The Happy Rooster Restaurant Review:
Once a boys club of a pub, The Happy Rooster has morphed into a neighborhood spot for all with straightforward cuisine and a first-rate burger. Think updated comfort food, from small plates such as fish tacos and fried oyster sliders to larger ones (offered after 5 p.m.), such as New York strip steak in a shallot-wine jus and baby-back ribs with a choice of chipotle peach or Kentucky bourbon...
This brassy bar has stood on the corner of 16th and Sansom for ages, first as a gentleman's city retreat for Russian vodka and caviar, now as a neighborhood refuge for dirty martinis, steaks, and caviar scrambled eggs. Roosters adorn the walls and shelves. Business folk and restaurant workers adorn the booths and bar stools. Menu served until 11pm on weekends.
Equal rights to expensive fare: Shattering the glass ceiling of Center City dining.:
The Scene
For thirty-some years, this caviar and vodka bar was a gritty old boys' club for after-work cocktails. Official house rules: Jackets for men, no unaccompanied women at the bar....