Messy and Picky

Thanks to some really awesome friends, we were able to taste the delights of Friday Saturday Sunday. We were saving our gift certificate for the perfect night. Then, one night, we suddenly decided to go on a whim. We called around 5:45 and were offered two choices for our reservation: 6:30 or 9:30. We were hungry, so we chose the former. We were seated immediately when we arrived. The host rememberd Picky's name from when he made the reservation 45 minutes earlier.

Messy had an organic red wine, which she picked by virtue of its name, which contained the word ladybug. Picky had a bottle of Newcastle. All of the bottles of wine here are sold at only $10 over cost. The Newcastle (and the rest of their drinks) were moderately priced as well. (The Newcastle cost $4.50).

We began our meal with the Five Leaf Salad with honey, walnut oil, goat cheese and whole walnuts. We asked to share it and our server later brought out two already prepared plates, which minimized our normal sharing messiness. We also had a yummy half loaf of sourdough bread and a small crock of butter which was neither cold nor warm, and easy to spread.

The menu is filled with simple, classic selections like Chicken Dijon and Herb Grilled Double Thick Pork Chop. Messy ordered the eggplant roulade, which was the only vegetarian option on the menu. It was filled with creamy ricotta, delicious sauteed spinach and mozzarella. It came with two slices of grileld garlic bread on the side.

Picky ordered the rack of lamb with butter whipped potatoes and greens. The portion wasn't as large as the one he ordered at Valanni, but it was tasty nonetheless.

We ordered two desserts. First up was a chocolate molten cake which came out with a large dollop of heavy rich whipped cream and a handful of fresh raspberries. We also had an incredibly rich chocolate chip cheesecake with berry coulis. Both the desserts were very large and we would have been better off just splitting one.

We had incredible service the entire time, with a very attentive server who did not rush us at all.

The total bill came to $87, pretty expensive by our normal standards, but well worth it.

Messy ****1/2
Picky ****

The final word: Fancified classic American fare in a pleasant, non-pretentious environment.

Friday Saturday Sunday
261 S. 21st St
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 546-4232