Tale of the Tape: MidAtlantic
Daniel Stern’s MidAtlantic opens today in the Science Center at 38th and Market. The modern taproom features flavors from the roots of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Dutch.
The Space
- Located on the ground floor of the new Sciences Center at 3711 Market Street
- 125 seats
- 14 seat bar
- floor to ceiling windows
- multi-colored wood plank back wall
The Food
- A la carte options top off at $18
- Full Menu (PDF)
- Highlights include:
- Roast pork with apple fritters and sauerkraut
- Crab Louis (crab scrapple, lettuce wedge, buckwheat and brandy Louis dressing)
- Welsh Rarebit fondue and soft pretzel
- MidAtlantic Pig “Wings”
- MidAtlantic sandwich: Horseradish cheddar, homemade summer sausage and pickles on a donut roll
- Nightly comfort food specials ($16-$18)
- Meatloaf and gravy
- Chicken and dumplings
- Hot Dog
- Corned Beef, colcannon and cabbage
- Seafood stew
- Saturday roast
- Nightly prix fixe dinners
- 3 courses for $30
- Choices include:
- Farmhouse salad
- Cup of clam and oyster stew
- Roast chicken
- Baked haddock
- Nightly special
- Seasonal buckle or Apple Fritter
The Drinks
- Cocktails include:
- Standpipe – Bourbon, navean and drambuie, topped with root beer
- Schuylkill Fish House Punch – Brandy, peach, Jamaican rum, lemon
- Rumspringa – Rye, unfiltered apple, bitters, honey
- Root Tea Julep – Root, light and dark rum, mint, sugar, soda
- 8 tap draught system
- Doc’s Draft Apple Cider (Warwick, NY)
- Philadelphia Brewing Co. Walt Wit (Philadelphia, PA)
- Dock St. Rye P.A. (Philadelphia, PA)
- Lionshead Lager (Scranton, PA)
- Yards Brawler – (Philadelphia, PA)
- Yards Philly Pale Ale (Philadelphia, PA)
- Flying Dog Barley Wine (Frederick, MD)
- Sprecher Root Beer
- Extensive bottles and cans from a wider area including:
- Oskar Blues Dale’s Pale Ale
- Stone Ruination
- Sly Fox Pikeland Pils
- Boaks Monster Mash Russian Imperial Stout
- Bell’s Kalamazoo Stout
- Lancaster Milk Stout
- Weyerbacher Blanche
- National Bohemian ($2.50)
MidAtlantic Restaurant & Taproom
3711 Market St
(215) 386-3711
For more on MidAtlantic:
Starsky and Dutch [Thrillist]
First peek at MidAtlantic [The Insider]