Stella Blu

Stella Blu  
101 Ford St, Conshohocken, PA 19428

Rating

Recommended

Bartender

Lynn was attentive and professional

Days and Hours 

Monday through Friday, 5 to 7

Parking 

Lot right across street--free

 Vibe 

Small, cozy, welcoming atmosphere; nice bar

Food and Price 

All three of us ordered the Italian Sweet Sausage ($6)--a meal in itself with broccoli rabe, cannellini beans, hot peppers and red sauce--delicious and great value. Also ordered Crispy Calamari ($8)--also very good.

Drinks 

Wines are half price: $4 each. Catherine and Jennifer got Merlot and Richard Pinot Grigio. All Rex Goliath, all good.

He said:

Stella Blu provides a good combination: excellent value and food. Only weakness: only Stella Artois on draft. This beer seems to be a staple for many happy hours. Would prefer a good craft brew.

She said: I am In it for the food. The sausage dish was delicious. I cannot wait to return for another bowl that can only be described an Irish stew made for Italian food lovers! Bon Appetit!

Yangming

Yangming, Bryn Mawr, PA

Rating

Not recommended

Bartender

Nick was very attentive and conversational

Days and Hours

Monday through Friday 4:30 - 6:30

Parking

Ample adjacent lot

Vibe

Elegant, upscale

Food and Price

20 percent off appetizer menu. We ordered the spring rolls ($3.60), Seafood Vegetable Soup for Two ($10.80) and Dim Sum Sampler for Two ($10.36).

Drinks

20 percent off. Catherine ordered house Cabernet Sauvignon and Richard the house Chardonnay.

He said:

Nick says that Friday happy hour is very crowded but we came on Wednesday and there were only two customers at the bar and they soon left. Typically $24 spent at a happy hour on food will fill you up big time, but we left hungry. No bargain on the drinks either. Some places take happy hour seriously and it shows. Others seem to offer happy hour reluctantly. Yangming fits the latter category.

She said:
I think Yangming may need to do more than exterminate bugs and update their electrical system. This is the first restaurant bar we have encountered that did not offer Internet. The food was definitely classic Yangming but somehow felt measured and the 20% off Happy Hour didn't make me feel any happier. The menus looked old and desperately in need a fresh look. I wish them the best but they are going to have to try much harder to win me back.

The Sidebar

The Sidebar is located  10 E. Gay Street in the borough of
West Chester

SRO at 5:30

Rating

Highly recommended

Bartender

John was awesome. Great service, recommendations and conversation.

Days and Hours

Monday and Wednesday 5 to 7; Tuesday and Friday 4 to 7

Parking

Always a challenge in West Chester but worth the hassle. We luckily got a spot right in front of the restaurant.

Vibe

Noisy, busy, friendly, fun!

Food and Price

It's 25% off most menu items. We ordered the stewed calamari with caper berries, tomatoes, kalamata olives and greens ($8.21) and the pepper seared yellowfin tuna with mozzarella, tomatoes, red onion, mixed greens, basil pesto and balsamic syrup ($10.46). Calamari not as good as in previous visits when it was grilled rather than stewed. Tuna phenomenal. Also got hummus with feta, cucumber, kalamata olives (can't get enough of those), roasted peppers, tomato and pita ($7.46). Excellent and a meal in itself.

Drinks

Richard got the Firestone Walker Opal ($3) and non happy hour Allagash Fluxus 2015 ($8) and Catherine the Dona Sol Cabernet Sauvignon ($5). Generous poor! Outstanding.

He said:
This place is flat out popular for good reason. We barely found two spots at the downstairs bar at 4:35 and totally SRO by 5:15. And, for craft beer lovers, this is the mother lode.

She said: 
If you you like the busy feeling of a college bar, Sidebar is the place. 

La Locanda

Rating
Highly Recommended

Bartender
Dana provided great service and conversation even as bar filled up during our stay.

Days and Hours
Monday-Friday 4:30-6:30

Parking
Ample and steps from restaurant

Vibe
Relaxed and mellow; also not crowded at about 4:45

Food and Price
We ordered mussels ($8), cheese pizza ($7), Margherita pizza ($8) and eggplant ($6). Mussels particularly good and food very good overall. Free roasted peppers and good bread. We brought food home despite the fact that there were three of us; daughter Jennifer joined us.

Drinks
We all ordered house wines ($4 each). Montepulciano and Dona Sol Chardonnay surprisingly excellent for house wines.

He said: Just two draft beer options: Blue Moon and Yuengling. But wine more than sufficed. Very good happy hour overall.

She said: Mario, the owner, offers excellent happy hour wine, along with delicious and ample appetizers. No surprise, he is Italian and knows good wine and food!

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Teikoku

Teikoku is a restaurant specializing in Asian and Thai Cuisine located in Newtown Square, PA

Rating

Recommended

Bartender

Kim took our order promptly and the food arrived soon after. Every seat at the bar was occupied, plus there were some people standing, so Kim was busy. Yet she managed to keep everyone happy while also making drinks for the regular patrons throughout the restaurant. Kudos to Kim.  Perhaps there should have been two bartenders, but we never felt ignored.

Days and Hours

Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6:30

Parking

Ample in adjacent lot

Vibe

Very open with high pitched ceiling and horseshoe shaped bar. Happy hour well attended with friendly patrons.

Food and Price

Great Happy Hour menu! I will post a photo later. We ordered edamame ($3), house salad ($3), two spicy tuna rolls ($4 each), spicy salmon roll ($4) and signature Teikoku roll ($7).

Edamame

House salad

Drinks

Richard ordered a non Happy Hour Chimay White ($12) and Catherine had the Malbec ($7). Drinks pricey for happy hour.

He said: Excellent sushi and food very good overall. Weak beer selection for happy hour: Kirin and Stella Artois.

She said: This may be my next favorite place for sushi! Happy Hour wine is pricey but if I stay with one glass it is okay!😊