in Manayunk, Bruce Cooper is within days of rolling out the far more casual Cooper's Brick Oven Wine Bar next door.
Highlight of the sleek, 65-seat Cooper's (4367 Main St., 215-483-2750) will be the Wood Stone oven, which will issue seasonal pizzas, snacks, small plates, and what Cooper calls "in-between plates," plus cheeses, 30 wines by the glass, and about two dozen beers. Most dishes are way under $20. Starting the week after opening, breakfast is to be served on the weekends.
Plans are to close the landmark Jake's for a few days to remove its storefront bar in favor of more seating. Also in Manayunk: Wednesday is the expected opening of Cactus Restaurant & Bar (4245 Main St., 267-385-6249), a Southwestern cantina from Joe Abruzzo and Joe Jowett, who own Bayou next door. Cactus' specialty is homemade guacamole. Features: Hardwood floors, granite-topped bar, cherry tables, quesadillas, nachos, fajitas for one or two, a few $14-or-less entrees, 40 tequilas, many imported beers by the bottle. It'll be open from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays, and from 11:30 a.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
By Michael Klein
Inquirer Columnist
Nearly 21 years after opening Jake's on Main Street in Manayunk, Bruce Cooper is within days of rolling out the far more casual Cooper's Brick Oven Wine Bar next door.
Highlight of the sleek, 65-seat Cooper's (4367 Main St., 215-483-2750) will be the Wood Stone oven, which will issue seasonal pizzas, snacks, small plates, and what Cooper calls "in-between plates," plus cheeses, 30 wines by the glass, and about two dozen beers. Most dishes are way under $20. Starting the week after opening, breakfast is to be served on the weekends.
Plans are to close the landmark Jake's for a few days to remove its storefront bar in favor of more seating. Also in Manayunk: Wednesday is the expected opening of Cactus Restaurant & Bar (4245 Main St., 267-385-6249), a Southwestern cantina from Joe Abruzzo and Joe Jowett, who own Bayou next door. Cactus' specialty is homemade guacamole. Features: Hardwood floors, granite-topped bar, cherry tables, quesadillas, nachos, fajitas for one or two, a few $14-or-less entrees, 40 tequilas, many imported beers by the bottle. It'll be open from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays, and from 11:30 a.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.