Striped Bass To Close
It's official. Continuing our summer of restaurant closings (Azure/Sansom Street Oyster House/etc.), grand dame 215 icon Striped Bass is closing its doors this fall.
The 14-year-old restaurant, which survived Neil Stein's downfall and became Stephen Starr's anchor resto in the pre-Buddakan days, will be retooled into a 1940s supper club-styled steakhouse called "Butcher & Singer Steak & Seafood."
Once opened, it will join Barclay Prime as Starr's second Philadelphia steakhouse.
According to Michael Klein over at Food & Drinq, staffers will be shifted over to other Starr restaurants.
Barclay Prime [MenuPages]
Barclay Prime [Official Site]
Comments
Buddakan was Stephen Starr's anchor restaurant long before he took over Striped Bass.
Posted by: Chris | June 10, 2008 06:41 PM
Damn it. SB was a keeper!
Posted by: Hanger On | June 14, 2008 03:09 AM
I am devastated, SB was our FAVORITE restaurant in the city and the only place I took my wife for special occasions. I can't believe this icon of Philadelphia is gone.
Posted by: Jim B | July 15, 2008 07:39 PM